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The Family Financial Stability Initiative is helping Hartford women effectively manage their finances and achieve financial goals.Through one-on-one coaching and financial education classes, the women learn how to create a budget, understand and improve credit scores, define their financial goals,...
Separated From Her Family, Young Teen Finds a New Support Network
At age four, Zicalya was removed from her home by the Department of Children and Families, separated from her mother and her three siblings. She, a younger brother and an older sister went to live with different family members, and...
Foster Child Welcomed With Open Arms By His New Family
Jordan Cuffy doesn’t like to talk about his past − at least the part before his life with Odell Martin. Jordan joined Odell’s family as her foster child when he was 10 years old.“He was sad and didn’t laugh much,”...
Former Actress Helps Girls Achieve Their Dreams
Linda Carlson had worked as an actress in theater, film and television from 1970 to 2003 when she left Los Angeles for Connecticut. She has written four plays, and had essays published in the New York Times. But to several...
Before Problems Escalate
Selenia, 27, and her husband were at their wits end. Their two-year-old, Christian, was biting and hitting other children at preschool and often needed to be picked up immediately. Read more about MLDA and Selenia’s story in...
Enriching Lives Through Volunteering
Today, a group of students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Hartford are learning about Hawaii, but they don’t know it yet. Their instructor, Carrie Firestone of Avon, leads them through a rousing game of word BINGO that...
Improving School Attendance
Allen was one of the 60 students who participated in The Village’s truancy court prevention project last year. As a sixth-grader, he had missed over 40 days of school, tried to commit suicide and was diagnosed with depression. Cautious of...
The Village for Families & Children
2 days ago
🌟 Pinwheels for Prevention 🌟 In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, staff at our Church Street site took a moment to reflect on the important role each of us plays in preventing child abuse. At The Village, child abuse prevention is at the core of our mission “to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children.”
➡️ Learn about job opportunities at The Village and how you can help make a difference: thevillage.org/careers
#pinwheelsforprevention is part of a national effort to symbolize the importance of protecting children and the bright future every child deserves.
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The Village for Families & Children
4 days ago
🌟 At Village South (331 Wethersfield Ave, Hartford), you’ll find our Pinwheels for Prevention blowing in the breeze in support of happy, healthy childhoods. Village South is home to an array of our programs and services, including an OnMed Care Station in partnership with Hartford HealthCare for on-demand healthcare visits, our foster care services and behavioral health and addiction treatment.
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➡️ Behavioral health and addiction recovery treatment: ow.ly/zqGy50RimcX
#pinwheelsforprevention is part of a national effort during Child Abuse Prevention Month to symbolize the importance of protecting children and the bright future every child deserves.
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The Village for Families & Children
5 days ago
💙 There's still time to help! Visit one of our four Second Chance Shops now through the end of April where you can make a Pinwheels for Prevention donation AND qualify to win a $100 shopping spree!
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