Years in Practice: As an organization, less than a year.

Degrees/Licenses/Affiliations: Ed. D, LCSW 086087-1,

Insurance Accepted: Free, working on medicaid and other insurances.

Population Served: Youth 10-18 years old, Adult Adopted Persons

Services Provided: Inspiring Futures provides mental health and educational services to any youth or young adult, 14+, with a history of or current foster care, adoption, or kinship experience. Services take place in the community or virtually, depending on youth preference. Currently services are free while we work on clearing insurance panels. Services can continue until the youth or young adult graduates college.

Each therapist is or is supervised by an LCSW, and completes the NTI Training for mental health professionals. The supervising LCSW has been a foster parent for several years. She also completed her doctoral dissertation on the academic persistence of youth in foster care. The approach is modeled after the Los Angeles wraparound program, which has effective outcomes with system involved young people.

Address: 778 Morris Park ave. #14 Bronx, New York10462

Email: vgarafola@inspiringfutures.us

Online; https://www.inspiringfutures.us

Additional information: Certified NTI Training for Mental Health Workers