Family Forum on Disabilities Housing for Children

Past event
Jul 26, 2022, 7 PM

Family Forum: Do you need more support for your child with medical or mental health needs?

Share your voice by attending our virtual forum over Zoom on July 26, 2022 at 7:00 pm

Building Hope for Children Inc.'s, Leslie and Eric Langevin would like to invite families to come and share their voice in an open family forum to discuss how we can improve the system of care for Vermont's children when home based services are not enough or not adequately provided. If you feel you would benefit from sharing your story or your needs please attend this virtual forum. Everyone is invited including medical providers, social workers, and mental health providers and everyone's voice matters. Our voices are better in numbers.

Building Hope for Children is working to create a 3-bedroom therapeutic community residence for children like Leslie and Eric's son, Henry, who has no choice but to be sent out of state for residential care since the state of Vermont has no residential options when home based services are inadequate. Henry has severe medical and behavioral challenges which has pushed the family to advocate for change in the system. The therapeutic community residence will be 1:1 support for kids like Henry, provide nursing care in a beautiful home setting and allow families to be near their children and see them as much as they can rather than being sent out of state. The program will feature community inclusion and children will attend their normal school or day programs. Now is the time to advocate for change to the system of care as these guidelines will be updated this year. We are seeking input from all families so we can share this with the state and also hear what other needs families might have.

Link and Meeting Information the Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88523137899pwd=WmZUZnl6a2V2Ui9sbjVYd1kyUHduQT09

Meeting ID: 885 2313 7899
Passcode: 457561

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