Who We Are
About Us

VQ, originally founded as VisionQuest National, Ltd, was established in 1973 in Tucson, Arizona by founder Bob Burton. After volunteering as a VISTA worker with Native American populations, Bob took these experiences home and compared them to his time working in the cruel environments of 1960s juvenile detention centers...

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VQ National is a comprehensive child, youth and family services organization,
​committed to providing successful and effective services while adhering to the highest professional standards.

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We offer

• Foster and Adoptive Services
• Residential Care Services
• Court Services
• Family Based Services
• Community Based Services
• In Home Services
• Evidence Based and Evidence Supported Modalities

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​Temporary Residency for Unaccompanied Children

​VisionQuest’s shelters operate under the mandate established by the 1987 Flores Settlement, and are funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Under Flores, immigrant minors must be released from Border Patrol Custody within 72 hours. At that point, ORR assumes custody. ORR is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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​Long-Term Foster Care

​Long-term foster care is ORR-funded community-based foster-care placements and services to which eligible unaccompanied migrant children are transferred after a determination is made that the child will be in ORR custody for an extended period of time. Unaccompanied migrant children in ORR long-term foster care typically reside in safe, licensed foster homes, attend public school, and receive community-based services.

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