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Village Second Chance Shops
In the best of times, what the members of the Glastonbury, Simsbury, Suffield and West Hartford Auxiliaries do for The Village is remarkable. This year, their dedication has been truly inspiring. Despite a pandemic-driven multi-month shutdown of their Second Chance Shops, the...
Meet Devon
Devon was invited to engage with The Village and reconnect with his children after being incarcerated for eight years. Now that he’s been involved with The Village’s Fatherhood Engagement Services, he and his children are seeing the benefits, and Devon has...
Meet Madyson and Nygel
Nygel and many other HPL staff have worked diligently to infuse trauma-informed practice into their work with The Village’s partnership. Thanks to the safe space that has been created at HPL, youth and young adults like Madyson have mentors with...
Meet Krystal
After losing her job, Krystal needed assistance with her rent while she took care of her daughters and brother who is intellectually disabled. The Village was able to help, while also providing critical mental health support for her and her...
Meet Bob
Bob and Judy Sturgis created the Robert & Judith Sturgis Family Foundation as a charitable resource for organizations close to their hearts. A longtime Simsbury Auxiliary Member and educator, Judy took a special interest in The Village’s Early Childhood Learning Center....
Getting Financially Fit With VITA—and Giving Back
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 her savings and pay off her student loans as quickly...
Integrated Care
While traditional services treat medical and behavioral issues as separate and different, integrated care treats the whole person with a single, unified treatment plan. It connects primary medical care and behavioral health services to provide the best, most comprehensive support...
Helping Families Through Holiday Spirit
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 need to purchase toys, food and other necessities during the...
Meet Liza
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 postpartum depression and to pay her bills, Liza was referred...
The Village for Families & Children
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❗️ Attention parents with children ages 6-12! 🖌 Join KIDSAFE CT for a free pasta dinner and enjoy a fun evening where you’ll learn how you and your child can connect through art. A board-certified art therapist and licensed professional counselor from The Village will lead games and art activities for families (no artistic skill or experience required!).
🍝 A buffet dinner and dessert are included, plus door prizes and take-home projects. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED as space is limited. Register here: ow.ly/prZT50RsVgb
WHEN: Tuesday, May 7, 5:30-8pm (Dinner will be served between 6-7pm followed by activities and prizes from 7-8pm)
WHERE: Rockville Elks Lodge, 9 North Park Street, Rockville
❤️ Presented by SBM Charitable Foundation
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🌤 The sun will certainly come out tomorrow thanks to this amazing troupe of West Hartford middle schoolers, who decided to help The Village through their production of “Annie Jr.” Not only did the cast put on a phenomenal show, they raised funds to support our work AND awareness around foster care needs in CT! We’re SO grateful! ❤️
➡ Learn about fostering: ow.ly/6Y6B50RvOqo
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West Hartford Middle Schoolers Inspire Help for Foster Children with Performance of 'Annie Jr.' - We-Ha | West Hartford News
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King Philip Middle School performed ‘Annie Jr.’ as their spring musical, and used the show to raise awareness and funds for a local organization that supports children in foster care. By Ronni New...Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
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The Village for Families & Children plans to go live.
21 hours ago
Lunch Break: The Reality of OCDMay 23, 12:00pm1680 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06105Join us on Facebook Live at noon on Thursday, May 23 for this month’s episode of Lunch Break With The Village, where we’ll focus on the reality of living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and discuss common misconceptions and other factors that contribute to misunderstanding and stigma.
You’ll learn about:
💭 Challenges individuals with OCD face in their daily lives
💭 Tips to support a loved one with OCD
💭 Common OCD assumptions and misconceptions
Our guests will be Village Chief Medical Officer Dr. Laine Taylor and a volunteer from NAMI CT.
✅ How to join: Visit our page (The Village for Families & Children) at noon on May 23 when we go live. You may need to refresh the page on your device.
Please share this free Facebook Live event with anyone who may be interested in joining the conversation.
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