Christian Acres Transitional Placing Program             

“Christian Acres White House “was established in November 2019.  Our program is designed to aid young men from age 16 to 21 who are nearing adulthood or soon to be leaving the office of juvenile justice care, in learning the skills needed to succeed independently.  The program primarily serves those youth from the Northern region of the state however, youth state-wide are eligible to participate. The home is located at 2037 Highway 594 in Monroe Louisiana on one acre of land.  The home has 8 bedrooms, 6 ½ bathrooms, a large central kitchen, 3 laundry rooms, 4 staff offices, a large dining area and a large great room.  Outside there is a separate recreational and training area to be used by staff and residents.

The mission and management philosophy of Christian Acres White House is to provide a placement focusing on empowering young men to live independent successful lives.  These youth are referred to the program by agencies with whom the agency has entered into contractual agreements.  The program is committed to meeting the needs of our young men first.  We provide a safe place for our young men to live and prosper.  We strive to achieve successful, lasting results by helping our young men develop the skills that they need to live successfully by focusing on independent living skills and educational needs.  Performance improvement will assist us in achieving excellence.  Constantly assessing our strengths and needs, identifying areas of improvement and communication with our staff, providers, youth and families will help us to achieve improvement.  We also believe that education and role-modeling instigate positive and sustainable changes in attitude and behavior.  It is our conviction that a resident should have a chance to function in a community setting which allows him to return home so that he may successfully re-enter the community. 

This effort requires close coordination with the resident’s support systems, notably the family, counseling staff, educational staff and employers.  Using reintegration as a goal, the program incorporates a carefully monitored, progressive reintegration into society.  Academic and vocational programs are available to interested youth and are provided through standard public education.  It is a requirement that all youth placed at Christian Acres White House continue their education by completing their HiSET.  Following their completion of their HiSET, staff strongly encourage and motivate youth to continue their education through either vocational or college level courses.  Satisfactory attendance and progression for those enrolled in educational/vocational programming is mandatory. 

Minimum oversight, monitoring, substance abuse testing and counseling, and mental health counseling are provided.  Thereby, maximizing compliance with treatment and court orders.

With the primary emphasis of the program focused on empowering young men to live independent successful lives, there is much emphasis placed on teaching residents much needed life skills necessary to be productive in life.  Christian Acres White House utilizes the Ansel-Casey Life Skills program to guide staff in training youth in the areas needed. The program is designed to be completed in twelve months.