CHILDREN'S PROGRAM CAFE offers community based services under the auspices of the French Law Suit, which guarantees such services. Working in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services, programs are designed to address individualized goals and objectives focused upon building the skills necessary to enhance the well being of each child. Each child served by CAFE has one-to-one staffing at all times, ensuring program consistency and individual attention. The relationship between the staff person and the child is of utmost importance as it leads to a program based upon mutual respect. Service Plans are designed and written in conjunction with the child’s family and based upon each child’s individual needs. This inherently leads to a more satisfying program because goals and objectives reflect the realistic needs of the child. Parent and/or guardian involvement is not only welcomed, it is wholeheartedly embraced. We can serve the child better if we learn from those who know him/her best. CAFE is a strictly community based agency. Each child served by CAFE is out in the community 100% of program time, participating in an infinite array of activities and endeavors (examples: sleigh rides, playgrounds, YMCA, arts & crafts, bowling, Kids Club, train rides, boat rides, apple picking, hiking, group field trips, etc.). CAFE focuses upon fostering independence on a natural basis. CAFE focuses upon and emphasized the strengths of each child we serve. We start with the child and build the program around them. We see a whole universe and all of its possibilities in the eyes of each child we serve.