The Village Project

The village project provides mental health counseling for children and their families, as well as individual adult and couples counseling. In its nine years of operation, this program has met the needs of over 685 men, women, and children in our core offering of mental health services. The agency conducts a thorough assessment of all areas of a client's family structure, social environment and existing mental health care (if any) prior to recommending services. This approach allows us to create a detailed mental health and family health profile of the client and thus offer services specific to the needs of the individual and/or family unit as a whole.

Academic tutorial program-the goal of this program is to ready high school students for graduation through a multi-pronged learning approach to include tutoring in the students' weak subject area, using computers for academic research, and enrichment activities such as music events and outings to art and cultural museums. Visits to selected universities and colleges are also organized for these students as an enhancement to the educational support this project provides. We have served over 70 students in this program. We work with teachers, families and other professionals. Our students have scored higher on their post assessments test and profeciency exam. We have witnessed academic growth and progress throughout the semester. Our goal is to insure our students maintain a letter grade of "c or better. We have implemented effective study habits so they make education a priority.