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Holding youth accountable for disruptive behavior while providing education and support services, The Chase Home’s Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP) represents an increasingly popular alternative to traditional punishment through Juvenile Court. “Data is clear that kids who receive education and support rather than simply getting punished for non-violent crimes have a much lower probability of […]

Kennebunk Savings recently awarded $5,000 to The Chase Home in support of its Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP), which holds youth accountable for disruptive behavior while providing education and support services. “It’s primarily a court-mandated program that serves as an alternative to traditional punitive measures that research shows pretty much do very little to reduce delinquent behaviors,” […]

For staff in The Chase Home’s Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP), which serves at-risk youth and families in the community, flexibility has become a guiding principle in their service delivery model. “COVID-19 has impacted not just what we do, but how we do it,” said Cory Towne-Kerr, SCDP coordinator. Even the act of communicating with […]

While COVID-19 has increased the need for its services, positive developments have emerged in several programs, including Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP), at Chase Home. According to Cory Towne-Kerr, who manages it, the program holds youth accountable for disruptive behavior while providing education and support services. “When social distancing protocols were enacted, we adjusted our […]

Working with at-risk youth and their families in Portsmouth and throughout the state, The Chase Home recently received $1,000 from Sprague Energy to support its Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP). Serving nearly 50 youth, 11 to 17, and their families in the past fiscal year, SCDP works with youth and families struggling with complex issues, […]

On Tuesday, November 13 at The Atlantic Grill in Rye, more than 150 people are expected to attend The Chase Home’s 5th Wine & Chocolate Tasting. The nonprofit agency’s largest fundraiser, it has attracted the support of Kennebunk Savings, which recently presented a $2,500 check to Meme Wheeler, executive director at The Chase Home. According […]

In support of some of the Seacoast’s most vulnerable youth, Newburyport Five Cents Charitable Foundation recently contributed $5,000 to support Chase Home’s Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP). Developed in collaboration with numerous community partners, SCDP provides youth who have committed minor offenses with an alternative to arrest or incarceration. According to Chase Home Executive Director […]

Serving area youth since 1877, Chase Home recently received a $5,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) awarded through the City of Portsmouth. The money will be used to support its Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP), which was formed this past May with numerous community […]

Historically, Seacoast youth who committed minor, nonviolent offenses were treated much like anyone else—they were arrested and subjected to traditional punitive measures. With the launch of the Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP) this past May, however, these and similar youth have another option. “Juvenile diversion programs are evidence-based and have been met with great success,” […]

In collaboration with many community stakeholders, Chase Home will launch the Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP) on May 1 to provide youth who have committed minor offenses with an alternative to arrest or prosecution. Developed over the course of approximately 9 months, the program will provide a variety of services, including: assessments of individuals’ needs, […]