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Southborough
Youth & Family Services provides:
• Counseling
• Youth Programs
• Summer Camp
• Teen Centers
• Annual Halloween Party
• Education and Information
• Preventative and Community Programs
for the youth and families of Southborough. Although
we are often in the schools, our offices are in Southborough.
Programs are open to all residents, regardless of their
ability to pay. To make an appointment, call 508-481-5676,
extension 3 for Laurie Sugarman-Whittier or extension
2 for Elizabeth Boyajian.
Please
be aware that any email correspondence to Southborough
Youth & Family Services is considered Public Record
by the Secretary of State. Should you wish to contact
Southborough Youth & Family services regarding counselling
services, or any other personal matter, please contact
us directly by phone at 508-481-5676.
General
Comments or Questions?
Please email us by
Clicking here
What We Do
We are a community resource, designed to offer guidance
when families are in need or in crisis. We offer a variety
of programs both in and out of the schools. Our goal
is to provide prevention through:
• Early intervention
• Positive self esteem
• Good decision making
• Social skills
• Support
• Treatment
• Promoting volunteerism
We also provide counseling and crisis intervention
as needed:
• Conflict resolution
• Crisis management
• Traumatic Incident Response
SERVICES
Counseling – CALL US when you
have a problem or question about the normal stresses
of everyday life, or if you are struggling with a problem
or crisis.
• Professional
• Confidential
• Individual, family, couple and group therapy
• Marriage counseling
• Short and long-term help
• Telephone consultation
• Children’s issues
• Sibling issues
• Adolescent struggles
• Students can be seen at school or in our town
offices
• 24 Hour Answering Service (508) 481-5676
• Free of Charge
• Online
Mental Health Screening
Helping Families Experiencing Difficult Times
• Thanksgiving - food baskets
• Holiday Giving Program - necessities, clothing,
and toys
• Camperships – providing camperships to
day and overnight camps
Education
Periodically we participate with the schools in presenting
programs on hot topics such as:
• Eating disorders
• Self esteem
• Alcohol and drug abuse
• Sexual harassment
• Dealing with bullies
Information
We are your resource for information about personal
concerns and your resource for community services available
to youth and families including:
• Support groups
• Rehabilitation programs
• Hotlines and health agencies
• Legal and social advocacy
PROGRAMS
Holiday Giving Program
Southborough Youth & Family Services carries out
a program where families in need are given necessities
and toys through the generosity of area philanthropic
organizations.
Community Action Programs (CAP)
A combined effort of Southborough Youth & Family
Services, Northborough Family and Youth Services, and
Algonquin Regional High School, has provided an opportunity
for high school students to receive high school credit
(3 credits per year) for their community service. The
students all receive training, supervision, volunteer
experience in a potential career and discover the importance
of community service. Students select one of several
available programs.
In-School Discussion Groups
• Age-appropriate general discussion and social
skills groups
• Children of divorce
• Middle School groups discuss issues of importance
to this age group
Trauma-Response Network
Our office has developed and now coordinates a network
to provide Traumatic Incident Stress Management (TISM)
intervention following traumatic events including suicides,
fatal accidents, etc., in our community. While our focus
is largely on school-based incidents in the regional
school district, and incidents involving youths, our
services are available in the event of any traumatic
incident affecting our community.
Summer Camp - Sizzlin' Summer
Scene
Open to students going into 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades
This program is low cost with scholarships available
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-12:30
Tuesdays and Thursdays (field trip days) 9:30-4:30
Craft projects, cooking, non-competitive outdoor games,
miniature golf, water parks, whale watches, beaches
adventure courses and more.
Click
here for Summer 2009 flyer
Click
here for registration form
EVENTS
Middle School Teen Centers
Teen Centers are held from 7:00pm-9:30pm on several
Friday nights
throughout the school year. For a nominal cost, Middle
School students enjoy a safe environment for:
• Informal Sports
• Dancing to the DJ’s latest hits
• Games
• Refreshments (available at additional charge)
A time to enjoy the good company of friends with supervision
from Southborough Youth & Services staff, trained
high school Chaperones and adult volunteers. Sign-up
forms will be distributed to students at the middle
school and are also available at the Middle School office.
To volunteer,
click here or call Elizabeth at 508-481-5676.
For the 2007/2008 school year
they are scheduled to be held:
• Friday, November 16th, 2007 from 7:00-9:30pm
for 7th and 8th graders
• Friday, December 7th, 2007 from 7:00-9:30pm
for 7th and 8th graders
• Friday, January 25th, 2008 from 7:00-9:30pm
for 6th, 7th and 8th graders
• Friday, February 8th, 2008 from 7:00-9:30pm
for 6th, 7th and 8th graders
• Friday, April 11th, 2008 from 7:00-9:30pm for
6th, 7th and 8th graders
Annual
Halloween Party
Friday,
October 24, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
At Mary Finn School cafeteria, 60 Richards Road, Southborough.
For children
under 12 and their families. Admission
$5; $15 max
per family.
Games, face
painting, crafts, and treats!
Costumes Encouraged!
Click
here for event flier
Questions or
to volunteer call 508-481-5676
Southborough Youth and Family Services is lucky to have
a "friend" in "Friends of the Southborough
Youth Commission".
The purpose of Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission
is to increase community awareness of the services and
the needs of Southborough Youth and Family Services,
to support them and to promote assistance through volunteer
help and fundraising, to enable SYFS to expand services
according to the needs of children and their famiies,
beyond what the town funding would be able to provide.
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