The Harbor

What is The Harbor?

The Harbor is a resource center designed to meet the needs of children and families in our community.  The Harbor houses various agencies at one location and provides the public with access to mental health services, parenting education, child advocacy services, domestic violence counseling and current Volunteers for Youth Justice programming.

How to Refer

For more information about a making a referral call the Harbor at 318-725-4267

Making a Referral to The Harbor

For information about referrals, call the Harbor at 318-725-4267.

The Calming Studio

A resource for children and families served by Volunteers for Youth Justice, including Caddo Juvenile Court, Desoto Parish Court, DCFS and agencies located at The Harbor, the Calming Studio is a controlled and intentionally designed sensory space where children, youth, and adults can feel safe and secure despite the stressful environment and circumstances they find themselves in. With multi-sensory resources that include areas with physical activity, mental stimulation, and a calming influence, the Calming Studio can help individuals regulate their own behavior and support their sensory needs.

Access and Opportunity Links

Room: 158B

Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 1:30 pm -7:00 pm Fri - appt only

Phone:  (318) 725-2265 

Access and Opportunity Links is implementing the Upskill Reading Program which will be administered by an Educational Diagnostician and Reading Specialist along with Skill Coaches. Students will receive direct instruction and continuous progress monitoring towards literacy advancement according to their Individualized Skill Plan (ISP). Will begin receiving clients August 9, 2023. 

Contact:

Cynthia B Franklin | cynthia@sprinklingseeds.com 

Brighter Future Counseling Services

Room:  277

Hours:  M-Th 9:00-6:00 Fri 9:00-1:00

Phone:  318-424-8735 

Community based counseling, family therapy: Functional Family Therapy, skill building-psychosocial rehabilitation, trauma focused psychotherapy, and medication management. Brighter Future is currently able to receive and serve clients. 

Contact:

Deidre Benjamin | dbenjamin@brighterfuturecs.com

Yomeka Evans | yevans@brighterfuturecs.com   

Insurance Accepted: Self pay, Private Insurance, Medicaid (except LHCC)

Caddo Parish Schools – Security Department 

Room: 224

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Phone:  (318) 603-6484 

Caddo Parish Schools – Security Department: Division of Mental Health, Wellness, and Safe Schools conducts threat assessments related to suicide, homicide, and bullying.  Our division provides mandated trainings as well as other trainings to Caddo Parish Schools staff on topics related to positive behavior interventions and supports, multi-tiered systems of support, bullying prevention, drug prevention, suicide prevention, school climate and safety, data-based decision making, domestic terrorism, executive functioning, PREPaRE, Youth Mental Health First Aid, restorative practices and more.  Our division provides prevention programming throughout the district on myriad topics. 

After hours you may leave a message at the number listed above and your call will be returned the following day.  If this is a mental health emergency, please contact the Emergency Room or Brentwood Hospital. 

Contact:

Dr. Barzanna White | bwhite@caddoschools.org 

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) 

Room: 114

Hours:  M-F 7:30-5:30

Phone:  318-585-2272

Supports and provides court appointed volunteer advocacy to abused and/or neglected children in need of care. All clients are in DCFS custody and assigned by the Judge. 

Contact: 

Patricia Anderson-Alicea | patricia.alicea@vyjla.org

The Center for Children and Families

Room: 149

Hours: M-Th 8:30-4:30 Fri 8:30-12:30

Phone:  (318)-227-8390

An initial assessment to determine each family’s strengths and challenges. Case management to identify specific services required. Intensive counseling sessions with Masters-level therapists for children and teens, parents, and the family unit within either FFT-CW or CPST programs. The Center is currently accepting new referrals.

Contact:

Katie O’Rear | korear@standforhope.org

Insurance Accepted:

Medicaid (all plans)

Child Well-Being Department – Caddo Schools

Room: 228 & 230 

Hours:  Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Phone:  318-364-1598 or 318-364-1599 

In the Child Well-Being Department, we train and monitor Caddo Parish Schools in Trauma Informed Education, Climate & Culture, and Student Wellness. 

Contact: 

Kasie Mainiero - Child Well-Being Specialist | kmainiero@caddoschools.org

Shante' Dukes - Trauma Informed Specialist | sldukes@caddoschools.org

Choices Coordinated Care Solutions

Room: 250

Hours: M-F 8:30-5:00 

Phone:  (318) 221-1807

Wraparound care coordination for youth with mental illness and high-risk behaviors that could lead to school suspension, involvement with juvenile justice or child welfare. Choices CCS is open and ready to receive and serve clients. 

Contact:

Selma Young | syoung@choicesccs.org

David Sikes | dsikes@choicesccs.org

Insurance Accepted:

Medicaid Only

Faith and Fostering 

Room: 122 

Hours:  M-F 8:30-4:30

Phone:  318-422-2475 

Safe housing for 18–24-year-old youth deemed homeless. Services provided include safe housing, mentoring, case management, life skill training, and resources and referrals. Currently, Faith and Fostering is unable to serve additional young adults through housing due to capacity. If housing is not needed but mentoring and support services are desired to strengthen independence, Faith and Fostering is able to serve one young adult in the SEND Program. 

Contact: 

Christi Robinson | christi@faithandfostering.org

FREE Coalition to End Human Trafficking in Northwest Louisiana

Room: 272

Hours: Appointment Only         

Phone:  (318) 458-1702

The FREE Coalition to End Human Trafficking in Northwest Louisiana is dedicated to ending human trafficking by offering free awareness, identification and response training to any group in our area.  We also provide direct services and connections to services for victims and survivors of human trafficking.  We bring together any and all agencies that work in the field of human trafficking to collaborate on the needs of our community. 

Contact:

Laurie McGehee | Lmcgehee64@gmail.com

Food Pantry at The Harbor 

Room: 158A

Hours:  M-F 8:30-4:30

Phone:  318-725-4267 

Safe housing for 18–24-year-old youth deemed homeless. Services provided include safe housing, mentoring, case management, life skill training, and resources and referrals. Currently, Faith and Fostering is unable to serve additional young adults through housing due to capacity. If housing is not needed but mentoring and support services are desired to strengthen independence, Faith and Fostering is able to serve one young adult in the SEND Program. 

Contact: 

Tim McDearmont  | tim.mcdearmont@vyjla.org 

Jenkins Counseling Services 

Room: 270

Hours: M-F 8:00am- 4:30pm         

Phone:  (318) 754-3890 

Fax:  318-658-9012

Jenkins Counseling Services provides comprehensive mental health support, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Maternal Mental Health Services, Community Psychiatric Support & Treatment (CPST), and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR). We also offer Crisis Identification & Intervention Strategies to assist individuals in managing mental health crises. Our services are designed to promote emotional well-being, coping skills, and long-term recovery for individuals and families in need. We provide services both in-person and virtually. 

Contact:

James P. Jenkins Jr., MA, LPC-S

Rashima Jenkins-Coleman

Email: management@jcservices.org

Insurance Accepted:

All Medicaid Plans

Melanie Massey Physical Therapy

Room: 141

Hours: Monday & Thursday 8:00-12:00 

Phone:  318-934-1969

Physical therapy, occupational therapy coming in the future, speech therapy. Currently accepting clients for PT only.   

Contact: 

Daniel James, Ron Payne, Melanie Massey

Email: shreveport@mmptinc.com

Insurance Accepted:

Self pay, Private Insurance, Medicaid (LHCC, UHC, Aetna Better Health and Healthy Blue)

FINS (Families in Need of Services)

Room: 161

Hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm    

Phone:  (318) 425-1883

FINS provides programs for families on the verge of crisis due to the ungovernable behavior of a child. The primary goal of FINS is to secure appropriate services to remedy the underlying causes that lead to the family’s concerns. 

Contact:

Jacob McCarty |  jacob.mccarty@vyjla.org

Insurance Accepted:

All Medicaid Plans

Family Resource Center 

Room: 203

Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30   

Phone:  318-725-3722 

The Family Resource Center (FRC) improves, strengthens, and increases family functioning to create a stable and safe environment for children. The FRC provides education, empowerment, and prevention through its programs which include parenting education and family life skills, kinship navigation services, parent partner, and My Community Cares. 

Contact: 

Kreesha Bennett | kreesha.bennett@vyjla.org

Project Celebration, Inc. 

Room: 165

Hours: M-F 8:00-4:00   

Phone:  (318) 221-8003

24/7 Crisis Intervention, Safety Planning, Emergency Shelter, Support Groups, Children's Advocacy, Referrals to Counseling, Legal/ Court Advocacy, Medical/ Hospital Advocacy, In-office Counseling for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors, Community Prevention and Education.  Project Celebration is open and ready to receive and serve clients. The provided services are free of charge thanks to grantors and community donations. 

Contact:

Angela Henderson, Outreach Manager | saccpci@gmail.com

Project Celebration, Inc. 

Room: 216 

Hours:  Hours to be determined     

Phone:  318-219-0377

Private practice offering Clinical Art Therapy for children and adolescents.   Interested in collaborating to create Art Therapy groups and community arts activities.  Experienced in grant writing to provide funds for services. 

Contact: 

Dr. Rebecca Thomas  | rebeccathomasphd@aol.com

Insurance Accepted:  Self pay, sliding scale

TASC (Truancy Assessment and Service Center)

Room: 129

Hours:  M-Th 8:00-5:00 Fri 8:00-4:00 (closed month of July)

Phone:  (318) 929-8272

TASC works directly with all of Caddo’s Elementary Schools to help eliminate barriers to good school attendance.  We meet with families to solve problems, build bridges between home and school, and to make connections to services and resources that can assist a family with getting their child’s attendance back on track.   We have a uniform and school supply closet that helps us provide those resources to a family in need. By referral only. 

Contact:

Diana Coleman | Diana.coleman@vyjla.org

Youth Empowerment Center 

Room: 161

Hours: M-F 8:00am-10:00pm Sat-Sun 2:00-10:00pm

Phone:  318-725-6782

The Youth Empowerment Center serves as a turning point for youth who have been brought to The Harbor for minor offenses. Upon arrival, an intake officer will work with the child and their families to get services and resources in place to ensure everyone feels empowered and supported to guide the child through difficulties to emerge with a more hopeful future.

Contact: 

Jacob McCarty  | jacob.mccarty@vyjla.org

Youth Programs

Room: 164

Hours: M-F 8:00-3:30 Fri (During Caddo Parish School Year) 

Phone:  (318) 725-4267 ext.420

Conflict Resolution Classes and Intervention Services for Middle and High School students in Caddo Parish Schools. By referral only. 

Contact:

Alice Walker-Conant | Alice.walker-conant@vyjla.org 

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