A young girl finds the support to heal emotional trauma at her school-based...
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories As a new nurse practitioner with a choice of career paths, I decided on a School-Based Health Center...
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By Rick Calvert, CEO of Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut (originally appeared in the New London Day, click here to view the original Op-Ed) There is a growing understanding in our...
View ArticleA couple find guidance and support to help two newly adopted children with...
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories Along with their three children, Cate and her husband, Zachary, had attended Family Resource Center (FRC)...
View ArticleLifting Elijah’s depression through trauma-focused therapy.
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories Fifteen year old Elijah had emigrated from Nigeria with his family as a small child. Brought by his...
View ArticleAfter 34+ years of incredible service and commitment, CEO Rick Calvert Retires
When Rick Calvert arrived at the doorstep of 255 Hempstead Street in 1984, the staff numbered eight individuals, the budget amounted to $325,000, stamps were in use, accounting was in accordance with...
View ArticleCFA Family Resource Center Provides a Lifeline to Mother and Infant Desperate...
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories Last year I received a call from Colorado’s Office of Human Services (OHS) to hear a kind, sweet-sounding...
View ArticleCFA’s Intensive Family Preservation Program– Supporting Families to Help them...
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories Mitchell was a struggling 16 year old. He had a long history of multiple hospitalizations for mental...
View ArticleSchool-Based Health Center Helps a Child Overcome Migraines
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories In September of senior year in high school my headaches began. They were splitting headaches, the kind...
View ArticleCFA Celebrates 11 Years of the BP Learned Mission Theater Program
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories Eleven years ago a young boy asked me, “Can we put on a show?” I remember exactly where we were standing...
View ArticleA Parent’s Thank You Letter to the New London Day Nursery
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories. I’m a single mom of one little girl. I’ve been lucky enough to have her attend the New London Day...
View Article18 Years of Backpacks for Kids
*Photos reflect the spirit of CFA and are not of any individuals associated with these stories For 18 years the Backpacks for Kids program has been providing CFA kids with a new backpack stuffed with...
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