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November 4, 2021

Village and DCF Open First of Its Kind Quality Parenting Center in Connecticut

In an extension of their longstanding partnership The Village for Families & Children and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) have launched an innovative new Quality Parenting Center (QPC) to help parents strengthen their skills as caregivers and reunify families. ...

2021 Power 25 Health Care: Galo Rodriguez

The Village's President & CEO Galo Rodriguez has been recognized as one of the region’s most influential healthcare leaders in Hartford Business Journal’s 2021 Power 25 Health Care class. ...
September 28, 2021

Help Provide 500 Kids With Warm Coats Before Winter

The Village to collect donations during Oct. 2 Park Road Parade ...
September 27, 2021

The Village Named a 2021 Top Workplace

Employees give high marks for positive, people-centered culture ...
September 23, 2021

J. Jill to Host Clothing Drive to Benefit The Village

Donations to be Collected September 30-October 6 ...
August 25, 2021

After Flooding, Community Steps Up to Get New Backpacks for Hundreds of Hartford Kids

Overwhelming support replaces destroyed school supplies in record time. ...
August 12, 2021

The Village to Expand Mental Health Services in Hartford, Buys Downtown Building

Highly visible property to get renovation, host as many as 100 employees. ...
August 5, 2021

Local Auxiliaries Generate Massive Donation Despite Pandemic Shutdown

Volunteer-run Second Chance Shops raise $400,000 to support The Village for Families & Children. ...
June 11, 2021

Supporting The Foster Families Who Support Children

Over the past year, the Department of Children and Families has seen the number of children in foster care dip from 4,100 to 3,700. But Natalia Liriano, director of the ...
May 4, 2021

Cutting-Edge Treatment Options Emerge to Help Children During Pandemic

1 year into pandemic, evidence shows certain mental health treatments are improving outcomes and reducing racial disparities ...

Child Abuse Prevention Month: Institutional Abuse and Its Impact on Children

Child Abuse Prevention Month marks an important time to discuss childhood abuse, how it shapes children’s lives, and what parents and communities can do to be active partners in prevention. ...
March 18, 2021

The Village for Families & Children One of Just Two CT Non-Profits to Win National Top Workplace Award

The Village for Families & Children has just been awarded the first-ever National Top Workplaces Non-Profit Industry Award, one of only two non-profits in Connecticut to earn such a distinction. ...
March 5, 2021

New Initiative Launched to Combat Chronic Absenteeism in Hartford Public Schools

24% of student body chronically absent: The Village, Hartford Public Schools and Travelers to take action ...

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