Mission

Harmony At Home strives to end the cycles of violence and abuse by empowering children, young adults, and their families with the skills and confidence to lead healthy productive lives.

The Big Idea

Harmony At Home integrates our Comprehensive Social and Emotional Supports Packages into schools and youth-based organizations throughout Monterey County. Packages encompass:

1. Bullying Prevention - Empowering schools through student-led advocacy assemblies and professional training for educators. This initiative impacts students and families, fostering safer school environments.

2. Sticks & Stones School-based and Community-based Counseling - Providing crucial counseling, mentoring, and coaching sessions to children and teens affected by chronic trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Weekly sessions equip them and their families with tools for healing.

3. Children 1st - Supporting families navigating high-conflict separation or divorce with co-parenting classes to foster children's well-being amid family transitions.

4. Family First – Engaging young mothers and fathers expecting or parenting through home visits, parenting education, and essential resources, promoting child development, and family stability.

Your support ensures these vital services reach those who need them most, building healthier communities through comprehensive social and emotional support.

Alternative Education’s partnership with Harmony At Home allows direct therapeutic services addressing social-emotional well-being to be provided to Salinas Community School students at the SAFE and Itap programs without any barriers to service as needed. It has proven to be a major stabilizing factor for both students and staff. ~Gail Bengard, LMFT, Alt. Ed. School Counselor

- Gail Bengard