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Contact Information
Guidewire Inc.Contact: Andrea Rigali, Vice President of Operations-Chicopee
Email Address: arigali@guidewireinc.org
Phone: 413-733-6100 x104
Alternate Phone: 4134433295 x4134433295
Fax: 4134433295
View Adult Residential Life Skills Program Website
1974 Westover Road Chicopee, MA 01022
Area Served: West
Map Location Adult Residential Life Skills Program
Narrative
Key Features:
- Stable and secure residential and day program settings
- Emphasis on skill building and independence
- Behavioral and environmental supports for overcoming challenging behaviors. People can develop more adaptive problem solving strategies
- Community based, with a focus on helping people to become active members of their communities
- Data-based program development and evaluation
- Team approach, where finding the needs and likes of the person are a part of the process.
- Stable, consistent setting with focus on skill-building
At Guidewire, we work to help people break the cycle of residential instability. Many of the people we support have histories of significant behavioral problems This has resulted in chaotic, unstable program placement.
We have a mission-driven emphasis on positive, skill-building interventions. We offer every person the chance at long-term success, regardless of short-term setbacks that they may have. Stopping the cycle of failure and rejection is often the most important service we provide.
Service Types
- Adult Education
- Case Management
- Group Homes
- Skills Training
Program Type
- Housing
- Respite
Populations Served
- Behavior Disorder
- Developmental Disability
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Mental Illness
Ages Served
- 19 - 22
- 23 – 59
- 60 +
Accessibility Features
- Elevators
- Free Transport
- Medical Needs
- Near Public Transportation
- Wheelchair Ramps
Additional Information
- Fees: Free Service, Personal Funds
- Licensed By: DDS,DMH, DCF
