Programs

The RFKCAC Programs Cape Cod

Cape Cod Adolescent Treatment Center
The Cape Cod Adolescent Treatment Center is a staff-secure residential program accommodating 12 at-risk coed youths ages 12 to 17 from Cape Cod and the Islands. The center provides a safe, nurturing, and stable environment where adolescents can overcome challenges ranging from substance abuse, unsafe homes, neglect, violence, and truancy to aggressive behavior. When possible, youths continue to attend public school while in the program. If not, they are tutored onsite.  Referred by the Department of Children and Families, these young people typically remain at the center for 45 days.
Community Based Services
We offer community-based after school service to adolescent youth who have either discharged from our residential program or are referred by the Department of Children and Families or by other collaterally involved community members such as guidance counselors, mentors, etc.  Through our community-based programs we offer:
  • Counseling and clinical services provided by community-based therapists and local mental health centers
  • Activities that build physical strength, social skills, and emotional health
  • Educational programs and life skills development
  • Therapeutic recreations, including Adventure Education
  • Group and family therapy and advocacy

Support and Stabilization

Support and Stabilization Services (S&S) provide direct in-home and community-based services to youth either discharging from our residential facility or those referred to us by DCF or any other welfare related agency.  The purpose of placement in the S&S program is to assist both the youths and families to reunite successfully or maintain their placement at home.  This is done by teaching new skills, providing counseling and significant logistical support, teaching families how to connect to area services and resources, arranging respite services, introducing and delivering healthy recreation and diversion activities and resources, and importantly creating a friendly and comfortable relationship with DCF and the families to encourage them to take advantage of these resources when they are needed in the future.  A Family Support Worker (FSW) is identified for each youth at intake.  The FSW works with the youth and their family several days each week depending on need.  The average duration of the service is 90 days, but varies with each family. 

Youth In Progress (YIP)

Over the past several years, kids involved in state systems throughout the Commonwealth have become more dependent on that system and are not exiting it with the skills needed to become productive contributing members of their communities.  Through the Youth In Progress program, teenagers will be assisted in their transition to adulthood, provided the necessary tools and skill sets to function on their own. The focus of the YIP program is to help youth develop daily living skills such as money management, interpersonal and professional communication, conflict resolution, job coaching, and healthy living skills.  In addition to adolescents involved with state systems, we offer this program to any teenager who wants to both develop and demonstrate his or her own individual leadership skills. Youth can be referred by school personnel, counselors or parents/guardians can contact the program directly. Through their participation in YIP, youths will also have opportunities to contribute to their communities through the community service projects they will design and execute.  Examples of this include organizing food drives that benefit local food banks, volunteering at the local senior center, animal shelter or homeless shelters.  This instills in them a sense of civic responsibility and the value of giving back to the communities.

YIP Driving School

We are a fully licensed Driver's Education School that offers innovative classes to community youth at a reduced rate in exchange for their participation in a community service project.  The curriculum includes 30 hours of classroom instruction, 12 hours driving and observation on the road.  For more information and class schedules, click here or please visit our website www.yipdrivingschool.com.