Today, Kyla Thomas is setting big financial goals: she’s learning all she can about tax credits, perfecting her resume to land an internship and taking budgeting courses to help build her savings and pay off her student loans as quickly as possible.
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in Greater Hartford.
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A HERITAGE OF HELP
Serving a diverse community for more than 200 years.
We provide a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services in Greater Hartford, Connecticut.
- 500+ professional staff
- 20,000 people served each year
- 97% overall satisfaction rating
- 99% cultural competency rating
Stories of Impact
Meet Madyson and Nygel.
Nygel and many other HPL staff have worked diligently to infuse trauma-informed practice into their work with The Village’s partnership. Thanks to the safe space that has been created at HPL, youth and young adults like Madyson have mentors with whom they can confide.
CAREERS
What keeps employees here? Making a difference.
“The work is rewarding. The Village is big enough, but small enough.”
News
May 09, 2022
VITA in Central and Northeastern Connecticut Helps More Than 12,700 Residents File Taxes This Year
More than $36.8 million returned to taxpayers through the VITA campaign
May 02, 2022
This Mother’s Day, Hartford Moms in Need To See Expansion of Mental Health and Parenting Support Services
Just in time for Mother’s Day, The Village for Families & Children has expanded services to help empower local mothers, filling a gap in support as families face an increase in mental health challenges compounded by COVID-19.
April 30, 2022
The Village, United Way and City of Hartford Combine Efforts for Drug Take Back Day Event
Hartford residents were able to safely dispose around 70 pounds of unwanted and unused medications.
April 21, 2022
Village Hosts Connecticut Sun Basketball Clinic To Help Hartford Kids Affected by Trauma
The Village for Families & Children, WNBA stars partner to bring sports to after-school program
March 29, 2022
Vernon Expands Free Pandemic-Related Mental Health Counseling
Children ages 3 to 17 can receive free counseling through a unique partnership with KIDSAFE-CT, an affiliate of The Village for Families & Children. The town has already established a social worker position using ARPA funds to counsel adult Town residents through the Hockanum Valley Community Council.
March 11, 2022
Village’s Family Navigators to Assist Families in Cradle to Career Initiative To Improve Academic Success for North Hartford Promise Zone Students
The Village for Families & Children is joining forces with community leaders, local care providers, city officials and community-based organizations in a new initiative to provide Hartford children and their families with the supports they need to reach their full potential.
March 01, 2022
Cipes Pediatric Dentistry Provides Village Preschoolers With Free Care
The Village for Families & Children recently teamed up with Drs. Monica Cipes and Elizabeth Chisholm, a mother-daughter team of pediatric dentists at Cipes Pediatric Dentistry of West Hartford, to provide dental health care to preschoolers at The Village’s Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) in Asylum Hill.
February 18, 2022
Hartford Middle School Creates Food Pantry for Local Students, Families
At Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Hartford, seventh-grade students are working to live up to every bit of the school's name through a new program initiative. And it all started with the question, "What would you like to change?"
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
"We do it because we believe in it."
The Village is supported by hundreds of donors and volunteers who help us provide critical support to children, adults and families in our local community.
The Village for Families & Children
3 hours ago
💙 THANK YOU, foster parents! 💙
In honor of #NationalFosterCareMonth, our staff gathered with Village foster parents yesterday to celebrate their commitment and the incredible impact they make in children’s lives. Our foster families embody the very core of our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children. We’re so grateful for their dedication!
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The Village for Families & Children updated their cover photo.
2 days ago
⭐️ The Village is a Top Workplace! Join our team and make a difference each day.
✅ VIEW OPEN POSITIONS: thevillage.org/careers
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The Village for Families & Children
2 days ago
☀️ It’s about to be a BRIGHT weekend! Watch the Connecticut Sun shine against the Dallas Wings this Thursday and the Washington Mystics this Saturday at Mohegan Sun!
PURCHASE TICKETS: ow.ly/zUO850J6TSe
💛🏀 Thanks to the CT Sun’s Games for Good Program, a portion of ticket sales will benefit The Village! (Must use link above)
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