Youth and Young Adult Services
The Lamoille Family Center provides a variety of services to Lamoille Valley youth and their families through the Compass Program, a community-based program supported by the Family Services Division (FSD) that provides crisis prevention and stabilization services for youth 12-23 years old.
The Mission
The Compass Program is designed to assist youth with support toward developing/maintaining stable living environments, developing permanent connections and building networks of natural support, well-being, education and employment by providing prevention and stabilization services to at risk, transitional age, youth.
Practice Philosophy
Compass services are intended to be short-term, intensive, clinically focused and home based. The focus is to address the immediate challenges and risks. Compass providers will ensure youth have access to safe, stable, and appropriate living environments, youth will avoid coming into custody or out of home care and improve family functioning by actively addressing risk factors and barriers.
Supports and Services
Emergency Crisis Response:
- 24/7 crisis response system
- Staff provide crisis intervention and/or coordination services needed by the youth and family.
- Create and implement individualized crisis plan
Assessment and Case Planning:
- Screening and assessment for diagnosis and risk level using evidence-based practices and tools.
- Create and implement individualized treatment plan
Case Management:
- Care coordination with school, mental health providers, family, justice system and more
- Assistance accessing additional community supports, connections, and resources
- Make referrals to other service providers as needed
Family Preservation Services:
- Education on normal adolescent development and behavior
- Work with youth and family to identify and mitigate root causes for potential disruption, mediation, conflict resolution skill building, identifying resources needed to keep family together, and individual and family counseling with the intended outcome of elimination the need for youth to enter state custody
- Facilitate parenting support and/or family meetings
- Support to strengthen attunement and regulation skills
- Support to strengthen conflict resolution and verbal de-escalation skills
Access to Health Care:
- Support and assistance in the coordination of activities necessary to obtain access to health care services.
- Assisting with enrolling/re-enrolling in Medicaid
Eligibility Criteria
Services are primarily provided to youth (and their families, including foster and adoptive) who are at risk of removal/disruption from their homes or for youth who are returning home following out-of-home care.
Youth ages 12-23 (inclusive) who are involved with or at risk of involvement with DCF in the following situations are eligible for services:
- Justice Involved Youth
- Runaway Youth
- Unhoused Youth
- Pregnant and Parenting Youth
- At Risk Youth
To make a referral or if you have any questions, contact:
Jeff Hunsberger, Youth and Young Adult Programs Manager, Cell/Text: 802-730-7802, Phone 802-888-5229 ext. 137 jhunsberger@lamoillefamilycenter.org
Jon Boyer, 802-888-5229 ext. 140, jboyer@lamoillefamilycenter.org
Mary Anne Owen, 802-888-5229 ext. 144, mowen@lamoillefamilycenter.org