CHILDCARE PROGRAMS BEING OFFERED

Youth Services will be sponsoring one program for Portland Children for out of school time care. Kids Blast based at Brownstone School offers a Before School Program, a morning kindergarten program and after noon kindergarten program and an after school program.

Brownstone School Kids Blast 11-12 Application

Financial Aid Form | Alternate Bus Route Form


COUNSELING AND RESOURCE CENTER

Mental Health/Psychotherapy Services available include: Outpatient individual, family and couples psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluations, substance abuse evaluations, and referral services. Services are available for adults, children, adolescents, families and couples. Insurance and sliding scale fee accepted.

Chris Napolitano, MS, LMFT has provided mental health services for the Town of Portland since 1999. His expertise includes over 12 years of clinical practice specializing in the treatment of adults, children and families. Mr. Napolitano has several years of specialized training and practice in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Substance Abuse Disorders. He maintains a full time clinical appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT. Mr. Napolitano is also a published author in the field of adolescent substance abuse.


YOUTH ACTION COUNSEL

For Middle School age Students meets afterschool every other Monday with Prevention Coordinator Peggy Chesanek Stratton. Community outreach projects and positive youth development activities are planned on a monthly basis. Programs and projects to be announced. This program is funded through a Healthy Community, Healthy Youth Grant from the Middlesex United Way.

YAC Activities (COMING SOON)


YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMS

Two programs will be offered during the summer months for our youth who are entering 7th grade or 9th grade eligible ages are 12 through 14. Descriptions of programs and applications are below.

Summer Community Life Skills 2011 | Summer Community Outreach 2011