|
Cape Cod Clothing and Food Drive |
The Staff at Family Continuity's Hyannis Office have been  busy organizing a clothing drive to assist local shelters, churches, and other community organizations to help citizens of Cape Cod. Jen Mourhess, clinician at Hyannis Home-Based Program, decided to organize this effort after learning that local organizations were trying to meet a higher demand for basic needs. We send many of our clients to these community resources and we want to ensure that there are supplies for them.
Lyn Chafetz, Program Director for Hyannis Home-Based Program, launched a Food Drive back in January when she witnessed first hand how low supplies were at a local food pantry. "I was dropping off food at my local food pantry and saw how long the line was on a freezing cold Saturday morning. When other kids are home watching cartoons, other local children are standing in line to get the basic needs in life: food and clothing. People are generous at giving food and donations to food pantries around the holidays, but families are in need every month."
Feel free to stop by our Hyannis office at 60 Perseverance Way to drop off a non-perishable item or organize a food drive at your office! You will be amazed at the results.
|
Come Visit Our New Clinic |
|
Peabody Mental Health Clinic Open House
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
Time: 10am to 1pm
Location: 9 Centennial Drive, Peabody
Join Family Continuity in celebrating our new
Mental Health Outpatient Clinic in Peabody!
Family Continuity will be holding an Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 23rd from 10am to 1pm for a get acquainted reception for our new mental health outpatient clinic in Peabody at 9 Centennial Drive, Suite 201.
Come and meet staff, tour the facility and find out
what services we offer families and individuals.
Directions via public transportation:
MBTA Bus 436 Stops at both 4 and 5 Centennial Drive.
Directions via car:
Route 128, Exit 28 Centennial Drive, just follow the signs. Handicapped access at rear of building. Plenty of parking available.
We look forward to seeing you there!
|
|
Program Highlight-
Outpatient Mental Health Clinics |
Family Continuity's Outpatient Mental Health Clinics utilize an eclectic, strengths-based client- and family-centered approach that addresses the psychological and psychiatric needs of families and individuals. Services are provided at the clinic or in a client's home. Treatment plans are individualized to each family or individual's needs. Our clinicians specialize in a variety of areas, including anger management, behavior problems, depression, eating disorders, marital conflict and substance abuse issues. Specific Services Offered ~ Outreach and clinic based ~ Individual, family and group therapy ~ Individual and family assessment ~ Assistance in accessing community resources ~ Around-the-clock emergency response Find a clinic near you. |
|
Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren |
|
Child care will be provided. For more information click on the
|
|
Tool Kit |
 Looking for new and fun ways to engage a child in reading? Reading is Fundamental has a great website that has tools for parents and educators to help introduce young children to books and develop a love of reading. Many of their resources are in Spanish too.
|
|
Wish List |
We are in need of the following items. If you are interested in donating an item, please call Ginny Irving at 508-815-5120 or email girving@familycontinuity.org.
Volunteer Leadership
Cubicle Walls
Sporting Equipment
Wheelchair
Gift Cards for Holiday Gifts for Residential Clients
|
|
Shaw's Community Rewards |
|
 Now when you shop for groceries at Shaw's or Star Market, you can help raise needed funds for Family Continuity!
All you need to do is link your Shaw's Reward card to our identification number at
Just shop on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday using your Shaw's Reward Card and 1% of your eligible total will be donated to Family Continuity by Shaw's. It's that easy!
By participating in this program, you will help us enable families to access the services they need. Thank you! |
|
Family Continuity's Mission Statement:
Supporting family success in every community by empowering people, enhancing their strengths, and creating solutions through partnerships to achieve hope, positive change and meaningful lives.
Agency Values: Family, Community, Advocacy, Leadership, and Change Treatment Philosophy, founded on the belief that positive change is always possible:
* The most effective treatment provides a continuity of care, acknowledging that connected, relevant supportive services to clients/client families promote recovery, stability, self advocacy and permanency in the midst of changing needs.
* Therapeutic change occurs in the context of a dynamic treatment partnership between clients and helpers that is founded on choice, respect, honesty, and a shared responsibility for and participation in the development of solutions.
* Effective treatment is empowering and strength-based, recognizing that all clients possess resources for change and that change is possible when these resources are utilized.
* Creating meaningful lives starts with identifying goals and connecting that to individualized, flexible and creative treatment planning that incorporates a client's family/community relationships, culture, and context. |
|
|
| Upcoming
Events |
| Click on the title of the event to learn all details. |
|
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd from 10am to 1pm.
Visit us at the
on Friday, Oct. 9th or Saturday, Oct. 10th at
The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis.
|
E-mail us and let us know you want to be on the list today! Please forward this to others and encourage them to sign up! Click the above box.
| |
|
Family Continuity will be attending a series of Listening Sessions organized by the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Our clinicians work with many families where the grandparents are the primary caretaker of their grandchildren and want to ensure that the Commission understands the many needs grandparents have in this role.