Grants from the following generous funders support overall Family Services at Family Life Education.
Please view additional specific program funders under each program.

  • Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
  • CIGNA Corporate Foundation
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc.
    Webster Bank
  • Christian Activities Council
  • Corpus Christi, Wethersfield
  • First Congregational Church, Glastonbury
  • St. Catherine of Siena, West Simsbury
  • St. Ann's, Avon
  • St. Timothy’s, West Hartford
  • St. Mary’s, Unionville
  • St. Patrick’s, Collinsville
  • Conning
  • Talcott II Gold
  • Northeast Utilities System
  • CT Children’s Medical Center
  • CT Light and Power
  • Hartford Hospital
  • Archdiocese of Hartford

And Many Other Businesses and Individuals

 

 

Statistics and Outcomes 2010

Parkville Family Center
100 Families Served, including 200 children
581 Educational Sessions Total including 281 Adult Education; 196 Quality Early Care;

39 Parent-Child Interaction; 27 Parent Advocacy & Leadership; 26 Parent Education & Support and 12 Basic Needs Activities

Nurturing Families Network
472 Home Visits Conducted - 596 Total Contacts

Teen and Young Parent Support
53 Mothers,  1 Father and 63 Children

58 Educational Peer Support Group Sessions

Measurable Outcomes included:
Parkville Family Center families showed statistical improvement in
Parenting, Meeting Basic Needs and Social Support
Parkville Family Center children improved in self-help/social skills and in cognitive language skills
100% of Nurturing Families children were not abused or neglected
100% have HUSKY or other insurance and are on schedule with immunizations
100% of Nurturing Families teen parents have not had an additional child
81% of the teen and young parents were in school and/or working
98% did not have additional pregnancies
100% have formed educational/career plans leading to self-reliance

FAMILY SERVICES
Teen & Young Parent Support to help young single mothers build self-esteem return to and remain in school until graduation; find employment; learn positive parenting and communication; access and learn about proper health care including nutrition; find affordable housing and childcare; address domestic violence and substance abuse; practice the skills necessary develop leadership and self-sufficiency skills;

The Parkville Family Center, to increase school readiness and improve school performance of young children through Parent-Child Interaction, Parent Education and Support, Adult Education, Parent Advocacy and Leadership Development, School Readiness and Home Visiting; and

Nurturing Families program with long-term (5 years) intensive home visiting, including developmental screening, for first-time at-risk parents and their child as well as Nurturing Parenting sessions for parents/caregivers of children birth to 5.

AFFILIATIONS –Family Life staff work off-site at the City of Hartford Department of Health and Human Services Nurturing Families program, part of the Maternal Infant Outreach Program (MIOP) and the Department's Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program.