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Caregivers
VQ partners with the adults caring for our youth, including parents and foster parents, kinship caregivers, and guardians, with practical, trauma-informed support.
Celebrating 50 Years of Empowering Youth and Families
VQ National · Services
Comprehensive support for,
Every stage of the journey.
VQ supports youth, families, caregivers, and the communities that surround them. Evidence-based services delivered to the highest professional standards across 23 active programs.
Who we serve
One network, four populations.
Each VQ program is built for a specific moment in a child or family's life. The work overlaps, programs often serve children, youth, and the parents who care for them at the same time, but the framing always starts here.
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Youth
VQ helps youth transition to adulthood through residential programs, therapeutic support, advocacy and personalized case management.
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Families
VQ empowers families through evidence-based support, case management and therapeutic interventions tailored to their unique dynamics.
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Communities
VQ promotes positive change through services for youth, families, and caregivers.
Across the network,
Programs we operate today.
Community-Based Services
14 programs
HomeQuest
All genders, ages 10–18In-home family preservation, case management, and evidence-based interventions across Delaware, keeping families safely together.
- Family Preservation Services
- Case Management
- Therapeutic & Evidence-Based Interventions
Ken DonovanExecutive DirectorMentoring
All genders, ages 10–18Social, recreational, and emotional support that supplements the work of parents, teachers, counselors, and social workers.
- Mentoring
- Emotional Support
- Educational Supplement
Ken DonovanProgram DirectorMaryland FFT
All genders, ages 11–18Functional Family Therapy delivered remotely to families across Maryland, evidence-based, time-limited, focused on relationships.
- Functional Family Therapy
- Family Therapy Services
Joe RobertsonExecutive DirectorFunctional Family Therapy - DSS Central
All genders, ages 11–18Functional Family Therapy in partnership with the Maryland Department of Social Services, Central region.
- Functional Family Therapy
- Family Therapy Services
Joe RobertsonExecutive DirectorSupervised Visitation
All genders, all agesSafe, structured parent–child visitation supporting reunification and stable contact during open child welfare cases.
- Family Preservation Services
- Supervised Visitation
Jeremy CollinsExecutive DirectorParenting Education
Parents and caregiversSkills-based parenting groups and one-on-one coaching that strengthen day-to-day caregiving and family routines.
- Family Preservation Services
- Parent Coaching
Jeremy CollinsExecutive DirectorTransportation
All genders, all agesReliable transportation for visitation, appointments, and program participation, removing access barriers families face.
- Transportation
Jeremy CollinsExecutive DirectorFunctional Family Therapy - Child Welfare
All genders, ages 0–20Functional Family Therapy adapted for child welfare, keeping kids safely at home through targeted family work.
- Family Preservation Services
- Therapeutic & Evidence-Based Interventions
Joe RobertsonExecutive DirectorTBRI · Trust-Based Relational Intervention
All genders, ages 0–20TBRI® is a relationship-based, trauma-informed model that helps caregivers respond to behavior with connection and structure.
- Family Preservation Services
- Therapeutic & Evidence-Based Interventions
Joe RobertsonExecutive DirectorTruancy Program
School-aged youthTargeted educational and family support for students at risk of chronic absenteeism, keeping kids in school and engaged.
- Educational Support
- Family Engagement
Jeremy CollinsExecutive DirectorVQ KAPS
All genders, ages 0–18 and familiesWraparound preservation, case management, and therapeutic interventions for South Texas families.
- Family Preservation Services
- Case Management
- Therapeutic & Evidence-Based Interventions
Deborah BlackProgram DirectorVQ CBS Bexar
All genders, ages 0–18 and familiesCommunity-based preservation and therapeutic services across Bexar County, in partnership with state and local agencies.
- Family Preservation Services
- Case Management
- Therapeutic & Evidence-Based Interventions
Functional Family Therapy - Kinship
All genders, ages 11–18 and familiesFunctional Family Therapy for kinship caregivers, supporting grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends raising kids.
- Functional Family Therapy
- Family Therapy Services
Manuel VicenteProgram DirectorFunctional Family Therapy
All genders, ages 11–18 and familiesFunctional Family Therapy delivered across the North Central Texas service area through the OCOK network.
- Functional Family Therapy
- Family Therapy Services
Residential Services
9 programs
Newark RAD
All genders, ages 10–18Residential Alternative to Detention, structured, therapeutic care for young people who would otherwise be detained.
- Residential Alternative to Detention
Ken DonovanExecutive DirectorMorningstar Youth Academy
Males, ages 14–18Residential treatment for adolescent young men, including substance-abuse-focused programming and therapeutic supports.
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Residential Treatment
Emma DiazExecutive DirectorVQ Living (OCYF)
All genders, ages 16–24Semi-independent living for young adults transitioning out of the system, apartment-style housing with on-site staff support.
- Semi-Independent Living
- Life Skills Development
Jeremy CollinsExecutive DirectorSteven Rogers Village
Males, ages 12–17ORR-licensed long-term foster care for unaccompanied children, with nine community group homes across Tucson supporting transitional living, URM placement, and sponsor reunification.
- Long-Term Foster Care
- Community Group Homes
- Transitional Living
Valeria OrnelasExecutive DirectorGwen Mikeal Village
Females, ages 5–17Trauma-informed short-term shelter care for unaccompanied girls awaiting placement with a sponsor or family, operated across multiple licensed sites in Tucson.
- Short-Term Shelter Care
- Sponsor Reunification
- Trauma-Informed Programming
Valeria OrnelasExecutive DirectorSam Mahan Center
Males, ages 6–17Short-term shelter care for unaccompanied boys, providing safe placement and case-managed reunification with vetted sponsors.
- Short-Term Shelter Care
- Sponsor Reunification
- Trauma-Informed Programming
Valeria OrnelasProgram DirectorGrace Dix Village
Males, ages 12–17ORR-licensed long-term foster care and child-placing agency serving unaccompanied young men in North Texas.
- Long-Term Foster Care
- Child-Placing Agency
- Sponsor Reunification
Leyla LopezProgram DirectorJake Devonshire Center
Males, ages 12–17Long-term foster care for unaccompanied young men along the Gulf Coast, with integrated case management and family-finding services.
- Long-Term Foster Care
- Case Management
Jorge Nunes Machado JrProgram DirectorDon Barnes Center
Males, ages 12–17Long-term foster care and child-placing agency services in Fort Worth, pairing residential stability with reunification work.
- Long-Term Foster Care
- Child-Placing Agency
- Sponsor Reunification
Quantinette JordanProgram Director
Careers at VQ
Join a network with a fifty-year legacy of standing with youth and families.
At VQ, you are trained, supported, and trusted to change lives one day at a time. We are growing our five-state team of clinicians, case managers, foster care specialists, and community leaders.
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