Substitute care helps create supportive, familial, nurturing environments through love, compassion, and attunement to vulnerable youth who want success. We aim to remind kids they deserve happiness, security, and a life worth living.

The Backpack Program provides comprehensive, strengths-based, individualized support to children and youth K-12 in the public school setting. The program’s mission is to eliminate barriers to academic achievement; capitalize on child, youth, and family strengths; and promote positive social, emotional, and behavioral growth in children and youth.

Highly structured educational and therapeutic environments. Small group and individual instruction across all subject areas, such as trauma-informed therapeutic elements with a Positive Behavior Management System. Outdoor Education and Challenge by Choice adventure-based therapeutic experiences from day trips to camping and therapeutic art activities.

At Laraway, we celebrate each employee and client’s unique and rich differences. These differences bring new and exciting ideas, provide unique cultural experiences for our staff and clients, and help us better understand and appreciate each other while challenging us to become better together. Laraway could be an excellent fit if this sounds like an environment where you may thrive! Check out our current list of openings by clicking here.