NCYF Run for Kids

5k Run/2k Walk

Saturday, October 20, 2012

More details to follow, mark your calendars!

A portion of all purchases will benefit our Jolly Holiday Gift Program, which brings joy to our kids and families during the holidays.

• Visit with Santa and NCYF’s Foster the Caring Bear

• Appearances by local authors

• Teddy Bear Read Along with Santa and Foster

• Free gift wrapping

Jolly Holiday Gift Program.

Please join our Foster the Caring Bear in helping to bring smiles to the children and families we serve – you can help them have a Jolly Holiday!

More details and the names of the winners will be posted soon on our events page.

Click on the links below to view the sponsors in each category.

• Diamond Sponsors
• Platinum Sponsors
• Silver Sponsors
• Bronze Sponsors
• Crystal Sponsors

Northeast Center for Youth and Families, Inc.

August 25, 2011

The Northeast Center for Youth and Families has been in existence for thirty five years.  We are committed to serving kids and families who have experienced a wide range of behavioral and emotional difficulties.  We have a school which serves up to 120 students annually from many local communities, and our residential and foster care programs serve over 500 youth and families a year. In addition, we have an expressive arts program, an afterschool program and an in-home family support program.

Overall, we serve nearly a thousand kids and families annually and employ nearly 300 dedicated and skilled staff to provide these services.

NCYF is overseen by a very active Board of Directors.

Over the past two years, we cooperated fully with the Massachusetts State Auditor as that Office conducted an audit of our financial records from 2004 – 2009.  When we reviewed a draft report prepared by that Office, we disagreed with many of the Auditor’s findings, and we advised the Auditor accordingly.  We will review the final report that has just been issued and will pursue resolution of any outstanding issues through the avenues available to us.

During the audit process, the Auditor’s representatives made several recommendations regarding policies or practices that should be developed or changed.  We worked diligently to resolve any and all policy issues when they arose, and we are pleased to say that before the audit was finished we were in total compliance with state requirements and with standards for best practices among organizations like NCYF.

It is possible that we will continue to disagree with one or more of the Auditor’s findings.  In any event, we will cooperate with the Commonwealth in its prescribed process for the resolution of audits.  Meanwhile, the Board and the staff of NCYF look forward to the continued provision of critical services to kids and families in furtherance of the Agency’s mission.  We are grateful to the community for its support of this work.

Contact: Gary Bernhard, President, NCYF Board of Directors, Gary.Bernhard@ncyf.org

Executive Director Paul Rilla and Director of Education Steve Dion recently played host to the simplyliving team at TCS.  During the segment they discuss the school and its mission and offer insights to parents on how to access services at TCS.

Tune in to simplyliving tonight at 7 p.m. on ABC40, or at 10:30 p.m. on Fox6.

NCYF Run for Kids

Saturday, October 22, 2011

We hope you’ll join

Northeast Center for Youth and Families

for our first annual

Healthy Harvest 5k Run/2k Walk

More details to follow, mark your calendars now!