VQ has operated family-style living homes for youth coming from difficult or unsafe living conditions since 1973. Our Pathfinder programs focus on providing youth with guided life skills and trauma-informed care and have the ultimate goal of prioritizing safety, stability and ensuring a path to a permanent home.
Stories
Trauma-Informed Care: What is it and Why is it Important?
January 29th, 2022
A Conversation about Food and the Recovery Process with Chef Sandra Bradley
A Focus on Family Driven Care
December 17th, 2021
5 Tips to Building Healthy Stress-Management Skills
Taking Care of Yourself: Self-Care for Child Welfare Workers
December 5th, 2021
Many people approach addiction recovery as though it’s a microwave: systematic, straightforward, and—above all else—fast. The “30-day treatment” myth doesn’t help with these misconceptions either.
Our Stories
Trauma-Informed Care: What is it and Why is it Important?
Trauma and traumatic experiences reach far and wide. They do not discriminate on age, gender, ethnicity, or class. To address the effects of trauma on individuals—including children—today, what is known as “trauma-informed care” has been developed.
A Focus on Family-Driven Care
In any treatment or recovery setting, family involvement is essential. It promotes positive outcomes for children and youth in all the important sectors: education, mental health, physical health, child welfare, and juvenile justice. But family engagement isn’t always a given.
Taking Care of Yourself: Self-Care for Child Care Workers
If you’re working in the child welfare sector, you were likely drawn to this field because you’re compassionate, empathetic, and supportive. To take on a career that makes a real difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable in society, you likely possess these qualities.
Work with VQ
VQ has and continues to create a wide array of careers and opportunities in the communities we operate in. Through training and continued support, our staff are empowered to change the course of children’s lives for the better one day at a time.
Careers
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