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Direct Client and Family Supports

Programs targeted to offer a broad range of social services delivered directly to enrolled or specifically identified clients.

Program	Description
Citizenship Programs	For the purpose of enabling Massachusetts legal permanent residents to become naturalized citizens of the U.S. through a network of community based organizations that provide English instruction, civics classes, application assistance, interview preparation, and additional support services to aspiring applicants.
Committed Youth Services	For the purpose of providing case management and supervision to committed youth to facilitate and support transition and re-integration to their communities.
Community Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	For the purpose of providing interpreter and Communication Access Real Time (CART) referral services and ensuring ADA-mandated communication access between the Deaf and hearing communities; technical assistance, and ADA communication access compliance training to public health, public safety, private and public entities; and ensuring accessibility of public information for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Family Autism Services for Children	For the purpose of providing supports to help children with autism remain in their homes and actively participate in their families and communities. The Autism Waiver provides one-to-one behavioral, social and communication based interventions through a service called Expanded Habilitation Education.
Mental Health Programs for Individuals	For the purpose of providing support to individuals with serious mental illness or emotional disturbance, as well as their family and caregivers, through training, continuing education, consultation, direct client assessment, individual service plan development, and referrals to appropriate services and providers.
Pediatric Palliative Care	For the purpose of improving the quality of life for children with life-limiting illness and their families by meeting their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Services are usually provided in the home and include pain/symptom management, case management, counseling, respite, advanced care planning, and spiritual care.
Services for Victims of Violence	For the purpose of assuring that victims of violence receive the services and supports they need at the point of crisis and throughout the criminal justice system and healing processes.
Services to Support Families	For the purpose of providing family support services which consist of supplemental supports that help a family to care for their family member at home. Types of family support services include individual and/or family education and training, support groups, family support coordination, supports planning, supports for community participation, outreach and education.
Social Workers and Case Management	For the purpose of supporting caseworkers who work directly with clients to assist them in accessing appropriate programs in a timely manner including assessing families' strengths and needs and working with families towards achieving targeted goals.
Women, Child, and Family Health Supports	For the purpose of improving health outcomes for women, infants, children, and families, including home visits for high-need families, promoting quality maternal and infant care, building early childhood systems of care, and reducing childhood injuries and violence.

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