Programs & Services

INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE

SUPPORT TEAM

Individualized Service Support meetings are utilized to connect families with appropriate resources, and address needs/concerns for youth and their family. These meetings involve discussion with Connections for Families staff, along with representatives from other local agencies to offer support and resources to meet these needs.

ALLIANCE AFTERSCHOOL

Connections for Families offers an afterschool programming for middle school aged students on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the school year. This group is intended to increase academic engagement, social-emotional skills, and social connectedness within the youth's schools.

RURAL INTERVENTION SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT

Our RISC Case Manager works with youth and their families on several levels. The RISC program offers comprehensive

assessments to evaluate areas of strength, need, and risk for a child/youth. The RISC case manager also provides referrals to appropriate services, assists in facilitating ISST meetings, and serves as a Pre-Trial Case Manager for the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum (CYDC) In Elbert and Lincoln Counties.

PREVENTION
PROGRAMS

In collaboration with other local agencies, Connections for Families offers several prevention programs focused on the areas of social-emotional learning, tobacco use, substance use, and life skills.

ELBERT COUNTY