Services provided:
Emergency Care; We provide short term respite care for youth, infant to 18 years of age, and families in crisis such as violence/domestic violence and other crisis disrupting their lives. As well as providing resources to educational or vocational assistances, legal services, health services and other purposes. The Center serves as an emergency care provider for those program’s existing services plans with their clients
Community Outreach and Prevention; Making a Change (MAC) is a life skills program for tribal youth ages 10 to 17 who are referred to the program by eligible agencies/programs
Eligibility requirements:
Emergency Respite care will be provided to youth and children that meet the following requirements: referred from Human Service, domestic violence programs and Indian Child welfare.
MAC: Youth are referred to the program by Law enforcement, tribal and municipal court and programs such as Juvenile Justice, ICW, Sequoyah High School, Career Services, plus schools and other agencies in the community who have identified youth as “At Risk” or in need on intervention.
Required documentation: Each youth receiving care at CHYS will need to provide a copy of their tribal membership card and immunization records. Each youth will have an intake packet completed and keep on record. MAC youth will also require referral form if coming from tribal or municipal court.
Step-by step instructions: Each youth that is referred for Emergency respite or MAC will be contacted, or the referring agencies can call and scheduled for an intake and services will be explained as well as their rights and processes.
Contact Information:
918-458-4404 or our toll-free number 1-877-696-8890. Emergency Respite care: taleah-stand@cherokee.org MAC: jacob-goodrich@cheorkee.org
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
FAQ’S: The most important is that youth must be referred by one of the listed agencies. They must be tribal members.
CNYS follow’s the Cherokee Nation office closures.
