Orange County Youth and Family Services Division provides the safety net for children and families or Orange County by offering holistic programs and services.  Our services empower citizens to recognize the link between children, families, schools and communities.  Service delivery is flexible and responsive to the demands on the family’s time and resources.  Youth and Family Services Division serves children from infancy through age 18 and families of all ages and sizes.  Programs offered by the Youth and Family Division include: Green Oaks Village is a foster care group home for abused, neglected, or abandoned children ages 6-18.  Maximum capacity is 84 children.  Children placed in the program have been removed from their homes and families due to allegations of one or more of the maltreatments stated above.  These children attend public school and receive educational, recreational medical and counseling services. Family Services Program provides crisis assistance, family resources, home visitors, low income heating energy assistance and services to veterans by offering financial, counseling, educational and support services to children and their families who reside in Orange County. Youth Services Program consists of Family Counseling, Youth Shelter, and the Oaks Community Intervention Programs.  These programs are jointly funded by Orange County and Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.  The goal of Family Counseling is to provide services to struggling families with adolescent children that are truant, runaways or troubles.  The Youth Shelter provides 24 hours per day, 7 days per week safe temporary housing for youth who are runaways, lockouts, and/or in need of a cooling off period.  The Oaks Community Intervention Program provides intensive community based supervision, counseling, and support for youth recently placed on probation.

Special Information: 

BSW, 1st year and Final Clinical MSW, full and part-time internship.  Youth and Family Services Division prefers all volunteer interns to have ready access to a personal vehicle.  If it becomes necessary for an intern to drive his/her personal vehicle to perform the duties of their assignment, travel reimbursement is available.  Stipends are not available for volunteer/interns. Due to the sensitivity of our client base and confidentiality of their situations, video and audiotaping is not permitted.  Our agency hours are 8-5, M-F.  Weekend and evening hours are not available due to the work schedules of the supervising staff.  Most of our offices are accessible to public transportation.  All volunteer/interns must complete an application packet, provide personal references and pass a background screening to be accepted into Orange County’s internship program