Honors units created at Randolph Children's Home
Youth who may be ready to step down from residential treatment to a lower level of care, such as a New Directions group home or therapeutic foster care, can be evaluated in the small, dorm-like honors units at Randolph Children's Home.
There is one unit for girls and one for boys. The units offer a less structured environment, and since they house a small number of youth, programming can be individualized.
“Having smaller primary groups fits what we want to do,” said Mark Wickerham, Residential Services director at Randolph Children’s Home. “It allows us configure more workable groups and more specific groups.”
The units were remodeled by the New Directions maintenence staff, making them more homelike and cheerful.
On the boys' unit, a storage loft was transformed into a skylight (at the top right of photo above), bathing the living room in natural sunlight. The windows offer a pleasant view of trees and fields, and the agency’s horses can be seen as they walk by on their way from the barn to the pasture.
The roomy boys' honors unit features a bright eating area (above) and modern kitchen (below).
The youth helped decorate the newly remodeled girls' honors unit. The modern, whimsical color choices are carried throughout the unit, including the kitchen, above.
Plants and charming window coverings give the girls' unit the feel of an outdoor cafe, above, and the youth sewed the throw pillows for the sofa, below.
The youth add their own personal touches to their bedrooms, above and below.
Contact:
Ed Krieger
Intake Coordinator
(716) 358-3636, ext. 279
ekrieger@ndyfs.org
Mark Wickerham
Residential Director
(716) 358-3636, ext. 291
mwickerham@ndyfs.org
Anthony Walters, LCSW-R
Admissions Director
(716) 358-3636, ext. 235
twalters@ndyfs.org
356 Main St. ER
Randolph, NY 14772
Web site: www.ndyfs.org
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