Women & Families Center (WFC) in Connecticut
WFC is happy to announce that the Women and Families Center will be hosting the first Warming Center for homeless adults and youth in Meriden in a very long time (possibly first ever)!! New Opportunities (https://www.cafca.org/agencies/noi/) and Women and Families Center are pleased to collaborate and offer a Meriden Warming Center location for the 2024 […]
Women and Families Center Completed a Rooftop Solar Project with Verogy Solar installation to dramatically reduce energy costs for Meriden-based non-profit Hartford, CT – November 21, 2022 – Verogy, a Hartford-based solar energy developer dedicated to delivering industry-leading renewable energy solutions and services, and the Women and Families Center (WFC) today announced the completion and energization […]
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 […]
We recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for WFC’s WYSH House a program of Project REACH.
What is WFC’s Transitional Living Program? WFC’s Transitional Living Program provides interim housing to young adults that are homeless and have unstable housing conditions. WFC’s Transitional Living Program is not a short-term shelter or group home but a program that helps empower individuals to make choices and decisions in the best interest of their safety, well-being, and future. […]
All you need to know About Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Programs in Connecticut Let us first begin b y understanding what sexual assault is in simple terms, “Sexual assault is a representation of action where a person deliberately and without the person’s consent sexually touches or coerce or suppresses a person to immerse in a […]
Top 5 Reasons Why School needs Education Enrichment programs What is an enrichment program? An enrichment program enables students to realize their potential in a variety of settings beyond the classroom. Through educational enrichment programs, students can develop a sense of self-awareness and understand their schoolwork better with enrichment programs that are in line with the school […]
February 21, 2021 01:02AM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff MERIDEN — The 12 fully furnished efficiency apartments on the second and third floors of the newly constructed WYSH House on Colony Street are now move-in ready. Wayne Valaitis, chief executive officer of the Women and Families Center, said the agency received its certificate of occupancy […]
MERIDEN — Carolina Hernandez had something special in mind when she envisioned WYSH House on Colony Street. Hernandez, a studio designer with QA+M Architecture of Farmington, wanted a building with color and light for the homeless young adults who would make it their home. “I wanted to create a building that was light and airy to encourage and inspire these young people […]
