News

June 15, 2023
More than 120 golfers came out swinging for The Village for Families & Children’s 12th Annual Foursomes for Fatherhood Golf Classic at TPC River Highlands in June, which raised $110,000 ...
June 14, 2023
John Mallin normally spends his afternoons leading a team at Ernst & Young in a downtown Hartford office. On Tuesday, he was leading some of the same workers while landscaping ...
June 9, 2023
The Village for Families & Children recently named Victor De La Paz as the organization’s new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). In this role, De La Paz will lead The Village’s ...
May 24, 2023
More than 13,500 tax filers—a 26-percent increase over last year—received free tax preparation and filing services from hundreds of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers, resulting in nearly $20 million in refunds ...
May 19, 2023
The Village has named Nancy and Jeffrey Hoffman as its 2023 Champions for Children in honor of their longstanding commitment to aiding the wellbeing of families in Greater Hartford and ...
Amy Samela gave the I-Team a tour of what will be 1 of 4 urgent crisis centers coming to the state. These are centers created for kids and teens experiencing ...
May 1, 2023
For a dozen years a mother and daughter team has managed the collectibles department at The Second Chance Shop, selling everything from a 135-year-old water pitcher to Beatrix Potter figurines ...
April 25, 2023
Connecticut Sun WNBA stars teamed up with The Village for Families & Children on Tuesday, April 25 to provide a one-day basketball clinic for kids in Greater Hartford to help ...
March 1, 2023
Hundreds of children affected by trauma will be provided with opportunities to build healthy coping skills through recreational play therapies thanks to a $75,000 grant the LEGO Community Fund U.S. ...
February 14, 2023
Starting Valentine’s Day, The Village for Families & Children is calling on the community to contribute online donations and help children in Greater Hartford #feelthelove with warm winter gear by ...
January 25, 2023
The United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, in partnership with The Village for Families & Children and Human Resources Agency of New Britain is offering Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. ...
January 5, 2023
As families in Connecticut face a historic mental health crisis exacerbated by the pandemic, inflation and other causes, CVS Health Foundation is stepping up to bolster behavioral health and other ...