Program areas at TEAM
Team's support services initiatives help & empower individuals and families to avoid crisis and achieve economic stability and overall wellbeing. These activities include: basic needs & case management services; home-heating assistance and counseling to reduce their energy costs; focused on the most underserved and marginalized populations, community health services designed to facilitate access to care and identify & address health-related social needs; housing supports designed to assist individuals in locating, obtaining, and retaining suitable housing; limited english proficient services to ensure & improve access to programs & activities for persons with limited english proficiency, including translation & interpretation services that meet national standards; income management services that encompasses household financial counseling, tax counseling/filing, asset-building, and personal credit; employment & training supports and assistance in acquiring the skills that promote opportunities for securing employment; food assistance; health insurance access and other basic needs assistance. In addition to these direct services, Team's linkages and referrals to community services compliments our integrated service delivery approach focused on empowering individuals and families toward economic stability.
Team's elderly services initiatives assist elderly to live more independently within their home and the community including elder-care case management and elderly nutrition programming. Providing nutritionally balanced meals and companionship on a daily basis, Team is a critical safety net for the elderly and their families/caregivers. Other programs provide help with errands, shopping, housekeeping, and small chores around the home - and Team's medical transportation program ensures year-round ongoing access for the elderly to get to their medical appointments. Team is an information & referral nexus in helping elderly, senior centers, and other community members navigate the complexities of accessing social service programs, including snap, legal aid, and medical coverage/options.
Team's early childhood initiatives for children prenatal to age 5 focus on comprehensive multi-generational services embodied by the head start performance standards - ensuring both child and family are ready for success in school and in life. Programs include head start & early head start, school readiness & child day care, early head start child care partnerships, staffed family child care network, child & adult care food program, diaper bank, and comprehensive health, nutrition, developmental, and special education & disabilities services for young children prenatal to age 5. Team's initiatives encompass wide-ranging services relating to family well-being and community engagement focused on creating conditions that offer all families a place to meet one another, strengthen relationships, and participate in activities to support children's school readiness and strengthen communities.