Committed to
helping children,
adults and families
in Greater Hartford.

Our 200-year-old mission is to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children.

Support The Village’s Back-to-School Drive to provide backpacks, school supplies, Dignity Grows totes that contain menstrual and hygiene products, and uniforms for more than 1,000 children in Greater.

We need your help to ensure that every child who spends time at The Village has the safest and most nurturing environment possible. Your support will make a difference every single day by helping to provide children at The Village with comforting spaces to heal and play.

Plus, your gift can be memorialized on our historic campus! Click below to learn how.

Walk in!

Our walk-in Urgent Crisis Centers (UCC) provide outpatient services for children and adolescents who are experiencing an urgent mental or behavioral health crisis. No appointment or referral is necessary.

Visit an Urgent Crisis Center in Hartford or Waterbury.

Virtual Healthcare

The OnMed CareStation connects people ages two and up to licensed clinical professionals for private, one-on-one, virtual healthcare visits in real-time. No out-of-pocket cost or appointment needed!

Stories of Impact

CAREERS

What keeps employees here? Making a difference.

“The work is rewarding. The Village is big enough, but small enough.”

News

July 1, 2026
Two of Connecticut’s leading behavioral health providers, Wellmore and The Village for Families & Children (The Village), merged Wednesday, marking a transformative new chapter for the state’s mental health system ...
June 29, 2026
More than 14,000 tax filers received free tax preparation and filing services from hundreds of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers. This effort resulted in $26.8 million in refunds and credits returned ...
June 5, 2026
The Village for Families & Children has named Eric Feeney, a third-grade teacher at Wolcott Elementary School in West Hartford, and Dr. Steven Rogers, Medical Director of Emergency Mental and ...
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🚘 The 15th Annual KIDSAFE CT Jerry Bundy Car Show is coming up on August 15!! Who's getting excited?? 🤩

Join us for this special event, where your participation has a lasting impact for youth in foster care. Whether you come to admire the cars, support the cause or take the next step in fostering, your presence provides children with hope and helps them thrive.

➡ WHEN: 8/15/26, 9am-2pm
➡ WHERE: Tolland County Agricultural Center, (24 Hyde Ave, Vernon, CT)
✅ REGISTER: thevillage.org/event/kidsafe-ct-car-show/ (Car registration is $10. Admission is free for spectators!)

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🚘 The 15th Annual KIDSAFE CT Jerry Bundy Car Show is coming up on August 15!! Whos getting excited?? 🤩

Join us for this special event, where your participation has a lasting impact for youth in foster care. Whether you come to admire the cars, support the cause or take the next step in fostering, your presence provides children with hope and helps them thrive.

➡ WHEN: 8/15/26, 9am-2pm
➡ WHERE: Tolland County Agricultural Center, (24 Hyde Ave, Vernon, CT)
✅ REGISTER: https://thevillage.org/event/kidsafe-ct-car-show/ (Car registration is $10. Admission is free for spectators!)

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💬 Midweek affirmations.

❤ Need support?
➡ Learn how we can help: thevillage.org

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💬 Midweek affirmations. 

❤ Need support? 
➡ Learn how we can help: thevillage.org

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In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. But having a moment to pause, learn, breathe and recharge can make all the difference you need to thrive.

Take a mindful minute to learn practical tips and strategies to help you navigate the beautiful journey of parenting, find moments of calm and turn challenges into triumphs.

You deserve to thrive, and it all begins with a little pause!