Youth Development Clinic of Newark
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our mission is to provide high-quality mental health services that are accessible to an urban, underserved population. Our focus is on improving the lives of children and families by improving parenting capacity, reducing mental health obstacles to effective parenting, addressing trauma in children and their parents and building a positive, secure attachment between parents and children. We also provide in-school behavioral and mental health services to improve social, emotional, behavioral, and ultimately academic, functioning.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
School-Based Behavioral Program
Provide behavioral interventions for students exhibiting emotional, behavioral and/or social problems affecting their classroom functioning. Consultation with teachers on behavioral interventions and classroom management techniques, as well as short-term individual counseling with students
School-Based Mental Health
Provides mental health services in the school setting to children with behavioral, emotional, social and family dysfunction.
Community Mental Health Clinic
We provide psychological services to children, adolescents and families through our who are self-referred with Medicaid insurance to address mental health problems and improve family functioning. We also serve clients referred by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency with a focus of strengthening family functioning to prevent out of home placement or achieve reunification. The clinic provides forensic evaluations to assist the Division and the courts in making decisions about parenting capacity, visitation, family reunification and service needs.
Where we work
External reviews
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The YDC mission is to provide assessment and treatment of problems related to psychological functioning to children under the age of 18 years, including family members, in whatever form the family exists, with the goal of helping clients attain effective personal, family and school/community functioning. We primarily serve Newark and surrounding communities. 87% of YDC's clients are at or below the federal poverty level standards.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
YDC's strategies include the provision of established, evidence-based treatments to individuals, families, couples, and groups. using empirically-based and culturally-relevant methods for cultivating social, emotional, and educational well being
YDC will adapt to the needs and changes in the community to deliver services most effectively, i.e., through best practice models that are evidence-based. YDC works in cooperation with other agencies and individuals toward the end of improving the mental health and functioning of all persons in the community, and particularly of its children, including providing training opportunities designed to promote the ability of mental health professionals to work with a culturally diverse and underserved population.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Funding for our services is offset by our contracts with the state department of human services We are Medicaid licensed, allowing YDC to obtain reimbursement for mental health services provided to self-referred children and families. In addition, we provide grant-funded behavioral, consultation and therapeutic services in several community schools to improve classroom and social engagement, as well as academic performance. Licensed clinicians provide clinical individual and group supervision to clinicians. YDC offers externships, practica, and internship to mental health professionals, including Masters and Doctoral level students, as well as post-graduate professionals working toward licensure. Our clinicians come from a variety of cultural and language backgrounds which reflect those of the clients with which we work. The executive director is a licensed psychologist and school psychologist who teaches in graduate MA and PhD clinical and school psychology programs.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have increased the number of clients we serve to over 700 per month at our community clinic where we average at least a 70% show rate. New initiatives include the initiation and expansion of our Dialectical Behavior Therapy program and the development of an early childhood/infant mental health program designed to meet the emotional and developmental needs of children 0-5 years. Last year, we serviced 43 K-8 classrooms in two K-8 schools and one K-2 school in the South Ward of Newark. including 785 students impacted by improved classroom management strategies. Three quarters of students showed improvement in one or more counseling goals and significant improvement in targeted behaviors. Recent improvements in achievement testing and other measures have been some of the largest in the city of Newark. As part of our school partnerships, we have opened one school-based Medicaid clinic and are working with schools to open more, making our services even more accessible.
Financials
Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. Try our monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights?
Learn more
about GuideStar Pro.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
Youth Development Clinic of Newark
Board of directorsas of 04/19/2023
Mr. Jon Black
Rose Gordon
Gerard Costa
Richard Pelligrino
Jon Black
Kenneth Sumner
Ashley Jiles
Board leadership practices
GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.
-
Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
Last updated: 12/16/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.