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January 5, 2023

CVS Health Foundation Grant to Advance Health Equity, Help Families Access Mental Health Support

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 support services for families in Greater Hartford through a $25,000 “Hometown Fund” grant backing The Village for Families & Children’s ...
December 25, 2022

Thousands of Children in Need Open Gifts on Christmas Morning Thanks To Generous Donations

Thousands of local children in need received gifts just in time for Christmas—along with food, clothing and other necessities—thanks to more than $30,000 in gift cards that were donated through ...

The Village, Goya and ESPN Team Up To Distribute 5,000 Pounds of Food to Families Facing Food Insecurity

The Village for Families & Children began distributing more than 5,000 pounds of food donated by Goya Foods today to hundreds of Hartford families who are experiencing food insecurity. ...

Successful Girl Within Event to Aid Thousands of Women and Girls Affected by Trauma

After two years of celebrating virtually, The Village for Families & Children’s annual Girl Within event returned in person and with full force on Friday to raise one of the ...

Village Event to Honor Women and Girls, Raise Money for Life-changing Services

After two years of celebrating virtually, The Village for Families & Children’s annual Girl Within event will return in person on Friday, December 2 at the Connecticut Convention Center. ...

Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

The concept has been around for a while, but the pandemic reinforced the importance of providing support to families and students to enhance learning. ...
October 10, 2022

2022 Power 25 Health Care: Galo Rodriguez

Village President & CEO Galo Rodriguez was again recognized as one of the region’s most influential healthcare leaders in Hartford Business Journal’s 2022 Power 25 Health Care class. Galo is ...
September 25, 2022

The Village Named a Top Workplace for Third Year in a Row

The Village has been named a 2022 Top Workplace by The Hartford Courant, marking the organization’s third consecutive year receiving the award. ...
September 10, 2022

A Day on the Frontlines of CT’s Kids Mental Health Crisis: ‘The Needs Have Changed’

Connecticut faces a crisis in children's mental health that only seems to be getting worse here and across the country. ...
September 1, 2022

Mission Accomplished: Village Donors Outfit More Than 1,000 Local Children With New School Supplies

Just in the nick of time, donors contributed new backpacks and school supplies for more than 1,000 students in Hartford and surrounding communities through a back-to-school drive hosted by The ...
August 26, 2022

Hartford group seeks 1,000 backpacks for students before school starts

Citing inflation and the rising cost of school supplies, The Village kicked off a back-to-school drive in partnership with Staples on Monday. The Hartford-based nonprofit is hoping to collect 1,000 ...
August 19, 2022

The Village’s Second Chance Shops Raise More Than $440,000 To Help Children, Adults and Families in Need

Thanks to the patronage of shoppers across Greater Hartford and the dedication of volunteers, The Village for Families & Children’s four Second Chance Shops—in West Hartford, Glastonbury, Simsbury and Suffield—have ...
August 4, 2022

The Village, Staples Launch Back-to-School Drive

The Village launched a Back-to-School Drive today in partnership with Staples to help local families who are struggling to provide their children with the basic supplies—such as backpacks, pencils and ...