Programs and Services

SPCC’s SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS are those that offer services linking students, their families, the school and the community through collaboration and support.

SPCC’s After School Programs provide direct services to children through a school/family approach designed to impact children’s lives in a positive way. Students stay after school working with teachers and youth counselors participating in activities offered through a diverse curriculum including creative academic enhancements, tutoring services, social/recreational activities and arts and cultural experiences. SPCC’s After School Programs are offered at Clara Barton School #2, and at Thomas Jefferson High School and James P.B. Duffy School # 12.

 

SPCC’s HOME-BASED PROGRAMS are those that offer services linking children, their families and the community through collaboration and support.

 

Teen-Age Parent Support Services (TAPSS) offers individual and group counseling for pregnant and parenting teens and their families. Case managers help to address issues such as housing, healthcare, education, employment and parenting. Groups offer education, support, socialization and parenting skills training. Job workshops are also held throughout the year focusing on finding and maintaining employment. Transportation and child care are provided for all groups. In-home parenting services are also available to teen parents using the Parents As Teachers curriculum – a nationally recognized model for successful parenting. All services are provided free of charge and are available to youth age 21 or under. Paid internships with the possibility for future hire are also available to TAPSS clients through collaboration with local businesses.

The Family Violence Intervention Program (FTIP) is a home and agency-based program providing a wide array of services for children and families who have experienced some sort of trauma and/or have been impacted by domestic violence. The program has been designed to help parents cope with the challenges of parenthood as well as to address the issues of trauma and/or loss. FTIP staff is cross-trained in the areas of trauma and domestic violence and is currently the only home-based program which provides counseling services specific to children impacted by domestic violence. Services include, but are not limited to: supportive counseling (individual, family and group) for non-offending parents and their children, crisis intervention, parenting skills training, advocacy, information, and referral services. Additionally, staff is available to provide community education workshops/trainings.

The Supervised Visitation Program provides a safe, supportive and neutral setting for children to visit the non custodial parent in cases where child abuse, domestic violence or other issues of family discord prevent them from visiting without supervision. This structured visitation setting provides parents an opportunity to learn and improve parenting skills through individualized parent education and role modeling. All visits take place at SPCC in comfortable, home-like rooms furnished with games, toys and craft activities for families to enjoy and share. Supervision is provided by staff and trained volunteers. The Supervised Exchange Program offers a safe, neutral and supervised setting for the exchange of children from their custodial to their non-custodial parent and back again following a period of unsupervised visitation. Families requiring either level of supervision benefit from SPCC’s friendly, home-like environment where we are able to balance the need for safety and security with the need for quality time between parents and their children.