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Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), working with and for its member districts, has developed a wide array of cost-effective and high-quality programs and services to meet the educational needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford. CREC began as a grassroots organization of local school districts working together to solve common problems. It is one of six Regional Educational Service Centers (RESCs) established under Connecticut General Statute 10-66 a-n, which permits local boards of education to establish a RESC as a "public educational authority" for the purpose of "cooperative action to furnish programs and services."
Contact: chsinfo@crec.org • 860-244-2004 • Fax: 860-244-2062
261 Locust St., Hartford, CT 06114
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities is a non-profit agency serving people of all faiths in Hartford, Litchfield, and New Have Counties since 1920. Their work with children and families is rooted in their core values of dignity, hope, diversity, compassion, excellence, and solidarity. Originally the Diocesan Bureau of Social Services, which coordinated the work of all Catholic aid organizations in the region. From their inception, the organization was responsible for a variety of services and agencies including a large foster home care program for children, a strong commitment to unwed parents, and permanent adoptive homes for infants.
Contact: Maria Franco — Program Coordinator
mfranco@ccaoh.org • 860-206-9265 • Fax: 860-216-1884
45 Groton Street Hartford, CT 06106
The Village for Families and Children
For over 200 years, The Village has been dedicated to building a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children. The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, they provide a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance misuse treatment, and support services for children, families and adults in the Greater Hartford region.
Contact: Whitney Simmon — Clinical and Home Visiting Supervisor
whitney.simmons@thevillage.org
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111 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 •
(860) 247-CREC