Child & Family Services’ In-Home Therapy Receives Funding from The Fall River Women’s Union

The Fall River Women’s Union has awarded Child & Family Services’ In-Home Therapy program with a grant to help to keep youth (up to age 21) experiencing behavioral issues and/or some sort of trauma in their lives engaged in our In-Home Therapy (IHT) program. 

This funding will allow us to purchase therapeutic games and, activities for engagement and coping skills. These items will aid in reducing the children’s anxiety, teaching them to express their feelings in a healthy way. Snacks and drinks will also be purchased to nourish the youth while engaging with their case worker. IHT works to support the whole family including parents, caregivers, and other children in the home who may also be affected by providing them with tools to better cope with and manage crises. Our team of clinicians, case workers, and the youth along with their family develop treatment and safety plans based on the family’s identified needs and goals.

The Fall River Women’s Union has sustained its position as a social service organization for over a century, remaining true to its mission of helping better the lives of women and children. This charity foundation has helped countless social supportive agencies like ours throughout the greater Fall River Area.

Over the last few years there has been an uptick in the number of youths needing our services- a staggering amount who are struggling with anxiety and depression and an inability to manage their emotions and behaviors at home, in school, and in the community. The generosity of the Fall River Women’s Union will help to ensure that therapeutic goals will be met and sustained after our team’s involvement has ended in the homes.