...our approach is intentional with built-in accountability.
The PHIGS 9-Point Guardianship Model (shown below) includes 4-key points of direct care and trauma-informed contact with each girl: the house parents, navigators, teachers and mentors. Additionally, indirect care comes from 5-key points of service and support to the girls: administrative staff, operations staff, outside advisors, third-party advocates, and transformational donors who financially give at a sustaining level so all of the above can happen without a hitch.
The goals we hold for the girls we will serve are simple. Bring them into a loving, Christ-centered home and provide them with love and support for every area of life, physically, emotionally, spiritually and academically for however long it takes to see them reach full agency and have the ability to advocate for themselves. All-in-all, the “9-Point” culture of PHIGS is designed to provide trauma-informed safety for the girls, accountability for the staff and transparency for donors and the Governance Board.
The PHIGS Hiring Process
PHIGS conducts all five steps of the hiring process to ensure that we meet or exceed the minimum standards for residential child-care safety regulations and licensing requirements. In other words, we don't rush the process. We trust the process because of our commitment to deliver "whatever is best for the girls." All told, it may take up to six months to become a vetted team member with PHIGS.
