The Group Home Program, with homes located in Westchester and Putnam Counties, provides residential services for adolescents. The Group Home Program offers 365 days of care a year in a 24-hour structured & supervised, home-like atmosphere.
The basic goal for the Group Home Program is to enable adolescents in care to function in the community independently and successfully. The program serves as a transition from residential placement, an alternative to residential placement and when foster care no longer seems viable. We help bridge the gap between institutional living and the "real world. " Our motto is "We Teach Skills for Life."
Our emphasis is to teach residents the essential life skills necessary for future self sufficiency. Residents are able to learn skills in a positive and supportive environment.
Program Goals:
To provide a structured and supervised home-like environment to facilitate life skill development necessary for functioning in the community
- To offer a continuum of care to residents who are not ready for independent living, adoption, or return to parent/primary resource person
- To assist youth in learning about financial responsibility
- To teach residents to cook and maintain a clean living environment
Services:
Life skills assessment and curriculum, vocational assistance, social services for youth and families, educational services provided through the community school system, psychiatric services, community-based mental health treatment, ongoing medical services, milieu living and recreation.
The Group Homes Have:
- A daily routine for a healthy approach to living
- Advocacy and monitoring of educational services provided within the community school system
- A complete life skills program
- Access to community resources (employment, mental health, recreation)
