News

May 1, 2020
While VITA sites across Connecticut suspended in-person support in compliance with COVID-19 distancing mandates, the VITA program now offers free tax help to low and moderate income filers through internet-based ...
April 7, 2020
Millions of Americans find themselves at home these days and wonder what to do with their time. Some have shifted into the new virtual world with ease, while others have ...
April 1, 2020
Do you find yourself daydreaming and staring off into space? Or reaching for your cell phone all day long—for no specific reason? Perhaps you are half-listening to conversations around you. ...
March 31, 2020
As one of Connecticut's largest providers of mental health services for families and children, our work and mission at The Village has never been more important. ...
March 27, 2020
When COVID-19 became a reality, life as we knew it changed. Our routines and ability to predict what would happen next were drastically altered. Our ability to keep ourselves safe ...
March 11, 2020
The Simsbury Second Chance Shop has generated more than $2.6M for The Village for Families & Children! ...
March 11, 2020
The Village's Aldwin Allen, Senior Director of Community Programs, participated in the Hartford Public Schools’ special panel discussion about attendance and reducing chronic absenteeism. ...
March 5, 2020
Opioid epidemic contributing to increased demand, State grants providing critical support ...
February 27, 2020
Hoffman Family and ESPN Unveil Renovated Gym for Children Recovering from Trauma ...
January 31, 2020
If you earned up to $56,000 in 2019, determine your EITC eligibility at one of Connecticut’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. ...
January 16, 2020
The Village for Families & Children is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its West Hartford Second Chance Shop with a massive sale between January 16th and 18th. The shop, run ...
November 11, 2019
Study by The Consultation Center at Yale University School of Medicine and The Village for Families & Children demonstrates significant reduction in trauma-related symptoms for Medicaid-eligible children who received EMDR ...