The Children’s Connection works to combat child abuse and neglect and seeks to strengthen families and communities. Services include:

Child Sexual Abuse Response Team which served more than 40 children, investigating and substantiating cases of physical and sexual abuse

The System of Care Team which worked closely with more than 60 families helping with all aspects of life with children living with severe emotional difficulties

Stop Child Abuse and Neglect is an educational prevention program providing seminars focused on identifying the signs of abuse and neglect and raising community awareness in order to prevent child abuse

Children’s Bank is a volunteer gift program that donates clothing, funding and gifts to abused and neglected children who are on the Department of Children and Families case rolls; through the Children's Bank, the Human Services Council gives more than 2500 gifts every year

The Child Advocacy Collaborative provides a community forum for the purposes of public outreach, information sharing and the general advancement of child-related services

 

Children’s Connection of Fairfield County Inc., an accredited Child Advocacy Center funded partially by the State of CT Dept. of Children and Families, has become a program of the Human Services Council (HSC). This important child protection agency provides prevention and protection services in order to combat neglect and abuse of children and to strengthen families. This cooperative relationship will allow both agencies to more effectively service the needs of all those who benefit from the existing programs.   Press release    Read more about the many benefits!