Lunch Break With The Village is a monthly Facebook Live event series that features Village staff and community guests who provide expert tips and advice on navigating challenging life situations and other relevant topics.
Upcoming Episode
Black Men and Boys’ Mental Health
October 10, 2024
Join us on Facebook Live on Thursday, October 10 at noon for an episode of Lunch Break With The Village focused on Black Men and Boys’ Mental Health and learn about some of the unique challenges that Black men and...
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The Village’s Second Chance Shops
September 16, 2021
The Village’s Second Chance Shops—located in Glastonbury, Simsbury, Suffield and West Hartford, are filled with incredible bargains on great clothing and household items.
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Parenting Education & Early Childhood Programs at KIDSAFE!
August 19, 2021
We celebrated the 40th anniversary of KIDSAFE CT, an affiliate of The Village.
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Surviving the Opioid Epidemic, Resiliency in a Post-COVID World
May 20, 2021
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We discussed surviving the opioid epidemic and bouncing back—resiliency in a post-COVID world.
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Parenting During COVID and Integrated Care for Your Family
May 6, 2021
Special Two-Part Edition: We discussed parenting during COVID and the benefits of integrated care for your family.
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Essential Equity: Women, Covid-19 and Rebuilding Connecticut
March 18, 2021
Our guest Jennifer Steadman, Ph.D., Executive Director of Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, Inc. joined host Yvette Young to discuss Aurora’s newly released called Essential Equity: Women, Covid-19 and Rebuilding Connecticut, indicates that the pandemic has only made challenges more acute.
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Youth Suicide Prevention and Support
February 23, 2021
Our guests Faith Vos Winkel, MSW and Caytlin Woodtke, LCSW joined host Yvette Young to discuss youth suicide prevention and support.
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Human Trafficking in Connecticut
January 14, 2021
Erin Williamson, Vice President of Global Programs and Annmarie Boulay, Founder and CEO of The Underground NE discussed human trafficking in Connecticut.
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Effective Stress Management
November 19, 2020
Our guests Amy Romano, Village Clinical Supervisor for the Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (IICAPS) program and Nicole Cyr, Village Clinical Supervisor for the Enhanced Care Clinic (ECC) discuss effective stress management strategies.
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Voter Registration
October 15, 2020
Our nonpartisan guests Tanya Rhodes Smith and Angela Bellas shared about the importance and impact of voting.
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