Equinox, Inc.

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Year Started TLP	1993
Year Started FYSB Funding	1995
Bed Capacity	18
Average Time Staying in Months	10
Age Eligibility	16-20
Program Serves	Former Foster Youth HIV Positive Youth Pregnant Parent Teens Bisexual Youth Runaway/Homeless Youth Youth with English as Second Language Other: We serve delinquent youth who have limited JD histories.
Written Policies/ Procedures?	Y
Willing To Share Policies/ Procedures?	Y
Written Youth Handbook or Manual?	Y
Willing To Share Handbook or Manual?	Y
Types of Collaborations Present with Local Community Resources	Positively/Negative = HIV/AIDS Prevention Education; Albany County Continuum of Care (homeless issues)
Aspect of Program that is Innovative or Unique	Expressive arts programming; medical services on-site; adventure-based counseling including both highropes and low elements courses.
Program's Biggest Challenge	Complexity of behavioral issues resulting from early trauma, neglectful/abusive parenting, unaddressed learning disabilities, female youth involved with abusive partners (who beat them, pull them into gang activity, etc.). And of course, budget concerns "always chasing the funding".