Children and Families

Home and Community Based Services

For more information about our Home and Community BAsed Services for Children and Families, call 802.488.7777.

Community Friends Mentoring

Community Friends Mentoring supports area children by providing fun, caring mentoring relationships with adult volunteers. Mentoring pairs are carefully matched and then meet regularly to spend time together on their own in the community, sharing activities they both enjoy.

Early Childhood Services

Early Childhood Services offers mental health services for families with children ages 6 and under. Services include in-home parenting support, supportive counseling for children and adult family members, advocacy and case management, and behavioral consultation and support in a range of settings, including childcare, preschool, and Headstart classrooms.

A special early childhood program is The Winooski Family Center, a collaborative with the Winooski School District and the Winooski Housing Authority. It provides a safe and nurturing environment for families with children, birth through school-age, to play, learn, and grow together. Pre-school classes are offered on site.

Integrated Family Services

Integrated Family Services include an array of programs which help children with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families. The specific types of services may include respite for families of children and adolescents with significant mental health issues; identification of needed resources and support; or intensive, time-limited intervention for families in which a child is at risk of removal from the home for reasons of abuse, neglect, or serious emotional disturbance. Specific services may include crisis intervention, individual and family counseling, parenting skills education, and case coordination and vary in intensity depending on the family’s needs.

JOBS Program

The JOBS Program provides comprehensive case management and employment support for adolescents and young adults (ages 16-21 years) experiencing mental health issues. The program focuses on assisting youth in finding and maintaining jobs and developing independent living skills in order to live successfully in the community. JOBS is a collaboration with Spectrum Youth and Family Services and Vocational Rehabilitation.