ABBOTT HOUSE
100 NORTH BROADWAY, IRVINGTON, NY 105331254 www.abbotthouse.net

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 1963, ABBOTT HOUSE BUILDS LASTING FOUNDATIONS UNDER CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS. WE SUPPORT NEARLY 2,500 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND STRUGGLING FAMILIES IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE HUDSON VALLEY BY PROVIDING SAFETY, PROMOTING HEALING AND RESTORING HOPE. THE HEART OF OUR WORK IS DEDICATED TO HELPING HUMAN BEINGS RECOVER FROM DEEP TRAUMA OR INTERVENING TO PREVENT TRAUMA IN THE FIRST PLACE. FAMILY COMES FIRST AT ABBOTT HOUSE. WE WORK HARD TO REUNITE FAMILIES, CREATE NEW ONES AND MAKE PROMISING FUTURES A REALITY SO THOSE ENTRUSTED TO OUR CARE FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING ROOTED IN HOME AND COMMUNITY.

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 (15 INDIVIDUALIZED RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVES AND 1 INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY). 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 2020: 234 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE SPDD DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM ENHANCED THEIR NEWLY CREATED COMPLIANCE ROLE, WORKING TOWARDS A BETTER SYSTEM OF CONTINUITY AMONG SUPPORTS. THIS ENSURES ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET IN A TIMELY MANNER. KEON PROGRAMS OF ABBOTT HOUSE OFFICIALLY OPENED AND SERVED 94 INDIVIDUALS IN ITS FIRST YEAR.

SCHEDULE O - REGULAR & TREATMENT FAMILY FOSTER CARE PROGRAMSABBOTT 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 2020: 332 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS HAD A SAFE, COMFORTABLE PLACE TO LIVE. 242 CHILDREN WERE WELCOMED INTO ABBOTT HOUSE'S FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. 90 CHILDREN WERE WELCOMED INTO THE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. 303 FOSTER PARENTS WERE RECRUITED, TRAINED AND SUPPORTED. ABBOTT HOUSE RECEIVED AWARDS FROM ACS FOR BOTH ADOPTION AND KIN-GAP PERMANENCY TARGETS. A FULL RENOVATION OF THE FAMILY VISITING SPACES IN OUR BRONX CAMPUS WAS COMPLETED.

SCHEDULE O - TRANSITIONAL RESOURCES FOR CHILDRENABBOTT 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. THE SECOND PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER OR SPONSOR IS NOT AVAILABLE. BI-LINGUAL FOSTER FAMILIES ARE RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND SUPPORTED.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 2020: A TOTAL OF 278 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY THE PROGRAM IN FY20. ALL CHILDREN DEEMED MEDICALLY FRAGILE RECEIVED 24/7 ONE ON ONE CARE AND SUPERVISION, INCLUDING MEDICAL. EVERY CHILD UNDER 12 YEARS OLD WAS DISCHARGED TO A KNOWN FAMILY MEMBER.

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