PACT is a community-based parenting-education program for Somerset County area families headed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
PACT helps families access community services so they are able to live, work, and parent independently in order to keep their children emotionally healthy and educationally on track. The program places special emphasis on assisting consumer families access healthcare in the community.
Parents and Children Together (PACT)
PACT (Parents And Children Together) is a community-based parenting-education program for Somerset County area families headed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
PACT’s preventative family support approach helps families access community services so they are able to live, work, and parent independently in order to keep their children emotionally healthy and educationally on track.
Staff includes professionals with advanced degrees and certifications in Special Education, Social Work, and Counseling.
PACT Family Interventionists ensure:
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Family attendance and participation at child evaluations
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Children’s school enrollment and attendance
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Family communication with teachers to enrich student learning and address issues that might interfere with progress in school
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Family participation in the child’s transition from school to post-secondary education, paid employment, or a training program for employment.
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Family access and utilization of primary and preventative health care.
For more information, please contact the Jeanette McClew, Director of PACT, at 908-725-8544 x637 or jeanettem@thearcofsomerset.org.
