Who we are, What we do, and Why.....
Families First is a Special Services Agency, including Case Management, Personal Care, Respite, After School Care and summer activities.
We provide services based on families' unique needs and build on identified goals created by each consumer's team. As the children we serve approach adulthood, we help families plan for a smooth transition from graduation to work by networking with local businesses.
Founded in 1996, Families First is a (501) non-profit organization commited to helping special needs children and their families in Windham County in Southeastern Vermont. We serve children who are medically fragile, developmentally delayed and those who have mental health issues.Thirteen years ago, Families First began with just four families who wanted to create an agency that would be creative, nurturing and responsive to the day to day needs of families with special needs children. Today we serve over sixty families, with several referrals coming in each month.
Our mission has three major objectives: to support famillies; to help people with disabilities learn skills of independence and to promote community awareness and inclusion for people with disabilities. The individuals we serve present with a wide variety of needs and abilities. Some use wheelchairs and require a high degree of hands on medical attention. Others have visual and sensory impairments that limit their ability to operate independently in the world. Everyone we serve has a level of cognitive limitation that makes them eligible for Medicaid services.
We provide services based on families' unique needs and build on identified goals created by each consumer's team. As the children we serve approach adulthood, we help families plan for a smooth transition from graduation to work by networking with local businesses.
Founded in 1996, Families First is a (501) non-profit organization commited to helping special needs children and their families in Windham County in Southeastern Vermont. We serve children who are medically fragile, developmentally delayed and those who have mental health issues.Thirteen years ago, Families First began with just four families who wanted to create an agency that would be creative, nurturing and responsive to the day to day needs of families with special needs children. Today we serve over sixty families, with several referrals coming in each month.
Our mission has three major objectives: to support famillies; to help people with disabilities learn skills of independence and to promote community awareness and inclusion for people with disabilities. The individuals we serve present with a wide variety of needs and abilities. Some use wheelchairs and require a high degree of hands on medical attention. Others have visual and sensory impairments that limit their ability to operate independently in the world. Everyone we serve has a level of cognitive limitation that makes them eligible for Medicaid services.
