The Ocean Tides program is organized into five main components: education, group living, social services, the extension houses, and aftercare. For many years, there was a community-based early intervention diversionary program that targeted youngsters at high risk for juvenile offenses. A key to the success of the Ocean Tides program is to identify and hire good people and help them get better at their jobs by providing ongoing opportunities for in-service training, close supervision, and the close monitoring of job performance. As a program under the jurisdiction of and funded by the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), Ocean Tides adheres to Rhode Island’s Children’s Bill of Rights. All of these aspects of the program are designed to reduce unnecessary strain and help raise the young men’s levels of self-esteem and provide them with positive alternatives to delinquency and criminal activities.