Family & Child Services
Coley House
A residential step-down program where pregnant and/or parenting women are required to participate in community-based substance use treatment while living in a safe and structured environment. Clients meet with their Case Manager on a weekly basis and attend daily psychoeducational groups. The program is designed to support women, as they return to their communities as a healthy and productive parent in recovery.
Hallie House
A residential step-down program where pregnant and/or parenting women are required to participate in community-based substance use treatment while living in a safe and structured environment. Clients meet with their Case Manager on a weekly basis and attend daily psychoeducational groups. The program is designed to support women as they return to their communities as a healthy and productive parent in recovery.
Women’s REACH Program
The Women's REACH program (funded by CT DMHAS) is designed to provide outreach, engagement, short term case management, recovery coaching, connections to community, and recovery support resources to pregnant and parenting women with substance use or co-occurring disorders AND parenting/expecting fathers, grandparents, LGBTQIA+ individuals, partners of WRN clients, and other immediate parenting family or natural support who have been impacted by substance use, either personally by the use of the child's parent. With the support of a Recovery Navigator, these individuals will be connected to resources they need to facilitate their recovery including but not limited to MAT/MOUD and behavioral health supports, community supports, harm reduction, Family Care Plan development, reproductive health services, medical needs, basic needs, and child needs. Services are individualized, averaging 1-90 days with extension flexibility for special cases. Participation in REACH is voluntary.
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Covering Region 2 Serving the towns of: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Derby, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven, Essex, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Killingworth, Lyme, Madison, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Portland, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, Westbrook, West Haven, Woodbridge.
Supportive Housing for Families
A child welfare program providing intensive case management, vocational supports, and temporary housing subsidies to families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness in order to support the achievement of family reunification and/or prevent the removal of children from their families.
The Women’s Community Transition Support Program
A child welfare program providing intensive case management, vocational supports, and temporary housing subsidies to families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness in order to support the achievement of family reunification and/or prevent the removal of children from their families.
The Women’s Community Transition Support Program is a community-based case management program available to women and their families who are engaged in the women’s service continuum of care. Case Management services will focus on independent living, vocational assistance, budgeting and tenancy skills, parenting support, referrals to community support, and transportation as needed.
Hartford, Middletown, New Haven
Frequently Asked Questions
To enter the Supportive Housing for Families program, families must be referred by a social worker from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF). If a referral is made, and a family meets eligibility criteria, the family will be placed on the waiting list to receive an intake assessment.
We are always looking for people to help our community thrive by becoming a landlord with the Supportive Housing for Families program. For more information about becoming a landlord with the Supportive Housing for Families program, please contact skristofak@theconnectioninc.org.
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