Our Philosophy
At New New Millennium Foster Family Agency we believe that
all children require a community of caring people to guide
and teach them. Children can benefit from a safe
environment that allows them the opportunity to laugh, cry,
play and celebrate their achievements. It is important
that they have the opportunity to appropriately interact
with people of different ages, gender, cultures, religions
and lifestyles. This will assist in their personal
development while fostering healthy relationships. We
acknowledge these needs and consciously engage the services
of role models from the community. In a safe and
nurturing environment, children can realize their full
potential.
Our Mission
Our mission is to create a wholesome and safe environment
for children, where they can have and opportunity to be
restored to a more rewarding quality of life. Our goal is to
effectively match the needs of each child in our care with
appropriate placement in a nurturing home environment.
We will assess each child and provide a treatment plan
to address their education, medical, dental, psychological
and social strengths and needs. This goal is
accomplished in cooperation with out trained and certified
foster parents. New Millennium provides 24 hours
support, seven days a week. An additional goal of the
Agency is to collaborate with County Social Workers to
facilitate placement goals and Permanency Planning. We
will support our children during the maturation process
toward reunification or emancipation, and accomplish this by
fostering an interdependent relationship with our community
partners.
Our History
New Millennium Contemporary Management Inc. was founded
in 1997 by Otis Thurman, a former Prison Administrator.
Mr. Thurman had seen far too many juvenile offenders grow
up to be criminals. He wanted to do something to be a part
of the solution not a part of the problem. Mr. Thurman recognized
that most children thrive in a caring and structured environment
so he became a group home parent, opening the first group
home in 1998.
By 2000, New Millennium was successfully operating 2 six-bed
Group Homes. Mr. Thurman then saw a need to add a Foster
Family Agency as an addition to better serve the children
in need.
Over the years New Millennium has grown significantly by
continuing to provide services to young children, teens
and families as well as respond to local community needs.
Our goal is to offer them hope and help for a brighter future.
Otis Thurman
New Millennium Contemporary Management operates under the
direction of Mr. Otis Thurman; Administrator and CEO. Thurman's
career spanned thirty years working in the State's Youth
& Adult Correctional Agency, as a civil servant, Administrator
and Governor's Appointee. His expertise is extensive and
includes supervision and care of both youth and adults,
during incarceration and on parole in the community. His
style is honest and straightforward, and this is an asset
upon which the community, staff, and the youth that are
served, can rely.
He has assembled a team of qualified Social Workers (MSW's),
Contract Psychologist- Psychiatrists, Youth Counselors and
volunteer tutors to insure the integrity of service to the
youth under their care. The facility operates under the
direction of a Board of Directors which has members from
the Community, representing a vital part of the public.