Children’s Community Residences
Our Children’s Community Residences, located in Queens and Long Island, provide a structured, supportive, home-like environment for adolescents who are ready for discharge from higher levels of care such as Residential Treatment Facilities and psychiatric hospitals, but are not yet ready to return home.
While in our program, working in conjunction with their family supports, youth learn the skills necessary to live and function as active members of the community, while learning to adopt the necessary coping, self-care and independent living skills necessary to successfully integrate back to the family home and community.
Who Can Benefit from this Program
Youth with SED needing a structured setting in the community
Age Criteria
10- 18 years of age
How to Access this Program or Service
Referrals go through the Children’s Single Point of Acccess (C-SPOA)
Success Stories
Rachel’s Story
Westbrook Preparatory School
“Attending Westbrook was the first time I felt comfortable with other kids.” Learn More
Isis & Kaiden
Bethany I
“We’ve made lifelong friends and family. It was a beautiful struggle.” Learn More
We help
2,500
people with special needs develop skills to reach their full potential
Last year,
97%
of children in our early education centers met or exceeded national mathematics performance standards