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.
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Last Assured
11/19/2024
Physical Address
1197 Main Street, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
Voice
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.