Youth Services Overview

ResCare supports many young adults and children through services specially tailored to meet their unique needs.  We provide life-changing programs to help young people succeed in school, obtain meaningful and gainful employment and become productive members of their community. ResCare also excels at assisting children find safe, secure environments through our foster care programs.    

From managing charter schools across the country, helping connect children with safe foster families to being one of the largest Job Corps operators in the United States, ResCare offers each individual a chance at success and a self-sufficient lifestyle.

• Youth Residential Services - We serve young people with emotional and behavioral issues or other special needs as well as juveniles in the justice system. Services offer intense supports which teach young people strategies for independent living as well as social and academic skills within residential treatment facilities, group homes and foster care settings.
• Educational Services - As part of the ResCare family of services, ResCare partners with a variety of public and private entities to provide education to our youth. We offer academic choices for youth through individualized learning environments, including private, charter, online schools and other education programs.
• Job Corps Centers - Operated by ResCare and administered by the United States Department of Labor, Job Corps is a residential, educational and training program for unemployed and undereducated youth ages 16 through 24.