I'm having difficulties editing posts...so here are the rest of the red flags I noticed on the cached version of "New Beginnings" website.
2. "When a girl arrives at New Beginnings, she will wait 30 days from the date of enrollment to receive a phone call from her family. After the first call, she may receive a 15 minute phone call every two weeks. No phone call will be accepted for the student from anyone who is not a parent/legal guardian." The program isolates the girl from her family and all other outside contacts. If she cannot talk to you, she cannot make legitimate complaints against the treatment she is receiving. If she cannot speak to anyone else that is not a parent or legal guardian at this time, she cannot report abuse or mistreatment. Think about this, parents who divorce/separate even in cases where one parent is deemed unfit, often are granted the right to speak to their children sooner than 30 days. Why shouldn't you, as a fit parent who is voluntarily placing your child in a program, have the right to speak with her?
3. "After six months of stay at New Beginnings, a student is granted a 3 day, 2 night visit with her family. During this time, she may not leave the state of Missouri; and attendance to ALL church services is required." For families who live out of state, this rule doesn't initially have much of an impact, but suppose you live within the state...close to the facility...YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR CHILD FOR SIX MONTHS. Let us go back to the "unfit" parent theory...often the courts will grant supervised visits to an unfit parent, and certainly more often than every six months. While you're unable to see her, you are also unable to see the transformation of your child from the shock of isolation not only from her lifestyle, but from EVERYONE she cares about; the next stage is hurt and anger not only towards those who placed her in this situation (even if she was part of the decision), but also towards those around her that are holding her there; after hurt & anger, one of two stages is evident (but not to you, you still can't see her) either she will be highly defiant and resist the program, or she will lay low and avoid conflict and problems with others; the final stage is resolution, typically at this point she will resign herself to her fate, that there is no hope of getting out before her time is up. She'll be counting the days until her year is up.
4. Staff/Educators/Owners/Administrators: Nowhere do they indicate qualifications, credentials, teaching background, or where they graduated. Most schools, even primary schools, will provide the basic credentials of their staff. If they do not, then check with the board of education, you very likely won't find any of their names. They aren't teachers, they aren't psychologists, psychiatrists, or medically trained. You'll shell out a lot of money, and still have to help her get a GED, and possibly a therapist.
That's all I have the energy for. G'night.