CCGC NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! Will you help us build a new playground?

CCGC is in need of a new playground to enhance our outdoor playspace and create new opportunities for therapeutic play. Can you help us make it happen? Children come to CCGC to receive help with many different mental and behavioral health issues, and children at CCGC School benefit from small classrooms and wrap-around therapeutic support as well as special education services. All of these children, whether they come to our location for their weekly therapy appointment or attend our school, benefit from the opportunity to play outdoors in a safe and therapeutic environment. Due to a lack of available funding in previous years, our current playground is small and not sturdy enough for older children to play on or enjoy, and is showing signs of wear and tear from over the years. For kids who are already faced with so much struggle and difficulty, it would mean the world for them to be able to access a new playscape where they can run, climb, swing, and truly enjoy their time together, as everyone should at their age! Our team has already identified key pieces of playground equipment that will make the greatest impact for the kids in our care, and we have a comprehensive plan to create a therapeutic space that can truly benefit all children at CCGC. Now, we just need your help to raise the funding and make it possible! Please consider participating in one of our fundraisers this fall and winter, or simply make a donation on this page today!

ABOUT CCGC

Community Child Guidance Clinic, Inc. is a private, nonprofit, special education and mental health agency offering diagnostic, treatment, and consultation services to children 0-18 and their families. CCGC has worked to provide quality care for children suffering from mental and behavioral health concerns for over 60 years, and its mission states: “Our mission is to assist and support children with emotional and behavioral issues by providing a special education day school and a system of child and family-focused mental health services.” The agency fulfills this mission by providing an array of services for children including outpatient counseling, in-home services, an intensive outpatient program, therapeutic groups, Victims of Crime Assistance Services (VOCA), and a clinical day school. CCGC makes these services available to all children living in central Connecticut and offers vital opportunities for treatment, healing, and growth in a location that is accessible to families. The agency currently serves over 35 towns throughout Connecticut, and over 700 children each year.

CCGC originally opened its doors in 1959, with the mission of providing mental health services to families in Manchester and surrounding towns who would have otherwise needed to travel a significant distance when seeking care. CCGC’s small staff originally only provided outpatient counseling and psychiatric services, but later the agency grew to include a preschool and sexual abuse treatment team. These added programs represent the beginning of an ongoing commitment at CCGC to provide services that are relevant to the current needs of the community and which utilize the most contemporary practices in the field. Today, CCGC continues this tradition with the more recent additions of multiple Evidence-Based Practices, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC), and Modular Approach to Therapy for Children (MATCH).

Playground Renovation at CCGC School

By Community Child Guidance Clinic, Inc

Playground Renovation at CCGC School

Help make outdoor playtime better for kids who need our help!