FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List
FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List
BHcare, Inc.
Project name: Assistance, Counseling and Support (ASC) Program
Project description: The ASC Program provides in‐home long‐term counseling and support to help better address the comprehensive needs of families experiencing domestic violence who are at high risk of lethality. An ASC clinician provides therapeutic interventions for cases involving trauma, substance abuse, or mental health concerns. Community Case Managers are placed in police departments identified with the highest LAP activities. Program hours have been expanded to include the most active weekend and evening hours. This expansion provides a more collaborated and immediate response between advocates and police to follow‐up on those Lethality Assessment Program calls that are assessed as High Risk for Lethality. This expansion increases the availability of in‐person emergency and supportive services to those in crisis. The agency provides services to the cities and towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, West Haven, and Woodbridge.
Address: 127 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor North Haven, CT 06473
Contact: Esperina Stubblefield Phone: 203‐736‐2601 Ext. 1338
Website: www.bhcare.org
BHcare, Inc.
Project name: HOPE Family Justice Center
Project description: The HOPE Family Justice Center (HFJC) is a multi‐disciplinary team of professionals who provide coordinated services to victims of family violence. The program offers comprehensive services including counseling and safety planning to victims and children; advocacy; links to Juvenile, Family, and Criminal court; as well as access to on‐site professionals providing civil legal services, job training and placement assistance, public benefits assistance, and mental health services. The HFJC offices also include a trauma‐sensitive and private space for advocates and prosecutors to meet with victims. The project addresses barriers to obtaining services and provides a framework for the coordination of all prevention and intervention services for victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and elder abuse in the Greater New Haven area.
Address: 127 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor North Haven, CT 06473
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Contact: Esperina Stubblefield Phone: 203‐736‐2601 Ext. 1338
Website: www.bhcare.org
Catholic Charities – Archdiocese of Hartford
Program Name: Counseling Services to Families of Homicide Victims
Project Description: Provides counseling services to family members of homicides including DUI/DWI homicides and hit and run motor vehicle homicide at the agency’s sites in Ansonia, Hartford, Milford, New Britain, New Haven, Torrington, and Waterbury.
Address: 839‐841 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105
Contact: Ana Texis Phone: 203‐787‐2207
Website: www.ccaoh.org
Catholic Charities – Archdiocese of Hartford
Program Name: Supporting Victims of Crime Program
Project Description: Provides culturally and linguistically competent, trauma informed mental health counseling and care, and case management for victims of violent crimes at the agency’s sites in Ansonia, Hartford, Milford, Torrington, and Waterbury.
Address: 839‐841 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105
Contact: Suzanne DeRosa, LPC Phone: 203‐755‐1196
Website: www.ccaoh.org
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Center for Family Justice
Project Name: Advocacy and Clinical Mental Health Supports for LEP/LatinX Adult and Child Victims of Domestic Violence in Bridgeport
Project description: The Center for Family Justice will provide expanded advocacy services to LEP/LatinX adult and child victims of domestic violence in Bridgeport, and build new internal capacity to provide clinical mental health counseling to adults, children, and family units (excluding abusers). The program also includes expanded outreach to institutions and partners to increase visibility, understanding of rights and resources, and create trust with a population that suffers from under‐reporting of domestic violence.
Address: 753 Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604
Contact: Kayte Cwikla‐Masas Phone: 203‐334‐6154
Website: www.centerforfamilyjustice.org
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Project Name: Charlotte’s Place Project
Project description: Provides outpatient trauma‐focused individual, family, and group therapy services for child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse, sexual assault, physical abuse, and domestic violence, as well as non‐offending parents and family members impacted by the crimes. Additionally, the project provides case management, advocacy, victim’s compensation education, and a non‐offending parent support group. The Agency serves the towns and cities of Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Winchester, and Woodbury.
Address: 50 Litchfield Street Torrington, CT 06790
Contact: Joan Nevesky Phone: 860‐489‐3391
Website: www.charlottehungerford.org
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Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Project Name: Hungerford Hope Project
Project Description: Provides trauma‐focused outpatient therapy services for adults who have been victims of sexual assault during their lifetime. Experienced clinical staff with EMDR training provide individual and group therapy. A case manager provides assistance with psychosocial needs, advocacy and victims’ compensation support. Towns and cities served: Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester. . Address: 540 Litchfield Street Torrington, CT 06790
Contact: Cathy Dean Phone: 860‐496‐6350
Website: www.charlottehungerford.org
Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut
Program Name: Child and Adolescent Crime Victim Assistance Program
Project Description: provides therapy, crisis counseling, information and referral, both in‐person and by phone, follow‐up, hotline counseling, compensation claim assistance, personal advocacy, and criminal justice support and advocacy to primary and secondary victims of crime in Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, and Stamford, CT.
Address: 103 West Broad Street Stamford, CT 06902
Contact: Setta Mushegian Phone: 203‐517‐3315
Website: www.childguidancect.org
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Clifford W Beers Guidance Clinic
Program Name: Project CATCH (Collaboration, Advocacy, and Treatment for Children)
Project Description: Project CATCH provides supportive services to meet the needs of victims to help them stabilize their lives. The project serves adult and child victims of domestic violence and/or sexual abuse and adults who were sexually abused as children. The program also serves victims of human trafficking, and teen dating victimization. A new service, the Trauma, Bullying and Recovery Education and Intervention Program to help youth victims of bullying overcome vengeance craving, has been added to the program. Project CATCH will also begin providing services at the South Central Child Advocacy Center. The agency serves the cities and towns of New Haven, East Haven, Hamden, North Haven, and West Haven.
Address: 93 Edwards Street New Haven, CT 06511
Contact: Martha Plazas Phone: 203‐772‐1270
Website: www.cliffordbeers.org
Community Child Guidance Clinic
Program Name: Victims of Crime Assistance Program
Project Description: Provides crisis intervention, psychotherapy, information and referral, criminal justice advocacy and support, assistance with compensation applications, phone consultation, assistance with victim impact statements, and follow‐up services in addition to collaborating with other agencies who are serving victims of crime. This project focuses on violent crime categories that include child/physical abuse, child sexual abuse, assault, domestic violence, bullying, sex trafficking, teen dating violence, and survivors of homicide. Towns served: Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, East Hartford, Ellington, Glastonbury, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, South Windsor, Stafford, Stafford Springs, Tolland, Vernon/Rockville.
Address: 317 North Main Street Manchester, CT 06042
Contact: Shannon Boivin Phone: 860‐643‐2101
Website: www.ccgcinc.org
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Community Health Resources, Inc.
Program name: North Central MDT Coordination Project
Project Description: Provides home‐based family assessment, linkage, mental health treatment, and follow‐up services to child victims of sexual and physical abuse and neglect who are referred to the North Central Multidisciplinary Team. Towns served: East Granby, East Windsor, Enfield, Granby, Simsbury, Suffield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.
Address: 2 Waterside Crossing Suite 401 Windsor, CT. 06095
Contact: Kathy Schiessl Phone: 860‐697‐3323
Website: www.chrhealth.org
Community Mental Health Affiliates
Program Name: Community Connections for Survivors
Project Description: Serves victims of crime in CT, including male and female victims of crime residing in Connecticut correctional institutions, prior to their release and re‐entry into the community. Clinical case managers provide clinical therapy and case management to address trauma, and to work with victims on an Individual Plan of Care. Clinical case managers also offer crisis intervention and comprehensive case management, which includes linking clients to needed services; providing information and referral; personal advocacy; and accompaniment to court proceedings, forensic exams, police interviews, and dispute resolution proceedings. A Drop‐in Center provides peer support, and opportunities for life skills and healing family time. Locations served: cities and towns of the following courts:
New Britain Court – Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Southington, and Wethersfield Torrington Court – Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester, and Winsted Waterbury Court – Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Waterbury, Woodbury, and Wolcott
Address: 233 Main Street New Britain, CT 06051
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Contact: Victor T Incerti Phone: 860‐826‐1358 EXT 1649
Website: www.cmhacc.org
Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Program Name: Sexual Violence Intervention and Advocacy Services
Project Description: The project, through subcontracts with nine community‐based member sexual assault crisis services programs, trains and certifies volunteers and staff, and provides victims of sexual assault and their families and friends with free, confidential and victim‐ centered crisis intervention and short‐term counseling, information and referral, support advocacy, and accompaniment services. Services are available at the member centers and through the 24‐hour English and Spanish sexual assault crisis hotlines. Legal services are provided by the new Victim Rights Center of Connecticut program. The program provides services to survivors whose offenders are supervised as a part of the state’s specialized sex offender management program. The Alliance coordinates statewide services, provide training and technical assistance to its member centers and community partners, and participate in multisystem interagency activities to support services to victims of sexual violence.
Address: 96 Pitkin Street East Hartford, CT 06108
Contact: Bethany Hamilton Phone: 860‐282‐9881
Statewide Crisis Line: 1‐888‐999‐5545 (English) 1‐888‐568‐8332 (Spanish)
Website: www.endsexualviolencect.org
Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Program Name: Sex Offender Victim Advocate Program
Project Description: Victim advocates serve as team members of the statewide Sex Offender Supervision Units. The victim representatives provide supportive services to victims of sex offenders who are released on probation; and serve as a liaison between the victim and the unit, ensuring that each victim has an opportunity to provide input into the process. Services are provided statewide.
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Address: 96 Pitkin Street East Hartford, CT 06108
Contact: Bethany Hamilton Phone: 860‐282‐9881
Statewide Crisis Line: 1‐888‐999‐5545 (English) 1‐888‐568‐8332 (Spanish)
Website: www.endsexualviolencect.org
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Program Name: Connecticut Children’s Sexual Abuse Medical Services for Northern CT
Project Description: Program ensures that medical services for sexually abused children are available routinely in all communities in Northern Connecticut, and that current standards of care are met in all of these communities. The project supports established regional examiners; satellite services to northern areas of the state without such services; and ongoing education for statewide examiners. The agency serves towns and cities of Hartford County, Tolland County, Litchfield County, Windham County, the Greater Danbury Area, and the Greater Waterbury Area.
Address: 282 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106
Contact: Dr. Nina Livingston Phone: 860‐837‐5884
Website: www.connecticutchildrens.org
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
Program Name: Safe Connect Program
Project Description: The project provides a single point of entry into domestic violence services by establishing an information and services line. Advocates triage callers, using risk assessment tools, best practices and resources to provide strength‐based crisis intervention responses that will aid in stabilizing the immediate matter. The agency serves victims statewide.
Address: 655 Winding Brook Drive, Suite 4050 Glastonbury, CT 06033
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Contact: Tonya Johnson Phone: 860‐282‐7899
Website: www.ctcadv.org
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Program Name: Services to Victims of Family Violence
Project Description: The project subcontracts for a network of domestic violence advocates to provide a continuum of services to court‐based, community, and residential victims of family violence. Specific services include crisis intervention, counseling, safety planning, legal advocacy, support groups, information and assistance with accessing CT‐SAVIN as well as victim compensation. Services are provided statewide.
Address: 655 Winding Brook Drive, Suite 4050 Glastonbury, CT 06033
Contact: Tonya Johnson Phone: 860‐282‐7899
Statewide Crisis Line: 1‐888‐774‐2900 (English) 1‐844‐831‐9200 (Spanish)
Website: www.ctcadv.org
Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies (CCFSA)
Program name: CCFSA VOCA Case Management Program
Project Description: This project implements a coordinated, statewide case management system to enhance access to, and utilization of victim and mental health services and to help restore victims to higher levels of functioning. This project closes gaps and removes barriers that exist for clients by connecting them with a Case Manager who helps them understand their rights as victims, and navigate the systems that help them to participate more fully with mental health services towards healing. Cities and towns served by subcontractors located in Ansonia, Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, Killingly, Middletown, Milford, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, West Hartford, and Windham.
Address: 35 Cold Springs Road, Building 400, Suite 411 Rocky Hill, CT 06067
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Contact: Cynthia Forbes‐Guerreri Phone: 860‐571‐0093 Ext. 112
Website: www.ctfsa.org
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
Project name: Case Management Services for Foreign Born Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse
Project Description: This project expands CIRI’s Project Rescue to provide case management services to foreign‐born victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. The Case Manager works with clients to connect them with social services to facilitate healing and to assist CIRI’s Legal Services team in applying for immigration relief for victims of DV/SA/Child Abuse under programs such as VAWA, U‐Visa, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. The agency services victims in the greater Bridgeport, Hartford, and Stamford regions.
Address: International Institute of Ct, Inc. 670 Clinton Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06605
Contact: Leonela Cruz‐Ahuatl Phone: 203‐336‐0141
Website: www.iiconn.org
Connecticut Legal Services
Program Name: Civil Legal Services for Victims of Crime
Project Description: Connecticut Legal Services, in partnership with Greater Hartford Legal Aid, New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, and the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, operates a statewide direct services project using a network of attorneys and victim advocates to provide coordinated civil legal representation and advocacy services for crime victims. Statewide services.
Address: 62 Washington Street Middletown, CT 06457
Contact: Deborah Witkin Phone: 860‐975‐3913
Website: www.ctlegal.org
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Domestic Violence Crisis Center
Program Name: H.E.L.P./ S.A.F.E.
Project Description: The Helpful Emergency Legal Project (H.E.L.P.) offers Intimate Partner Victims (IPV) free one‐on‐one legal consultations and representation assistance in family court within days of the abuser’s removal from the home. The Secure Adobes Financial Empowerment (S.A.F.E.) project supports the on‐going work of the SustainAbilityCT (iACT) Project and the Center for Residential Services to provide no‐cost services and transitional housing for IPV individuals. The agency serves cities and towns of Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.
Address: 1111 Summer Street, Suite 203 Stamford, CT 06905
Contact: Suzanne Adam Phone: 203‐588‐9100
Website: www.dvccct.org
Family Centered Services of Connecticut
Program Name: Neighborhood Victim Advocacy Project
Project Description: Project provides neighborhood‐based victim advocacy to victims of crimes including domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, elder abuse, robbery, assault, bullying, economic fraud, stalking/ threatening, and hate and bias crimes in Greater New Haven. Victim‐ centered, culturally competent, and bilingual (English/Spanish) services include risk assessment, safety planning, crisis counseling, criminal and civil justice support and advocacy, transportation, assistance with compensation claims, individual and group counseling/therapy, and referrals to other needed services. All services are provided in home or where victims indicate they can meet. Services are provided in New Haven and the cities and towns of East Haven, Branford, Guilford, and West Haven.
Address: 235 Nicoll Street (rear) New Haven, CT 06511
Contact: Cheryl Burack Phone: 203‐624‐2600
Website: www.familyct.org
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Family Centers, Inc.
Program Name: Counseling Services to Families of Homicide Victims
Project Description: Agency provides counseling services to family members of homicides including DUI/DWI homicides and hit and run motor vehicle homicide at the agency’s clinical offices in Darien, Greenwich, and Stamford.
Address: 20 Bridge Street Greenwich, CT 06830
Contact: Stephanie Haen, Director of Behavioral Health Phone: 203‐629‐2822
Website: www.familycenters.org
Gilead Community Services, Inc.
Project name: Gilead Victim Assistance Program
Project Description: Provides psychotherapy, psychiatric, and case management services to victims of crime in the Middlesex County area. Clients are served by qualified Outpatient Clinic Staff, including licensed therapists, psychiatrists, and an APRN, who are well‐versed in trauma informed therapy. Areas served: Middlesex County, Meriden and surrounding towns.
Address: 222 Main Street Ext. P.O. Box 1000 Middletown, CT 06457
Contact: Linda Walsh Phone: 860‐343‐5300 Ext. 3426
Website: www.gileadcs.org
Hartford Behavioral Health
Program Name: Project SAVE (Stop Abuse Violence Empowerment)
Project Description: Project SAVE is an initiative to provide information and referral, crisis outreach, mental health, case management, and victim advocacy services to children, adults, and families affected by crime in the Greater Hartford area. The program includes in‐home and in‐school treatment services. Services are provided in the city of Hartford and surrounding towns.
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Address: 2550 Main Street Hartford, CT 06106
Contact: Monica Diaz Phone: 860‐548‐0101
Website: www.hbh1.org
Hospital of Central Connecticut
Program Name: Victim Services Program
Project Description: Agency provides individual, group, and family/couples therapy for victims of sexual abuse and assault, domestic violence, and adults sexually abused as children. Clients receive education regarding victims’ rights, and assistance with filing victim compensation claims. Services are provided in both English and Spanish in the following towns: Berlin, Bristol, Farmington, Kensington, Newington, New Britain, Plainville, Southington, and West Hartford.
Address: 73 Cedar Street New Britain, CT 06051
Contact: Kimberly Hughey Phone: 860‐224‐5900 x 2816
Website: www.hhchealth.org
Human Resources Agency of New Britain
Program Name: Polish and Elderly Victim Services program
Project Description: The program provides legal advocacy and case management support services for Polish victims of crime, and has been expanded to include all victims of elder abuse and neglect. Services are provided in the cities and towns of: Burlington, Bristol, Farmington, New Britain, and Plainville, and Plymouth.
Address: 55 Broad Street New Britain, CT 06051
Contact: Barbara Parsons Phone: 860‐225‐1084 Ext. 310
Website: www.hranbct.org
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Human Services Council
Program Name: Recovery Services for Child Abuse Victims and Their Families
Project Description: Agency provides direct services, via a full‐time child and family therapist and a part‐time family services coordinator, to victims of child abuse and their non‐offending caregivers; and coordinates the Multidisciplinary Team of Greater Norwalk through the CAC program director. The agency serves the cities and towns of Norwalk, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston, and Westport.
Address: One Park Street Norwalk, CT 06851
Contact: Kari Pesavento Phone: 203‐849‐1111 EXT. 3011
Website: www.hscct.org
Interval House
Program Name: Hope Beyond Fear
Project Description: Hope Beyond Fear will provide comprehensive services to immigrant victims of domestic violence in the City of Hartford. Two full‐time domestic violence advocates will provide support and advocacy services to victims who are immigrants and live in Hartford. Services include emotional support, domestic violence counseling, safety planning, and advocacy. A full‐time community liaison will provide outreach.
Address: P.O Box 340207 Hartford, CT 06134
Contact: Jennifer Lopez Phone: 860‐838‐8450
Website: www.intervalhousect.org
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Klingberg Comprehensive Family Services, Inc. Family Centers
Program Name: Child and Adolescent Trauma Services (CATS)
Project Description: Provide comprehensive clinical and support services to child victims of physical and/or sexual abuse, child victims/witness of domestic violence and their families, and child victims of human sex trafficking in Hartford County and the City of Meriden.
Address: 157 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
Contact: Mikayla Green Phone: 860‐515‐2354
Website: www.klingberg.org
Klingberg Comprehensive Family Services, Inc.
Program name: Klingberg Children’s Advocacy Center (KCAC)
Project Description: Provides comprehensive clinical and support services to child victims of sexual abuse and/or physical abuse or neglect and their caregivers. Services include therapy, crisis counseling, translation/interpreter services, personal advocacy, follow up, information/referral contact, childcare, transportation, safety planning, criminal justice support/advocacy, and compensation claim assistance. The agency services cities and towns in the greater Hartford region including the Hartford, Tolland, and Windham Counties.
Address: 157 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
Contact: Michelle Sarofin Phone: 860‐515‐2330
Website: www.klingberg.org
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LifeBridge Community Services
Program Name: Domestic Violence Program
Project Description: Program offers mental health sessions, specifically for survivors of emotional, physical, financial, or sexual abuse by a partner and children who have witnessed domestic violence in the home. Other services include: parent and child interventions in family therapy, parenting skills training, help to develop a social network, referrals for emergency shelter, legal assistance, and other support services. Services are available to all state residents. Local cities and towns that are primarily served are Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull.
Address: 475 Clinton Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06605
Contact: Carissa Mott Phone: 203‐368‐5570
Website: www.lifebridgect.org
LOVE146
Program Name: Connecticut Survivor Care Program
Project Description: The program provides long‐term services (victim compensation application assistance, information and referral services, personal advocacy/accompaniment, emotional support and safety services, and criminal/civil justice systems assistance) and Rapid Responses (one‐time interventions that provide children with information, safety planning, and referral services) to child victims of human trafficking. Statewide services.
Address: 839 Chapel Street New Haven, CT 06510
Contact: Erin Williamson Phone: 203‐500‐6192
Website: www.love146.org
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Mid‐Fairfield Child Guidance Center, Inc.
Program name: Mid‐Fairfield VOCA
Project Description: The Mid‐Fairfield VOCA Project will provide the Home, Community and Clinic‐Based program, which provides services to child victims of child abuse including child physical abuse or neglect, child sexual abuse/assault, domestic abuse (including witnessing), bullying, sex trafficking, witnesses to violent crime, and teen dating victimization; The Project will also provide the Trauma, Bullying, and Recovery Program, which educates youth on bullying and helps victims to overcome vengeance cravings. This project serves the towns and cities of Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Westport, Weston, and Wilton.
Address: 100 East Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851
Contact: Gail Melanson Phone: 203‐299‐1315
Website: www.mfcgc.org
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Program Name: Victim Assistance Project
Project Description: Program provides direct victim services to victims and survivors of alcohol and drugged related crashes with the assistance of trained and certified MADD Victim Service Specialists and volunteers. Any surviving family or injured victim that contacts MADD CT is assigned a Victim Service Specialist who will provide emotional support and guidance through the criminal justice system, throughout the grieving process and eventual recovery. Statewide services.
Address: 317 Foxon Road East Haven, CT 06513
Contact: Bob Garguilo Phone: 203‐764‐2566
Website: www.madd.org
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Newtown Youth and Family Services
Program Name: Empower Together Program
Project Description: ETP provides the following free services to victims of crime: trauma informed education, advocacy, and mental health care to any senior, adult, teen, or child affected by domestic or dating violence, mass violence, rape or sexual assault, homicide, elder abuse, child abuse, physical assault, bullying (including verbal, cyber‐bullying or physical), and other crimes through three components: Outpatient Mental Health and Case Management, Elder Abuse Case Management, and Grief Support. Outpatient Mental Health and Case Management services which include support directed specifically to LGBTQ victims of crime. Services to: Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, Easton, Monroe, Newtown, New Fairfield, New Milford, Oxford, Redding, and Sandy Hook. . Address: 15 Berkshire Road Sandy Hook, CT 06482
Contact: Jill Pluta Phone: 203‐270‐4335
Website: www.newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Program Name: Community Based Family Advocacy
Project Description: Project provides comprehensive, coordinated, victim‐centered services to victims of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and witness to violence/homicide. Services include intake and interviews, family advocacy, individual and family therapy, home visits, victim education, and support. Services provided to the towns of Hartford County plus Bolton, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, and Vernon.
Address: 114 Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105
Contact: Regina Dyton Phone: 860‐714‐5799
Website: www.stfranciscare.org
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Survivors of Homicide
Program Name: Support and Advocacy for Survivors of Homicide
Project Description: Program provides crisis counseling, support, and personal advocacy to surviving loved ones and friends of homicide victims. Services include support groups, court advocacy and accompaniment, clinical referrals to other services, notifications and assistance in applying for victim compensation. Statewide services.
Address: 530 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109
Contact: Jessica Pizzano Phone: 860‐257‐7388
Website: www.survivorsofhomicide.com
The Salvation Army
Program Name: The Bloom Initiative
Project Description: Program provides long‐term trauma informed services to survivors of human trafficking in the greater Willimantic area. Services include comprehensive case management, goal setting, safety planning, and referrals to service providers. Towns served: Windham County (Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret, Ashford, Chaplin, Canterbury, Scotland, Thompson, Putnam, Sterling, Killingly, Brooklyn, Plainfield, Danielson, Windham and Willimantic).
Address: 855 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105
Contact: Krystal Ambrozaitis Phone: 860‐0017
Website: www.salvationarmy.org
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Town of Newtown
Program Name: Sandy Hook Trauma Recovery Initiative
Project Description: Program provides care navigation services and non‐traditional trauma interventions for primary and secondary victims impacted by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. This program services the Town of Newtown, and victims who live in other towns in Connecticut.
Address: 3 Primrose Street Newtown, CT 06470
Contact: Daniel Rosenthal Phone: 203‐270‐4201
Website: http://newtowncsw.org/
United Services, Inc.
Program Name: Counseling Services to Families of Homicide Victims
Project Description: Project provides counseling services to family members of homicides including DUI/DWI homicides and hit and run motor vehicle homicide at the agency’s clinical offices in Columbia, Dayville, Wauregan, and Willimantic.
Address: 1007 North Main Street Dayville, CT 06241
Contact: John Goodman, Director of Communications and Development Phone: 860‐774‐2020
Website: www.unitedservicesct.org
Village for Families and Children
Program Name: Child First and Rapid Response Victim Assistance Programs
Project Description: This project provides an in‐home treatment service (Child First) for children under 6 years of age and their families who have been impacted by crime. This program works with families impacted by domestic violence that are linked to Interval House. The project will continue the Early Childhood Rapid Response programming for children under 6 and their families who have been impacted by crime and it will also expand the Rapid Response program to serve children ages 7‐17. Cities served: Hartford and surrounding communities.
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Address: 1680 Albany Avenue Hartford, CT 06105
Contact: Maryellen Sciallo Phone: 860‐236‐4511
Website: www.thevillage.org
Waterbury Youth Services, Inc.
Program name: Child Abuse Interdisciplinary Team Enhancement Project (CAIT)
Project Description: Program serves child victims and their families, with aim to improve the level of care they receive. The project has added staff members, forensic interview equipment, forensic medical exam room, and community outreach and education. Project service area(s): The cities and towns of Greater Waterbury that are part of the G.A. 4 Judicial area, including Beacon Falls, Cheshire, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Southbury, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, and Woodbury.
Address: 83 Prospect Street Waterbury, CT06702
Contact: Stacey Rubinfeld Phone: 203‐573‐0264
Website: www.waterburyyouthservices.org
Wellmore, Inc.
Program Name: Victim of Crime Act Formula program
Project Description: Provides victim assistance services to child victims of crime (including sexual and physical abuse, or other trauma‐related issues such as domestic violence, witnessing violence at school or in the community, or human trafficking), and their primary caregiver. Services provided: early identification, rapid linkage with treatment services, individual and family therapy, diagnostic evaluation and assessment; case management, parent guidance, education on victim compensation assistance, and medication services when needed. Cities/towns served: the Naugatuck, Waterbury Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Cheshire, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oakville, Oxford, Prospect, Roxbury, Southbury, Thomaston, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, and Woodbury.
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Address: 141 East Main Street Waterbury, CT 06702
Contact: Kristin Pracitto Phone: 203‐575‐0466 Ext. 1115
Website: www.wellmore.org
Yale University School of Medicine
Program Name: Yale Child Sexual Abuse Clinic
Project Description: The project serves child victims of sexual abuse, who are evaluated at the Yale Child Sexual Abuse Clinic and at the Bridgeport satellite clinic. A child life specialist provides education and support to children who are evaluated with a forensic interview and/or a forensic medical examination. Clinic social workers provide family advocacy services of support and education to parents. The Bridging Program provides engagement in care and case management as part of the short‐term mental health services for child victims and their parents. The project has expanded to provide forensic medical exams in the Norwalk/Stamford and New London MDT regions; increased Spanish‐speaking forensic interviews at the Yale Clinic, Bridgeport satellite office, and Waterbury MDT; and forensic interviews for child victims of physical abuse, or witness to crimes such as homicide or domestic violence. Project service area(s): Towns and cities of the following Judicial Districts: Ansonia/Milford, Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Stamford, and Waterbury.
Address: One Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511
Contact: Dr. Andrea Asnes Phone: 203‐688‐2468
Website: https://medicine.yale.edu/pediatrics/general/childabuse/clinic.aspx
YWCA Hartford Region
Program Name: Hartford Crisis Response Team/Hospital Based Violence Intervention Program
Project Description: The Hartford Crisis Response Team/Hospital Based Violence Intervention Program (HCRT/HVIP) will enhance its extensive collaborations with key partners, including Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, and the Hartford Police Department to meet the needs of victims of violence and their families, who comprise African American, Latino and underserved populations. This collaboration will center an alliance of fiduciary, crisis response, clinical care, and grassroots outreach specialists on delivery of the following range of services: 24‐7 crisis
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FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List
response, trauma and grief support, advocacy/accompaniment, support groups, referrals and linkages to mental health, out‐patient and in‐home medical care, and victim service supports.
Address: 135 Broad Street Hartford, CT 06105
Contact: Cathy Zeiner Phone: 860‐525‐1163
Website: www.ywcahartford.org
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