Frequently Asked Questions
- Who Operates Missouri Girls Town?
- What are the services provided?
- Where is Girls Town located?
- When do clients come to Girls
Town?
- Why does Missouri Girls Town
only focus on girls?
- How is Girls Town financially
supported
Missouri Girls Town is a
private 501
(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1953 by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs of Missouri, an organization of
more than 4,000 women still generously supporting Girls Town.
Kathy Becker assumed the role of Executive Director in 2007.
Kathleen McKay, LCSW, MSW, is our director of clinical services. Missouri
Girls Town is a member of the Alliance for Children and Families
as well as the Missouri Coalition of Children's Agencies.
Girls Town provides a continuum
of care that ranges from outpatient assessment and counseling
for family and children to a residential system that provides
year-round care
for children of preadolescent ages through high school graduates.
Girls Town is situated on 20
beautiful acres in mid-Missouri. It is located
close to Interstate 70 at Exit 155 in Callaway County. Our
location was chosen to place us more centrally in the state,
making it easier to serve our clients and their families from
across the entire state. In fact, Girls Town has cared for young women from nearly every
county in Missouri. Prior to 1981, Girls Town was located in
Mountain Grove in south central Missouri.
The majority of girls are
referred to Girls Town through the Missouri Division of Family
Services, the Department of Mental Health, and the juvenile
courts. They come to Girls Town only after visiting the campus
and going through a pre-placement interview with our admissions
coordinator. Every effort is made to place young women at
Missouri Girls Town who will have an excellent chance to succeed
in our caring, structured environment. For more information on
admissions, please see our page on
admission and referral.
From the very beginning, Girls
Town has concentrated on providing care and treatment for abused
and neglected girls. The reason is simple. By staying focused,
Girls Town has been able to build a program of parenting and
counseling that fits the needs of teenage girls traumatized by
abuse and neglect..
Girls Town operates at or near
capacity 365 days a year, providing nearly 400,000 hours of
individualized care annually. The cost of complete care --
everything from room and board to counseling, education,
recreation and transportation -- is about $115 a day per child.
The state of Missouri provides a fee for every child placed a
Missouri Girls Town. However, that amount is only two-thirds of
the total cost of care. One-third of our annual budget must
come from other sources -- including private supporters who
share our goal of helping abused and neglected girls rebuild
their lives. For more information on contributing to Girls
Town, please see our page on
charitable giving.
If you have any other questions regarding the mission of
operation of Missouri Girls Town, please
email us so that we may
address them directly.
Author: Blaine Bredeman.
Copyright © 2006 [Missouri Girls Town]. All rights
reserved.
Revised:
01/15/08.
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