ITALIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN INC

Programs

1. Intensive treatment residence is a longer-term program that works with children ages 4-13 who often have had multiple failed community placements or multiple hospitalizations/cbat admissions. The program accepts children who have a range of diagnoses including but not limited to ptsd, adhd, asd, odd, depressive and mood disorders, and adjustments disorders. The goal of this program is to reunify the children with identified family members as quickly as possible. All group home clients are assigned a master's level clinician and provided intensive individual, group, and family therapy throughout the duration of their stay. We work very closely with families to identify tailored treatment needs and necessary natural supports.

   $3,885,175 spent$4,599,410 earned by the program
   30% of program spending

2. The neurodevelopmental unit (ndu) at italian home for children is a short-term residential stay for youth ages 4 to 13 who have autism spectrum disorder (asd) and/or intellectual disability (id) and are also experiencing a mental health crisis. Intellectual disability (id) and are also experiencing a mental health crisis. At our community-based campus in the jamaica plain neighborhood of boston, ndu participants will engage in therapeutic treatment while also receiving specialized support in activities of daily living. The goal is for youth to return to baseline functioning, so they can return home and back to the routine with skills to help them maintain baseline.

   $2,413,896 spent$2,435,002 earned by the program
   18% of program spending

3. The mary savioli pallotta educational center at the italian home for children is a department of elementary and secondary education approved k-8 program for children ages 4-13 with special education needs including emotional/ behavioral difficulties, trauma, learning differences, language disorders, high functioning autism spectrum disorders and developmental delays. The school serves both day and residential children who are at risk of failure in a less restrictive learning environment. The mary savioli pallotta educational center at the italian home for children works to instill in the children the value of education and the importance of academic achievement and motivation.

   $2,266,043 spent$2,308,725 earned by the program
   17% of program spending

4. Clinical services the organization is committed to providing comprehensive outpatient services to children, adolescents and adults. These services include individual and group counseling, family counseling, psychopharmacology, evaluation and diagnostic assessment, advocacy and referral to community resources. The organization provides specialized services to women and children involved in abusive situations, trauma services and critical incident stress management.

   $1,715,636 spent$1,816,176 earned by the program
   13% of program spending

5. Community based health initiative - italian home for children provides three of the services under children's behavioral health initiative (cbhi ). These services are in-home therapy, in-home behavioral services and therapeutic mentoring. The services of cbhi are designed to assist the family unit in a collaborative model that works with the family to create positive changes. The services are designed to work together, using one overarching treatment plan, to create a clincal and holistic approach to increasing successful family relationships. Cbhi is paid for by masshealth and is available to youth (ages 3-21) and their families in boston, metro and southeast area .

   $1,669,405 spent$1,695,983 earned by the program
   13% of program spending

6. Therapeutic after-school, summer and vacation programs - the therapeutic after- school program serves children and families facing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges , many of whom are returning from out-of-home placements , or are at risk for disrupting placements at school and/or home and/or who need assistance in buildingtheir capacity to utlize community supports. The program provides highly structured activities for children for whom traditional, less structured programs many not be appropriate. The program staff works closely with families, schools, and service providers to ensure that all needs are being met. Vacation camp is for 5-12 year old childrenwho are not able to be maintained at a traditional camp due to a variety of social/emotional behaviors that require a high staff ratio, small group and therapeutic interventions. This is a full day, 8 hour, camp during the summer and school vacations.

   $475,787 spent$623,230 earned by the program
   4% of program spending

7. The partial hospitalization program (php) at italian home for children is an intensive group-based and short-term treatment program for youth in need of a transitional level of care. This level of care can be used as a step-down from inpatient or cbat (community based acute treatment) placement, or as a stand-alone diversionary level of care to help the child remain in the community and avoid needing hospitalization.

   $663,645 spent$641,596 earned by the program
   5% of program spending

The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,089,587.