...helping support families and children since 1992

These services are available to any family in Essex County and include the following:

• A Resource Library with books and videos on all aspects related to parenting and family life, with an extensive section on children with emotional/behavioral challenges - Open Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:30
• Food shelf - Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9-12 am
• Free Children's clothing exchange - Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9-12 am
• Preschool playgroups - Staff led, every Wednesday morning, from 10-12. Parents must accompany children
• Weekly Open Playroom - Unstructured time when parents may utilize the playroom with their child. No staff in attendance. Every Friday from 10-12
• Parenting education workshops - As scheduled--see calendar
• Social activities for children and families - As scheduled-see calendar
• Recreational youth activities - Every Thursday afternoon from 4-5 pm, other activities as scheduled-see calendar
• Weekly Parents Anonymous support group - Every Monday from 5-7, excepting holidays

These services are available to families who have a child or children with emotional/behavioral/mental health challenges and include:

• Family Resource Center activities, as described above
• Home visits from a Family Support Coordinator - scheduled as determined by staff and parents together
• Strengths based planning using a partnership model between the parent and the Family Support Coordinator
• Development and implementation of individualized goals related to parenting a child with special needs

These services are available to families who have a child or children with a mental health diagnosis, who is potentially at risk of residential placement, and include:

• Family Resource Center activities, as described above
• Family Support, as described above
• Strengths based service planning with Intensive Case Manager
• Coordination of service providers by Intensive Case Manager
• Crisis response
• Respite
• Flexible Service dollars

These services are available to families who have a child or children with a mental health diagnosis, a history of previous service delivery, and an impending residential placement. They include:

• Family Resource Center activities, as described above
• Family Support, as described above
• Coordination of all service providers
• Crisis Response
• Respite
• Flexible Service dollars
• Mentoring with a goal of skill building
• Full commitment to maintaining a child at home or in their community whenever possible through the use of creative wraparound planning