Living In Safe Alternatives (LISA), Inc. is a private, non-profit organization that has served the needs of abused, abandoned, adjudicated and neglected youth for 36 years. Our agency's initials also refer to the infamous case of Lisa Steinberg from Brooklyn New York, one of over 1000 children who died from abuse in 1988.
LISA Inc. operates four programs in Connecticut. These programs include two group homes for adolescent females, Beacon House in Wolcott and Plainville Group Home; the Supervised Apartments and Independent Living (SAIL) Program in Bristol for both males and females including young mothers; and the Community Life Skills Program in Waterbury, a non-residential life skills education program. LISA also has a vocational training program, A Stitch In Time. This agency serves primarily poor minority clients from urban environments in Connecticut, although we accept clients from any socio-economic or racial background. Our residential programs provide a safe, nurturing and structured environment in which needed services can be provided. Our goals are to assist our clients in recuperating from the effects of abuse and neglect, as well as to acquire the skills necessary to build a healthy and happy future. Our programs served 69 clients in the year 2002.
Our group homes are licensed by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. LISA, Inc. was the first recipient of the Connecticut Association of Residential Facilites Award for Outstanding Program Performance and Contribution to Community Youth and Adolescent Services. LISA's Life Skills Education and Training Program was a recipient of the Celebrate Our Communities 2002 Award by the New Britain Foundation for Public Giving. LISA, Inc. has had notable success in favorably impacting the lives of its participants. Former clients have attended such colleges as Albertus Magnus, Yale University, Howard University, University of Connecticut and Boston University. They work in a variety of occupations and industries including nursing, legal assistance, banking, sales, real estate, auto mechanics and culinary arts. In recent years, LISA, Inc. has received grants and in-kind donations for various programs and projects from American Savings Foundation, Yale-Griffin Hospital Healthy People 2010, New Britain Foundation for Public Giving, United Way, Waterbury Foundation, and the Women & Girls Fund. more... |