Youth & Family Services - Green Chimneys

Green Chimneys Staff Shares Sensory Tools

Sensory Tools Can Help Children Transition Back to School

August 28, 2018

Community-Based Services for Positive Youth Development

Green Chimneys provides comprehensive community-based services for at-risk, runaway, homeless, street and foster care youth, as well as seriously emotionally disturbed, behaviorally disordered, and typically developing youth and their families across Putnam County and surrounding areas.

From fun and constructive activity programs at the Community Outreach Center to Arbor House youth shelter to connecting families with necessary resources for their children, Green Chimneys offers a wide range of support services for all ages up 21 years old. The goal of Green Chimneys’ community-based programs is to reunite families, encourage conflict resolution and help strengthen family communication and optimal functioning through comprehensive prevention and intervention services.

Services are available throughout the year with special programming offered during summer months and school vacations.

All services are free and confidential. Bilingual staff available.

Gyrfalcon

This 19-year-old gyrfalcon trained and hunted as a falconry bird for most of his life until his eyesight started to fail and he began missing perches and prey. His handler decided that he would retire to Green Chimneys and live out his days in comfort. He has been a valuable addition to the wildlife education program as he is accustomed to being around people and being handled. The Gyrfalcon is the largest true falcon in the world, and its plumage can range in color from a dappled white to almost pure black.

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Sensory Tools Can Help Children Transition Back to School

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Gyrfalcon