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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Established in 1973, GAP is a high-intensity, structured group home in Bethesda Maryland, serving males aged 12-20 who have experienced physical and emotional abuse, neglect, sex and human trafficking, or involvement with the juvenile justice system. The youth who are placed through the Maryland Department of Social Services or the Department of Juvenile Services receive individual and group therapy, trauma informed, positive youth development, life skills development, educational services, pro-social recreation activities, and comprehensive health services. In addition, these youth receive 24-hour residential care and supportive services that focus on family permanency and community reintegration.

https://nccf-cares.org/youth/

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This is just fancy language for a partial care psychiatric facility for adolescents involved in the criminal justice and foster care systems.   [/quote]

It’s fancy for sexually molested and rape victims.[/quote] of course it could be both.  [/quote]

It's primarily a program for adolescent boys from DC who have been involved in the criminal justice system and who have been removed from parental care. While boys can certainly be sexually assaulted, they typically end up at NCCF for other reasons. Many have previously been in foster care, like the 18 year old involved in the murder.  [/quote]

Why import these future felons into MoCo?[/quote]

the whole point of the program is to help steer them away from becoming felons and give them more educational opportunities. [/quote]

Appears to be working brilliantly.[/quote]

As a PP point out, the NCCF shelter was built when this was farm land and the idea was to get families away from the troubled environments.  When the GAP program started in 1970,  Bethesda didn’t even have metro.  Now they can get to and from their old friends really easily plus MoCo has its own crime issues so if they’re looking for trouble, it’s easy to find.  There was another instance a couple years ago where a girl at the shelter ran away and as I recall she had just taken the bus to metro and gone into the city fo meet up with her problematic boyfriend.  It’s a good location for family shelter as the moms can take public transportation to work — but it’s not a great location for troubled teens who you are trying to give a fresh start.  I had some professional involvement with homes with court involved youth and it is super hard to design good programs for that group.  [/quote]

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