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Today, Kyla Thomas is setting big financial goals: she’s learning all she can about tax credits, perfecting her resume to land an internship and taking budgeting courses to help build ...
The Village’s Integrated Care program collaborated with 14 pediatrics practices throughout Connecticut to provide high-quality in-person and telehealth behavioral health services to more than 500 clients referred by those practices. ...
Avon resident Dana Misorski and her husband David have raised more than $30,000 for The Village’s Holiday Giving Tree program, an initiative that helps provide gift cards for families in ...
Having already been diagnosed with cancer and grieving the loss of her mother, the COVID-19 pandemic added even more mental, physical and financial stress to Liza Huertas’ life. Struggling with ...
Struggling from the effects of the Vietnam War on his mental health, Billy connected to The Village for help. With newly regulated medicine and support through counseling and resources as ...
Families rely on The Village to meet some or all of their children’s daily nutritional needs while also counting on us for critical mental health support. ...
“I was feeling depressed and there was a lot of anxiety going on. I didn’t really love Leah. I love who I am now. If it wasn’t for The Village, ...
Pauline and Alyissa inspire us by sharing about the power of fostering. ...
“My earliest recollection was that my mom was my adoptive mom,” said Connie Gavrich, “and I knew I was the center of her universe.” ...
Not many 28-year-old women own their own homes. But, with ambition, hard work and the help of The Village’s Financial Center, Allena and her fiancé are now ecstatic to have ...
“We help them heal, thrive and move forward in their lives.” Tameka Hewitt is proud of the blended family of five she and her husband Rohan have together. ...
Parenting can be the most fulfilling and joyful role of a person’s life. ...
When Judy Kissane's first husband passed away, she and her sons decided to start the Kissane Family Emergency Assistance Fund at The Village to honor his legacy and provide direct ...
Anyone meeting Tyler today would never suspect the challenges he has overcome in the past few years. As a young boy, Tyler was bullied. His reaction was to lash out ...

Check out the latest news and updates at The Village:

April 11, 2025
West Hartford residents James and Anne Carroll are stepping up to help children who are struggling with their mental health through a $30,000 donation to The Village’s Urgent Crisis Center ...
April 9, 2025
April 15 is the last day to file your taxes. If you need assistance, a Connecticut coalition is available and free of charge to residents. Since its inception, Volunteer Income ...
March 13, 2025
The Paradis family in West Hartford knows what it's like to have a child in crisis, and they want to share their story in hopes of helping others who are ...