Help for children
Posted by Stephen Rhodes
President Jerome presented a $20,000 cheque to Catherine Wallace, development co-ordinator of the Peel Children's Centre, to help fund the organization's alternatives to day treatment program.
Established in 1984, Peel Children's Centre is a fully accredited, community based children's mental health centre.
Located centrally in Peel Region, the Centre offers comprehensive innovative services to more than 4,000 children, youth and their families each year.
Services are voluntary, free of charge and confidential. Service options include coordinated, centralized intake and access, prevention and early intervention, counselling, community based outreach services, day treatment, residential treatment, respite and crisis response services.
Treatment services are available to children/youth aged 0 to 17 inclusive and living in Peel, who are experiencing serious behavioural, social and/or emotional difficulties.
The Centre helps children and youth who are at risk:
- of self harm or harm to others
- of emotional withdrawal
- of losing their place in the home or position in the family
- of losing their placement in school
The Centre receives funding from the Ministry of Community and Social Services for core services but has a number of specialized services for children/youth that rely on the financial generosity of foundations, community individuals, service clubs, corporations and local businesses.
Brampton Rotary Alternatives to Day Treatment Program is a school-based service for children and youth 5 to 14 years of age who are dealing with multiple issues that have put them at risk of losing their placement in school.
Last year the Centre provided intensive treatment to 42 children, 20 of those children attending 9 schools within the Brampton community.
In addition to complex issues, there may also be a long history of parent/school conflict. While family participation is not mandatory, their active involvement is encouraged. The combined family, school and treatment goal is to maintain the child in his/her school placement.
Support from the Rotary Club of Brampton has been crucial in helping children in this critical program develop resources for life situations in the home, school and community.
Pictured President Jerome and Catherine Wallace, Development Coordinator for the Peel Children's Centre.
For more information visit their website www.peelcc.org
Located centrally in Peel Region, the Centre offers comprehensive innovative services to more than 4,000 children, youth and their families each year.
Services are voluntary, free of charge and confidential. Service options include coordinated, centralized intake and access, prevention and early intervention, counselling, community based outreach services, day treatment, residential treatment, respite and crisis response services.
Treatment services are available to children/youth aged 0 to 17 inclusive and living in Peel, who are experiencing serious behavioural, social and/or emotional difficulties.
The Centre helps children and youth who are at risk:
- of self harm or harm to others
- of emotional withdrawal
- of losing their place in the home or position in the family
- of losing their placement in school
The Centre receives funding from the Ministry of Community and Social Services for core services but has a number of specialized services for children/youth that rely on the financial generosity of foundations, community individuals, service clubs, corporations and local businesses.
Brampton Rotary Alternatives to Day Treatment Program is a school-based service for children and youth 5 to 14 years of age who are dealing with multiple issues that have put them at risk of losing their placement in school.
Last year the Centre provided intensive treatment to 42 children, 20 of those children attending 9 schools within the Brampton community.
In addition to complex issues, there may also be a long history of parent/school conflict. While family participation is not mandatory, their active involvement is encouraged. The combined family, school and treatment goal is to maintain the child in his/her school placement.
Support from the Rotary Club of Brampton has been crucial in helping children in this critical program develop resources for life situations in the home, school and community.
Pictured President Jerome and Catherine Wallace, Development Coordinator for the Peel Children's Centre.
For more information visit their website www.peelcc.org