Positive Youth Development
Many New Bedford area youth, especially those living in poverty,
face an uphill struggle toward becoming healthy, educated, responsible, self-sustaining
adults. In our work with youth, our job is to awaken a sense of possibility and opportunity
and help them take action steps toward achieving the new personal, educational, and vocational
goals they have set for themselves.
Parents and volunteers are welcomed to come share their gifts and talents with us.
Supervised Family Visitation
provides a safe, neutral, supervised, child-oriented setting where parents with children in foster care or who are involved in an active visitation dispute can visit with and strengthen their relationships with their children. Professional staff promote children's sense of safety, security, and hope and, at the same time, acknowledge and affirm parents' desires to strengthen ties with their children. Member of the Supervised Visitation Network.
Family Actualization, Support, and Empowerment (FASE)
Using a wraparound approach, FASE provides mentoring, advocacy, and individualized support that meet youth and families "where they are at" to:
- Keep families together, where youth in intact families are at risk of out-of-home placement
- Stabilize foster placements of youth removed from their home due to abuse, neglect, or dangerous conditions and, where possible, return them to their family
- Connect families with community resources
- Increase youth involvement and success in school
Quantum Opportunities Program
is a four-year program for youth entering high school that boosts high school graduation and enrollment in college. Funded by the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, this program also provides leadership development, community service, and personal enrichment opportunities.
