• SAFE SUPPORTIVE EMPOWERING

    Show your support by making a charitable contribution to Living in Safe Alternatives,  Inc. Your donation helps us provide safe, supportive, empowering programs for youth and families.

  • Be a Holiday Hero to a Youth in Need

    Make the holidays brighter
    for our young people!

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    http://lisainc.org/wish-upon-a-star-holiday-gift-drive-2018





     

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    GOOD NEWS

    Your Support Helps.

    • Webster Bank Employees Lend their Support to LISA, Inc.

      Employees of Webster Bank cashed in on the opportunity to raise money for LISA, Inc.

    • Give Local 2018

      Supporters rally to LISA, Inc. during the 2018 Give Local Campaign

    • Residence Inn Marriott furnishes our youth's rooms

      The Residence Inn Marriott in Southington extended their generous hospitality to LISA, Inc.!!  During the recent renovation of their Southington location, the hotel donated their home furnishings and decor to help decorate the rooms of our youth.  The stylish and modern pieces included sofas, lounge chairs, desks, chairs, lamps and pictures.  The personal spaces of our young men and women look even more like home thanks to the kindess of our friends at the Residence Inn Marriott. Many thanks to our colleagues at McCabe's Moving and Used Furniture for their muscles in moving the two moving vans worth of furniture!  

    • Walmart presents LISA, Inc. with $500 grant

      Walmart in Southington kindly awarded a $500 grant to LISA, Inc..  
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    Supporting Events.

    • Annual Staff Appreciation Dinner

      January 31, 2017 We had a wonderful time at our annual staff appreciation dinner at Geno's Grille. LISA, Inc. is so grateful for our talented, dedicated staff!

    • Executive Director Kim Selvaggi Honored at Southington Chamber Annual Dinner

      April 27, 2017 We are excited to announce that LISA, Inc.'s Kim Selvaggi was the recipient of an Executive Director Award at the annual Southington Chamber Dinner. The award recognizes outstanding executives who use their skills to work for the betterment of the Southington community. Congratulations to Kim and the entire LISA, Inc. team!

    • LISA, Inc. Receives Generous Donation From HomeGoods, in Honor of Their Grand Opening in Southington

      May 7, 2017 We are proud to announce that LISA, Inc. was the beneficiary of a generous donation from Southington HomeGoods. In honor of their Grand Opening, HomeGoods awarded LISA, Inc. with a check in the amount of $10,000. We are gratified to receive this donation, and encourage you to visit the brand new Southington HomeGood's at 99 Executive Blvd S.

    • Wish Upon A Star 2017 Holiday Drive

      December 1, 2017 Be a super star this holiday and help make the holiday brighter for local youth in our Wish Upon A Star initiative!  We've compiled a Wish List from every youth in our care and are asking the community to help us make their wishes come true this holiday!  Team Demas Orthodontics in Southington is lending a hand and have a Giving Tree in their lobby where the community can select a Wish List item to purchase for our drive.  We have until December 13th to collect everything off the wish lists for our boys and girls.   To sign-up & be a star- contact Elizabeth at 860.426.0946 or ehyatt@lisainc.org.  
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OUR PROGRAMS

Learn more about the programs that you can help support.

  • Community Based Life Skills (CBLS)

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    A non-residential program for youth ages 14- older throughout Connecticut. Individulized sessions teaching life skills to teenagers in foster care, support the transition to independent living.

  • Lisa's WISH

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    Lisa's WISH provides a warm, safe, secure, structured environmet, counseling, therapy and more. Statewide referrals by the Department of Children and Families for females ages 17-21 with mild to moderate mental health needs, history of abuse, and/or in foster care.

  • Supervised Apartments and Independent Living Program (SAIL)

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    Transitional apartments for older adolescent males and females working towards independence- including expectant and parenting mothers and fathers LISA, Inc. owns one and two bedroom condos, with 24/7 staff coverage and support.

  • Youth Excellence Project (YEP)

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    The Youth Excellence Project is a program for adolescent boys ages 13-17 who are in foster care, congregate care or an independent living facility in Connecticut.  Participating youth take part in two half-day workshops per month leading up to a weeklong adventure trip to the Channel Islands National Park in Santa Barbara, CA.