Elmcrest’s Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) program serves hundreds of children each year across several counties in NYS. Services are designed to assess and support children with mental health challenges, to be successful in their home and within their community. Through therapy and support services, an important part of this program is Read More »
Cottage #8 youth and staff dressed as the 101 Dalmations for Halloween. The movie, 101 Dalmatians, could have had a preview on the Elmcrest campus last month. The boys from Cottage 8 were joined by a few adventurous staff for some Halloween fun. The big question? Did they get real treats or bones? Read More »
In Elmcrest’s Mexico program, girls 14 and under meet monthly for a social gathering. They are part of Elmcrest’s Children and Family Treatment Support Services (CFTSS). At each meeting they take on some fun activity. Plans for bleaching T-shirts to create designs were not favorable to the T-shirts! Many of the resulting colors were too Read More »
Former Principal Deb Mastropaolo reads to ECC elementary kids. Mrs. Mastropaolo was a welcome “visitor” to Elmcrest just in time for Halloween. This beloved principal of Elmcrest’s school recently retired but made a return visit to kick-off the Monthly Mystery Reader for our elementary students. She read "Creepy Carrots" By Aaron Reynolds. The kids loved Read More »
Hay is for horses…and the annual hayride the children at Elmcrest enjoyed a short time ago! They continued their fall adventure with a trip to the pumpkin patch. Each child selected a favorite pumpkin and enjoyed cider and donut treats. The smiles on these faces were all captured in the fall “photo booth.” Read More »
The call of the wolf reached one of our senior boys at Elmcrest. He traveled with our Literacy Specialist to Wolf Mountain Nature Center in Smyrna, Chenango County, NY. This young man has a passion for wolves and was happy to check out this unique place that fosters appreciation for the intrinsic value of Gray Read More »
Elmcrest youth at the Teen Book Festival in Rochester. A short trip to Rochester was the highlight of a recent weekend for six Elmcrest students. They traveled to the Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival (GRTBF). They met several authors who write for teens and who spoke to them personally about writing and publishing books. The Read More »
ECC youth enjoying Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Several children from the Elmcrest residences mingled with the animals this summer. Rosamond Gifford Zoo offered large and small, animals, fish, and fowl for the children to visit. New favorites this year were two new baby cape porcupines, two more Humboldt penguin chicks and the arrival of Bjorn the Read More »
The girls in Cottage 9 have been traveling in a world of imagination. When two recent birthdays arrived, their talented supervisor, with creative assistance from their peers, created dazzling settings to match the interests of the birthday girls. Everyone grabbed their “passports” and soon traveled to Japan for celebration number one. Majestic backdrops brought this Read More »
Boys of Cottage 3 hiking in Highland Forest Park. Four youth from Cottage 3 spent an overnight camping this summer at Camp Valley in Highland Forest Park, Fabius. No snack packs for this foursome; they built a fire, cooked a whole chicken for their dinner, and topped it off with Smores. Breakfast the next morning Read More »
