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Howard Center offers professional crisis and counseling services to children and adults; supportive services to individuals with autism and developmental disabilities who need help with education, employment, and life maintenance skills; counseling and medical services for those struggling with substance use disorders; and interventions and supports for adults with serious and persistent mental health challenges. Howard Center collaborates with many community partners and is a funded agency of the United Way of Chittenden County. Services and supports are community-based and provided in more than 60 locations, including area schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, and client homes, in addition to Howard Center offices and residential homes. In 2015, Howard Center’s professional staff of 1,500 helped more than 16,000 people, primarily in Chittenden County , but also in Franklin, Grand Isle, and Rutland Counties.〔Howard Center Development and Communications Office〕 ==History== Founded in 1865 as the Home for Destitute Children, Howard Center is now the largest of Vermont’s designated agencies representing Vermont’s System of Care. It is currently the largest community-based center in Vermont and one of the largest in New England. Two significant events in the organization’s history occurred in 1966 and in 1994. In 1966 the agency received its designation as the community mental health center for Chittenden County under the federal Community Mental Health Act of 1963. In 1994, the Howard Center for Human Services, merged with Champlain Drug and Alcohol Services, and The Baird Center for Children and Families into one organization, forming Howard Center today.〔Howard Center Development and Communications Office〕 In 2009, they were criticized, along with several other state-dependent agencies, for appearing to overpay officers and directors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HowardCenter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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