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About Italian Home for Children
Spurred into action, the churches became involved in fundraising and organizing relief efforts for the orphans.
Boston's North End was hit hard by the 1918 influenza epidemic, leaving hundreds of orphans in its wake. Father Antonio Sousa, O.F.M., pastor of the first Italian parish in New England, St. Leonard's Church, took it upon himself to help the suffering children. He spread his message through his sermons and letters sent to other Italian Roman Catholic Churches in the Boston Archdiocese, inspiring them to join his fundraising and relief efforts. Thanks to Father Sousa's tireless efforts, the orphans of the North End were given a second chance at life.
Programs
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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
Residential Programming at Italian Home for Children is accredited and licensed as a 24/7 support for a child with mental health concerns, high-risk behaviors, trauma histories, and/or developmental challenges who needs a variety of therapies in a structured co-ed environment. We offer longer term care for average of 6-12 months, short term care for average of 1-2 weeks, and overnight/weekend respite at our Jamaica Plain campus to help with safety and stabilization.
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM
The continuum of programs at the Italian Home provide children with the opportunity to enter for one service and possibly be referred to and benefit from many of the other programs offered. This continuity of care is very beneficial to the overall improvement and health of the individual child.
Pallotta School
The Pallotta School, located on our Jamaica Plain Campus, is a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education approved K-8 program for children between 3-15 with special education needs. Our children experience social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties along with learning differences that prevail in a non-traditional learning environment.
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