The Home for Little Wanderers

Community-based programs: The Home provides an array of clinical and support services throughout eastern Massachusetts and new york city. Children and families receive services in The locations that are most appropriate for their needs: a child's own Home, school, or clinic.community-based programs include:- adoption and comprehensive foster care- child and family counseling- children's community support collaborative - preschool outreach program- training institute- rice center- safe at Home- therapeutic after school program- family resource center- out at Home- wediko boston/massstart- wediko new york

Group homes: children and adolescents transitioning back to their families, progressing to less restrictive environments or preparing to live independently, frequently need support to make a successful move. The Home operates four group homes providing individualized treatment and services to The youth and their families. - harrington house, mission hill - co-ed ages 6 to 12- The Home in walpole, walpole, ma - co-ed ages 12 to 18 - waltham house, waltham - co-ed ages 14 to 18 (glbtq population)

Residential & special education: therapeutic residential programs are staff-secure facilities for children and adolescents who have either been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect, or who have difficulty functioning in The community due to behavioral or mental health concerns.the Home operates three private, state-approved, year-round special education schools for academically and emotionally challenged youth. The schools offer highly structured therapeutic behavior support systems, have small class sizes, a high staff-to-student ratio and support that is tailored to each student's needs and treatment plan. The three facilities are:- cove school - southeast campus, plymouth, ma - co-ed ages 10 to 18- The Home in walpole - clifford academy, walpole, ma - co-ed ages 5 to 18- The wediko school, windsor, nh boys ages 10-18

Case management services: The Home serves in a coordination capacity for two family-focused programs in boston. Providing a single point of entry for all services, The programs employ The wraparound approach which places The family at The center of planning process and builds a team around The family's vision for their child's future:- The hyde park and park street community service agencies serve youth with serious emotional disturbance (sed) who are enrolled in masshealth standard or commonhealth. This program is part of The Massachusetts children's behavioral health initiative (cbhi).- family networks (park street area lead) partners with park street department of children and families (dcf). The program works only with clients referred from dcf, acting as a single point of entry for all contracted services identified in The dcf service plan.

Transitional programs: The Home offers a number of programs for those moving into adulthood who need additional help and resources to further their educational and vocational goals and to prepare them for meaningful lives:- hillsborough village scattered site apartments programing aimed to create an intermediate step between our program-based units and independent living.- roxbury village provides safe, affordable housing for youth who are - or are at risk of being homeless, while helping them to develop critical skills, life plans and connections to community resources.- somerville village: support for higher education enables young women who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness to pursue post-secondary education by providing housing, therapeutic, emotional, and educational supports.- liberty village is a shelter for young adults between The ages of 18-25, who are experiencing homelessness.- roxbury house staffed and supported apartments provides apartment style housing and services designed to promote health, wellness, and recovery through person-centered services and supports that enable individuals to live, work, attend school and participate in their communities.- scattered site apartments - youth receive intensive coaching around The development of life skills through case management services while they transition to learning to live independently.