TASC

Therapeutic Alternative Shelter Care (TASC) - a cutting edge, one-of-a-kind program in Maryland that was developed out of a need identified by the Harford County Juvenile Courts. Started in 2001, this 30 to 90 day program uses specially trained foster parents and social workers to help youth 12 - 21 years old and their families. TASC is an alternative to Juvenile Services placement. Instead of being placed in a group home, detention, or a shelter, children are placed in foster homes in an effort to avoid removing the child from his or her community. The mission of TASC is to provide a safe and secure placement for juveniles who have a non-violent history in the least restrictive, most appropriate manner possible. TASC serves Harford and Eastern Baltimore County, and Carroll County.