Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE RICHIE MCFARLAND CHILDREN'S CENTER IS AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EQUIP CHILDREN WITH THE NECESSARY FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS TO REACH THEIR FULL DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL WHILE EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE THEIR CHILD ALONG HIS/HER OWN UNIQUE PATH TO SUCCESS.
FAMILY-CENTERED EARLY SUPPORTS AND SERVICES (ESS)-HOME-BASED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (AGES BIRTH TO THREE YEARS OLD) WHO MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM MANDATED THROUGH THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA). TO QUALIFY, CHILDREN MUST PRESENT A 33% DELAY IN AT LEAST ONE AREA OF DEVELOPMENT, BE DIAGNOSED WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, OR BE AT-RISK. THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING. FAMILIES ARE NOT CHARGED A FEE FOR THIS "ENTITLEMENT" PROGRAM. PRIVATE INSURANCE IS ACCESSED WHEN PERMISSION IS GIVEN, HOWEVER, FAMILIES ARE NOT CHARGED THEIR DEDUCTIBLES OR COPAYS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT AND SERVICE COORDINATION. THERE WERE 324 CHILDREN SERVED THIS PAST YEAR BY RMCC IN THIS PROGRAM FROM REGION 8, EASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (24 TOWNS ARE PART OF THIS CATCHMENT AREA).
PEDIATRIC THERAPIES-PLAY-BASED THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS FAMILY-CENTERED EARLY SUPPORTS AND SERVICES PROGRAM (AGES BIRTH TO THREE) OR PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION (AGES THREE TO FIVE). ESSENTIALLY THIS PROGRAM OFFERS THE SAME THERAPY SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED AS OFFERED THROUGH THE ESS PROGRAM, HOWEVER, THESE SERVICES ARE FUNDED EITHER THROUGH CASH PAYMENT, PRIVATE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT IS OUR HOPE TO DEVELOP A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR THIS PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE BUT THERE IS NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AT THIS TIME. WE PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 4 CHILDREN DURING THE PAST YEAR.
EARLY LEARNING GROUPS-PLAY-BASED, PRESCHOOL READINESS GROUPS EITHER AT OUR FACILITY IN STRATHAM OR IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY SETTING. THESE GROUP EXPERIENCES PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH VALUABLE SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCLUDE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT AS NEEDED. THE PLAYGROUPS ARE FUNDED IN PART THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT (E.G., CORPORATE GIVING AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY LOCAL SERVICE CLUBS) HOWEVER FAMILIES ARE CHARGED A FEE FOR THIS PROGRAM. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON A SLIDING SCALE AND 7 CHILDREN WERE AWARDED 16 SCHOLARSHIPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THREE DIFFERENT GROUP SESSIONS. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 31 CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATED IN GROUP THIS PAST YEAR THROUGHOUT FOUR SESSIONS HELD OVER THE SUMMER, FALL, AND WINTER. OUR GROUP PROGRAM WAS SUSPENDED AS A RESULT OF THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE STAY AT HOME ORDER AND THEREFORE NO SESSIONS WERE HELD DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF OUR FISCAL YEAR (APRIL THROUGH JUNE).
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Margaret Small Porter | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $70,497 |
| Karin Caruso | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Reno | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Feeney | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kathleen Feeney | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Bonnie Staniewicz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Freiburger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Deranian | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly A Hodsdon | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Eldridge | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Martin Wool | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Helen Crowe | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Brenda Plante | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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