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The Village has opened Hartford’s first-ever, walk-in Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) for youth mental health, making a massive stride to address the children’s mental health crisis in Connecticut. Working with...

Stories of Impact

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...

Liza Huerta - Adult Outpatient Services Expansion

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...

Meet Billy

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 part of The Village’s programs for veterans, Billy has been...

Adoptee Honors Mother With Endowed Fund

“My earliest recollection was that my mom was my adoptive mom,” said Connie Gavrich, “and I knew I was the center of her universe.” Connie was adopted as a newborn. Her adoptive mother, Betty Goumas, could not have children. Her...

Stability With The Village’s Financial Center

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 a place to call home.Allena grew up in Hartford, graduated...

Foster Parents Provide Safety and Healing

Tameka Hewitt is proud of the blended family of five she and her husband Rohan have together. Their children, who range in age from four to 20, “may not always get along, but they love each other and show by...

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July 8, 2024
Thousands of youth and families served by The Village for Families & Children will receive the help they need to ...
June 17, 2024
More than 13,000 tax filers received free tax preparation and filing services from hundreds of IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers, resulting ...
June 13, 2024
With more than 120 golfers hitting the greens, The Village for Families & Children's 13th Annual Foursomes for Fatherhood Golf ...