PACT (Parents and Children Together) is a parenting-education program for Somerset County area families headed by individuals with developmental disabilities. PACT teaches parents the art of nurturing and raising healthy and well-adjusted children. Complementary services help stabilize families and support self-sufficiency.
PACT Home Interventionists use the following methods to support families:
We teach parenting skills, independent living skills and social skills through home visits and by accompanying families into the community.
We assist parents in finding and using community services.
We educate parents in special education rights and guide them in advocating for their children and obtaining appropriate education.
We help families to understand day-to-day challenges of parenting and how to address them.
In this way, families are able to:
Develop the means to support their families basic needs
Obtain counseling, medical and dental care, legal and financial assistance, educational placements, child care and recreation services
Participate fully in the education of their children
Understand their rights as parents and citizens
Feel supported and accepted
Live, work and parent independently in the community
