Kids Helpline Project
to provide a safe, confidential Helpline for kids and teens to use, and provide educational materials on different mental health topics
TAYA Lounge
to break the cycle of generational abuse and equip our youth for a successful future
Cayman Islands Early Child Development Hub
To provide local research, teacher training, parent education and support, provision of high quality childcare
Child Abuse Intervention & Treatment Program
to complete the refurbishment of the primary therapy space at our MASH office and expand our reach in the department by resourcing the role of our Psychology Assistants so that they can provide support to referrals being made both to the MASH as well as the wider department (in particular Alex's Place)
Protection Starts Here
To increase target population's knowledge of child sexual & emotional abuse
Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Integration Project
To build the capacity of service leadership to use Safe Crisis Management (SCM) principles to safely respond to crisis situations, to be able to train 40+ staffers in house to do the same and to continue to integrate Trauma Informed Care (TIC) throughout CAYS Foundation
Youth Diversion
To commence trauma-informed interventions for At-Risk-Youth: therapeutic assessment, care plan, and services
STOP NOW AND PLAN (SNAP) Clinical Camp Programme
To increase emotional regulation, self-control and problem-solving skills by delivering an intensive clinical summer camp programme to children ages 6-11 and supporting parents with follow up parenting services.
Special Education Tutor/Mentor
To support the academic, emotional and social needs of the children in our foster care facility
Mentoring Programs and Services
To increase mentoring programs offered to children, youths, teen parents, and young adults in our community.
YMCA Prevent & Protect 2024
To increase the level of awareness of what constitutes child abuse & how to report it
YMCA Prevent & Protect
Child abuse prevention; and increasing the prevention skills of YMCA staff, volunteers and the youth, in identifying, preventing and reporting child abuse and neglect.
Kids Helpline and Chatline
To improve the mental health of our youth and provide 24/7 on line access to trained volunteers.
Special Education Tutor/Mentor
To hire a Tutor/Mentor to support the needs of children in Foster Care.
Young Parent Services
To provide prevention and intervention services to young parents between the age of 13 and 25 over the course of 1-1.5 years in order to reduce risk factors that contribute to the prevalence of child abuse and neglect.
Youth After Care Support
To provide these young persons who are transitioning from the foster care system with all the necessary resources needed so they can become successful citizens of the Cayman Islands; and contribute in a meaningful way to the national workforce.
Family Support Programme
To assist families in developing healthy, stable supportive home environments that will allow children in the residential home a smooth and safe reintegration to family homes.
Protection Starts Here
To increase targets populations' knowledge of child sexual & emotional abuse.
Child Abuse Intervention & Treatment Program
To provide interventions and treatment programs to child victims of abuse.
Cayman Islands Early Child Development Hub
An Anchor Institution for Excellence, Equity and Advocacy in Early Child Development in the Cayman Islands while supporting local teacher training programs specific to ECD.
TAYA Lounge – Children and Youth Abuse Prevention and Awareness Programme
To end the generational cycle of abuse.
Community Mentoring
To increase mentoring services offered to children, youth and young adults and expand mentoring programmes in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.
Teen and Young Adult (TAYA) Lounge
The program aims to empower and support the youth by providing basic needs, positive role modeling, information, and on-going assistance via case management, mentoring, group work, advocacy etc.
Protection Starts Here
The program provides continuity to the expansion of the training offering via the introduction of Darkness to Light’s “Recognising and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect” module and invests in ongoing capacity building initiatives by up-skilling the PSH Programme Coordinator through participation and certification of the Praesidium Guardian programme.
Family Support Program
The programme seeks to assist families in developing healthy stable supportive home environments by working with the family to set goals to get the youth back home and keeps the family together and providing assistance in accessing services and effective coordination among service providers.
Family Recource Center
HFC suppotrs the delivery of the intervention and preventative parenting services, addressing some of the barriers experienced by this vulnerable group, by meeting some of their basic needs though monthly stipends, securing sponsorship for free childcare and free transportation in order to attend parenting programs, therapeutic services, employment training and opportunities.
Child Abuse Intervention & Treatment Program
The program’s targets all children presenting to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services. It aims to improve the efficiency of the diagnostic process by using standardized, validated instruments to screen for potentially co-morbid disorders in new patients, and to monitor treatment response at pre-determined intervals.
YMCA Prvent & Protect
The program aims to create a community that openly acknowledges the prevalence of child abuse and neglect.
Teen and Young Adult (TAYA) Lounge
Empower and support the youth by providing basic needs, positive role modeling, information, and on-going assistance via case management, mentoring, group work, advocacy etc.
Protection Starts Here
The project is intended to address the unchallenged social and cultural norms which protects perpetrators of violence against children within area shores via the implementation of the Darkness to Light public training schedule, the delivery of the policy development workshop, etc..
Family Support Program
The program assists families in developing healthy stable supportive home environments by working with the family to set goals to get the youth back home and keeping the family together, providing assistance in accessing services and effective coordination among service providers, etc.
Family Resource Centre (FRC)
Through the delivery of the intervention and preventative parenting services, FRC works diligently to support clients in addressing some of the barriers experienced by this vulnerable group, by meeting some of their basic needs though monthly stipends, securing sponsorship for free childcare and free transportation in order to attend parenting programs, therapeutic services, employment training and opportunities.
Child Abuse Intervention & Treatment Program
The program’s targets all children presenting to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services to improve the efficiency of the diagnostic process by using standardized, validated instruments to screen for potentially co-morbid disorders in new patients, and also to monitor treatment response at pre-determined intervals (individualized to the patient) using standardized, validated symptom measures to track progress and readily identify emerging concerns.
YMCA Prevent & Protect
The program aims to create a community that openly acknowledges the prevalence of child abuse and neglect and is equipped with the skills needed to ‘prevent and protect’ against child abuse and neglect.
TAYA Lounge
TAYA is the Crisis Centre's Teen and Young Adult lounge, a drop-in center that provides a safe space for at-risk youth; includes one 6-month grant for 2020-2021 grant year
Mobile Health & Wellness Checks for Vulnerable Children & Protection Starts Here
COVID-19 response program & virtual child abuse prevention training pilot project; includes two 6-month grant periods for 2020-2021 grant year
Habakkuk House: Sensory Room
Safe learning space where at-risk children with physical and mental disabilities can be with DCFS staff for learning, therapy and sensory activities; includes one 6-month grant for 2020-2021 grant year
Family Resource Centre (FRC)
Prevention/intervention services to address teenage behavioral, emotional and developmental problems by enhancing parents' skills and confidence; includes one 6-month grant for 2020-2021 grant year
COVID-19 Response to Vulnerable Groups
Needs assessment survey to better address material and service needs of vulnerable children with disabilities and their families; includes one 6-month grant for 2020-2021 grant year
Trauma Sensitive Approach to the Care and Education of Early Childhood & Group Home Residents
*An organisation-wide program; includes one 6-month grant
YMCA Prevent & Protect
Provides at-risk youth and families with social and emotional skills needed to navigate COVID-19 crisis and learn about child protection; includes one 6-month grant for 2020-2021 grant year