Abbott House

THE MISSION OF ABBOTT HOUSE IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND CARING SERVICES FOR ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND ABANDONED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO OFFER OUR SERVICES WITH COMPASSION, ALWAYS MINDFUL OF THE DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON SERVED, WITH A GOAL OF SECURING A SAFE, PERMANENT, AND LOVING HOME FOR EACH CHILD WHO COMES TO US. AS THE PROVIDER OF DAY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, WE CELEBRATE THE VALUE AND POTENTIAL OF EACH PERSON AS WE COMMIT OUR RESOURCES TO ENABLE EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DEVELOP TO HIS/HER POTENTIAL.

SCHEDULE O - SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (SPDD)ABBOTT HOUSE PROVIDES SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WE HAVE 16 RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS (16 INDIVIDUALIZED RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVES). OUR HOMES ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE BRONX. OUR HOMES PROVIDE A CARING AND SAFE HOME-LIKE ATMOSPHERE WITH ROUND-THE-CLOCK SUPERVISION FROM HIGHLY TRAINED AND DEDICATED STAFF.ABBOTT HOUSE OPERATES TWO COMMUNITY-BASED DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS. THE FOCUS IS FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO BE A MEANINGFUL MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE VOLUNTEER AT LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ANIMAL SHELTERS, AND DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS. OUR DAY PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER AN ARRAY OF EXCITING, DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES ENCOMPASSING HEALTH, WELL-BEING, RECREATIONAL, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.ABBOTT HOUSE IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE LIVES AND OFFERS A SELF-ADVOCACY PROGRAM. SELF-ADVOCACY ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL AS AN AVENUE FOR SHOWING SUPPORT FOR PEERS. IT SUPPORTS THE RIGHT TO MAKE LIFE DECISIONS WITHOUT UNDUE INFLUENCE OR CONTROL. THE PROGRAM TEACHES INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND WAYS TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS. THESE SKILLS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO "BE HEARD" BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF THOSE PARTICIPATING.KEON PROGRAMS OF ABBOTT HOUSE, A NEW ADDITION TO OUR SPDD PROGRAMS, PROVIDES SERVICES TO DISABLED ADULTS AND OPERATES MULTIPLE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDING WOW (WITHOUT WALLS), VOLUNTEERING, AND PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING WITH MEALS ON WHEELS, BOSCOBEL, STONEWALL STABLES, TEATOWN RESERVATION, PEEKSKILL FIELD LIBRARY, SPINS OF THE HUDSON AND MANY MORE. JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE: SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, ETP (EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM) AND PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT. PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN COMMUNITY SITES INCLUDE: WALGREENS PHARMACY, CVS, JO-ANN FABRICS, AND HOMESTYLE BAKERY. AN ACTIVE PROGRAM FOR RESPITE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OFFERS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND LIFE SKILL TRAINING WITH DINNER SERVED EVERY NIGHT PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF INDIVIDUALS. IN 2021:-222 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE SPDD DEPARTMENT.-6 INDIVIDUALS WERE ABLE TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM HOSPITALS AND FAMILY HOMES INTO OUR CARE, WHERE THEY WILL RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE TO HELP THEM LIVE UP TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. -THE AGENCY'S IT DEPARTMENT WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE SPDD DEPARTMENT TO INTEGRATE NEW TECHNOLOGY INTO ALL OUR HOMES TO ASSIST WITH VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIALIZATION, SOMETHING THAT WAS DIFFICULT DURING COVID.

SCHEDULE O - FAMILY FOSTER CARE/ THERAPEUTIC FAMILY FOSTER CARE (FFC / TFFC)ABBOTT HOUSE PROVIDES A MYRIAD OF SERVICES TAILORED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY AND NEW YORK CITY. WE WORK WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH 21 YEARS OF AGE. OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS PRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE THE BY-PRODUCT OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE OBJECTIVE OF ALL OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IS TO ASSIST THE CHILD TO ACHIEVE RETURN TO A SAFE AND PERMANENT LIVING SITUATION. OUR DATA SHOWS THAT A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF CHILDREN RETURN TO THEIR NATURAL FAMILIES. FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO RETURN HOME, ABBOTT HOUSE HAS A SUCCESSFUL HISTORY OF PLACING CHILDREN WITH RELATIVES OR WITH ADOPTIVE HOMES. OVER THE LAST DECADE, MORE THAN 500 ABBOTT HOUSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ADOPTED, MOST BY THE FOSTER PARENTS WHO PROVIDED CARE TO THEM DURING THEIR PLACEMENT.ABBOTT HOUSE RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS COURAGEOUS FAMILIES TO OPEN THEIR HOMES AND HEARTS TO ABBOTT HOUSE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN MATCHED WITH A FOSTER FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL CARE IN A GROUP HOME SETTING SERVES AS A SAFE AND NURTURING ATMOSPHERE AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYS TOWARD PERMANENCY. ONE COMMUNITY RESIDENCE PROVIDES SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN. IN 2021:-378 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS HAD A SAFE, COMFORTABLE PLACE TO LIVE. -270 CHILDREN WERE WELCOMED INTO ABBOTT HOUSE'S FAMILY FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. -108 CHILDREN WERE WELCOMED INTO THE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. -348 FOSTER PARENTS WERE RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND SUPPORTED.

SCHEDULE O - TRANSITIONAL RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN (TRC)ABBOTT HOUSE WELCOMES CHILDREN ENTERING THE UNITED STATES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WITHOUT AN ADULT GUARDIAN. WE PROVIDE TWO TRANSITIONAL RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN (TRC) PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THESE CHILDREN. THE FIRST IS SHORT-TERM CARE AND SUPPORT WHILE A FAMILY MEMBER OR SPONSOR IS IDENTIFIED. DURING THEIR STAY, CHILDREN RECEIVE ROOM AND BOARD, CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. THIS IS CALLED OUR SHELTER PROGRAM. THE SECOND PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT YOUNGER CHILDREN WITH TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER OR SPONSOR IS NOT AVAILABLE. BI-LINGUAL FOSTER FAMILIES ARE RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND SUPPORTED. THIS IS CALLED OUR TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. ABBOTT HOUSE RECOGNIZES THAT UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ARE UNIQUELY VULNERABLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMATIC DISPLACEMENTS, AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED LINKAGES FOR SUPPORT SERVICES AND EDUCATION. OUR AGENCY IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, TRAUMA, BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.IN 2021:-345 UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN SEEKING ASYLUM WERE WELCOMED AND SAFELY REUNITED WITH FAMILY OR SPONSORS. -A TOTAL OF 227 CHILDREN WERE ADMITTED INTO THE TRC SHELTER PROGRAM-A TOTAL OF 118 CHILDREN WERE CARED FOR BY OUR TRC TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM

IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS ABOVE, ABBOTT HOUSE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN FOSTER CARE, UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN SEEKING ASYLUM, ADOLESCENTS WAITING ADJUDICATION IN OUR NON-SECURE DETENTION PROGRAM, AND PREVENTIVE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO KEEP STRUGGLING FAMILIES TOGETHER. WITH IN-HOME COUNSELING, TRAUMA INFORMED INTERVENTIONS, ADVOCACY, AND REFERRALS, 100% OF PERMANENT PLACEMENTS WERE PRESERVED THROUGH OUR PERMANENCY RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM.