{"id":75151,"date":"2020-03-11T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-visionquest-selected-to-provide-family-intervention-services-for-bexar-countys-juntos-court\/"},"modified":"2020-03-11T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T21:00:01","slug":"visionquest-es-seleccionada-para-prestar-servicios-de-intervencion-familiar-para-la-corte-de-juncos-del-condado-de-bexar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/visionquest-es-seleccionada-para-prestar-servicios-de-intervencion-familiar-para-la-corte-de-juncos-del-condado-de-bexar\/","title":{"rendered":"VisionQuest Selected to Provide Family Intervention Services for Bexar County&#8217;s Juntos Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TUCSON, Arizona<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 11, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0VisionQuest, also known as VQ, announced today it has been selected to provide in-home counseling and family intervention services for the newly established Juntos Court in <span class=\"xn-location\">Bexar County, Texas<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its services and support, VQ will provide individual and family support for children ages 10-17 who are already under juvenile court supervision. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very excited to partner with <span class=\"xn-location\">Bexar County<\/span> to assist in this groundbreaking program,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Harold Arant<\/span>, VQ program director for <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>. &#8220;The County&#8217;s approach to the issue of youth gang involvement is bringing pioneering best practices to the problem, and I couldn&#8217;t be prouder to be a part of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish word for &#8220;together,&#8221; &#8220;<i>juntos<\/i>&#8221; also stands for Juveniles United Navigating Through Obstacles Successfully, an anti-gang program <span class=\"xn-location\">Bexar County<\/span> started in <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 2019<\/span>, to address growing gang involvement trends with many of the county&#8217;s at-risk minors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The approach is to offer these kids and their families coping mechanisms and better opportunities besides gangs,&#8221; said Arant. &#8220;We will be sending counselors to homes weekly, or more often if required, to help the children and their families solve their problems without gang involvement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In its <span class=\"xn-location\">Fort Worth, Texas<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tucson, Ariz.<\/span>, facilities, VisionQuest offers a unique continuum of care for dependent children that implements a three-program approach to provide individualized programming and support: VQ Community, VQ Semi-Independent, and VQ Sibling. VisionQuest provides children with safe and accredited foster care, and it conducts regular foster parent training. The organization also delivers school-based educational programming, case aid visitation services in its local communities, and family court support services.<\/p>\n<p>VisionQuest is a comprehensive national youth services organization that adheres to the highest professional standards in providing innovative intervention services to at-risk children and families. Established in 1973 by founder <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Burton<\/span>, VisionQuest provides extraordinary experiences and relationships that allow children, staff, and families to redefine and reach their highest potential. The <span class=\"xn-location\">Tucson<\/span>-based company specializes in programs for at-risk children, including residential facilities. 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