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Youth suicides are rising in CT. Mental health advocates and providers offer ways to help.

August 30, 2024
Connecticut finds itself in a midst of a mental health crisis. In the past two months, nine youth deaths by ...
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The Village, Dignity Grows & United Way Team up To Fight Period Poverty With Back-To-School Drive

August 8, 2024
The Village’s annual back-to-school backpack drive has a new twist this year that will not only provide local students with ...
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Village Donors Leave Their Mark on Hartford Community, Historic Campus With Life-Changing Gifts

July 8, 2024
Thousands of youth and families served by The Village for Families & Children will receive the help they need to ...
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Returns Nearly $28 Million to Residents of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

June 17, 2024
More than 13,000 tax filers received free tax preparation and filing services from hundreds of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers, resulting ...
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Golfers Raise More Than $100,000 To Help Dads Receive Life-Changing Support at The Village

June 13, 2024
With more than 120 golfers hitting the greens, The Village for Families & Children's 13th Annual Foursomes for Fatherhood Golf ...
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“You Never Stop Thinking About Wanting to Belong to a Family”

May 31, 2024
Colleagues at DCF partner-provider The Village for Families and Children (The Village) say their associate Vice President of Permanency, Thomas ...
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Rabbi Donna Berman, Richard Sugarman Named 2024 Village Champions for Children

May 17, 2024
The Village has named Rabbi Donna Berman and Richard Sugarman as its 2024 Champions for Children in honor of their ...
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Blumenthal Pushes For Federal Funding For Mental-Health Services

April 16, 2024
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says that fighting suicide and declining mental health for young adults and children will need “probably ...
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Nonprofit Coalition Encourages Filers to Utilize Free Tax Preparation Assistance as Tax Day Approaches

April 8, 2024
Hartford, CT April 8, 2024 – With the tax season ending, the Central and Northeastern VITA Coalition (comprised of United ...
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Hartford Healthcare, The Village Bring OnMed Healthcare Experience to Hartford

March 18, 2024
As part of ongoing efforts to make accessing quality healthcare easier for everyone, Hartford HealthCare (HHC) has teamed with OnMed, ...
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Stark Reality for Many CT Kids: Trauma, Social Isolation, Negative Impact of Social Media

February 15, 2024
Murphy spoke of his concern for the way social media impacts young people as he and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz ...
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500 Kids Need New Coats To Keep Warm

February 13, 2024
The Village is calling on the community to contribute online donations that will help children in Greater Hartford #FeelTheLove with ...
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