Women & Families Center (WFC) in Connecticut
Before and After School Programs Are Not Daycare Before and After School Programs for kids are not Daycare. They offer a unique blend of academic, social, and physical activities that help build children’s confidence, self-worth, cooperation, and other important life skills. The WFC program offers many benefits of after-school programs for children kindergarten to 5th […]
EVENT DETAILS WFC’s OpenDOHR invites you to free Adult ESL classes. TIME Family Literacy Program: Monday – Thursday 9:30am – 11:30am ESL/Civics & Citizenship Program: Tuesday – Thursday 6pm – 8pm LOCATION 169 Colony Street, Meriden, CT 06451
EVENT DETAILS WFC’s OpenDOHR invites you to the Certified Nurse Assistant Employment Training Program. The Certified Nurse Assistant career track will prepare you for entry level positions in providing basic patient and resident care. You will learn to report vital patient information including temperatures, pulses and blood pressures as well as have direct patient contact […]
EVENT DETAILS WFC’s OpenDOHR invites you to understand why is it important to vote and learn the process. Anyone is welcome. TIME October 12, 2022 @10AM & October 20, 2022 @6pm LOCATION 169 Colony Street, Meriden, CT 06451
EVENT DETAILS Woman Focused Artisans Event! NEBCo’s Women Equality Committee Artisans event highlighting the craft and talent of women in our community. TIME She Shines at New England Brewing Co. LOCATION 175 Amity Rd Woodridge, CT 06525
October 6, 2022; Meriden, CT – Thirty Choate Rosemary Hall students and faculty took part in their annual Community Service Day by doing some landscaping and painting at the Women and Families Center’s (WFC) WYSH House. The students weeded and spread mulch in several garden areas around the building to prepare for the Ribbon Cutting […]
What is a Youth Development Program? Youth development programs hold the philosophy that developing abilities like resilience, self-awareness, resourcefulness, and other attributes help young child navigate into adolescence in healthy ways. There is a fundamental difference between youth development programs and various organized programs that may offer youth activities or strategies to prevent high-risk behaviors. […]
Types of Sexual Assault: What You Need to Know Sexual assault is any undesired sexual contact. Sexual violence occurs in every community and influences people of all spans. This form includes expressions and activities of a sexual nature against an individual’s will or, most times, without their consent. To commit sexual violence, a person may […]
Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Services Sexual assault is a crime motivated by a need to control, humiliate, and harm and typically not motivated by sexual desire. About Sexual Assault The WFC Sexual Assault Crisis Services (SACS) Program grants assistance to those who have gone through a sexual assault or are trying to cope with a past […]
Open DOHR provides job skills training to low-income individuals in CT Low-income individuals often miss out on opportunities to acquire the necessary job skills because they often don’t have access to the necessary resources. Most low-income people struggle in the employment market for one or more of the following reasons: Encouraging low-income individuals to learn […]
