This is a residential program for young people with delinquent behavior and/or in social vulnerability. The aim is to improve social, behavioral, and academic skills in a family-inspired community context with the goal of returning them to their families.
Participants are referred by other services, such as social welfare agencies, the justice system, or even by their own parents or caregivers. The intervention consists of five core elements:
1) Developing and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships;
2) Developing social and emotional skills;
3) Moral development, with a focus on spiritual foundations;
4) Family approach; and
5) Developing self-control and self-efficacy.
The program has an average duration of 12 to 18 months of internship, where educational services and activities that simulate family life are offered.