DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Two years ago was a time for planning, one year ago was a time for construction, and this year is the time for implementation of new Clinic programs in our new addition.  Our beautiful 5,000 square foot addition is now completed thanks to the expert help of our architect Dan Wright from Dan Wright Associates, and from Enfield Builders who are our general contractors. 

As you read this, our IOP/PHP Program is up and running and accepting new patients.  This intensive outpatient program/partial hospital program allows us to take children age six to twelve who have been in hospital stays or children with acute and serious behavioral and emotional problems and to keep them in the community.  With the opening of this Program, we have now completed a range of services which allows us to offer a continuum of care which will help children with most minor problems up to children with the most major of problems and to work to keep these children in their homes and within their community.

 Our IOP/PHP program is part of the continuum which includes an Extended Day Treatment Program, which we offer collaboratively with The Village for Families and Children in Hartford.  We also have our Day School; and as children are able to step down to other services, they can make use of our out-patient office-based services, school-based services, or home-based services and mentors.  The full range of services that we are now able to offer to any child who lives in our catchment area means that we are fulfilling our mission of maintaining children within their homes and within their community.

 To reflect our new broad range of services, we have developed a new logo which is featured on this brochure.  The logo reflects a child reaching up to fulfill its highest ambitions and being helped by services which are child centered and family focused.  This logo reflects much more than a new design.  It is indicative of our commitment to a philosophy of treatment.

SMALL THINGS OFTEN LOST IN THE

MAJOR EVENTS OF A YEAR

There are situations that arise that are significant in that they shed light on the nature of the work we do, our organization’s view in the community and on some of the wonderful people with whom we come in contact over the course of the year.

 The first that comes to mind is the Duclos family of South Windsor.  This family has established a fund administered by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.   They contacted us and let us know that the Community Child Guidance Clinic would be the first recipient of a grant from the Duclos Family Charity Trust Fund.  This grant will be used to purchase art work for our new addition.  This art work is bright, child-centered and has a multi-cultural orientation.  Without families such as the Duclos, this would not have been possible.

 The second example is a group of women from Glastonbury who volunteer their time helping non-profits with decoration.  Their  group is called “A Room with a New View” and the people involved include Cheri Holden, Kate Becker, Meg Callahan, Stacy Dutra, Leslie Pazdar, and Nancy Netcoh.  All of the color coordination and decoration in our new wing was provided without cost by this group.  They selected wall coverings, wall colors, carpeting, tiles, countertops and curtains, and then exceeded our fondest expectation by coming in and painting our central hall and our conference center in faux paint.  A value cannot be placed on their contribution.  They are a group of talented people who are very community minded and we are grateful that they chose us.

 Both of these situations highlight the number of wonderful people with whom we come in contact each year and further serve to highlight what a special place our Child Guidance Clinic has become.  Our Staff and our Board are included in this group of special people and we are privileged to serve the children in the families of our community.