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COMPASS | NEKCA COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

Provides crisis and stabilization services to at risk youth and families. Assists youth with supports toward developing well-being, education, employment, permanent connections, and stable living environments as they transition to adulthood. Compass works with youth and their families to make a plan of care that will assist them in accomplishing their goals. Youth meet with a case manager approximately once a week. If a youth's family is available for services, they will have the opportunity to work with Compass' Family Preservation Specialist around normal adolescent development, verbal de-escalation techniques, mediation, and other approaches. Provides crisis management for enrolled clients and families 24 hours a day through a pager. There is a rotating staff member on call at all times.

Last Assured

11/19/2024

Physical Address

1197 Main Street, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm

Application process

By Telephone; In Person; Referral from the Department for Children and Families

Fee

Free

Eligibility

Youth Ages 12 through 22; Homeless, Runaway, Pregnant or Parenting, Family at risk of becoming involved with the Department for Children and Families; Youth at risk of becoming involved/Involved in the Criminal Justice Sytem, or otherwise At Risk

Agency info

NEKCA COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

Newport Community and Social Justice Center, a department of NEKCA, is a non-profit restorative justice program that works with citizens, local and state government, and law enforcement agencies to provide restorative responses to crime and conflict for Orleans and Northern Essex Counties. Programs promote restorative practices by increasing community involvement in finding solutions to crime through Reparative Panels, Court Diversion, Conflict Assistance, Community Dialogue, Education and Crime Prevention, as well as Victim Support Services.