WOMEN AND FAMILIES CENTER
169 COLONY STREET, MERIDEN, CT 06451 www.womenfamilies.org

Total Revenue
$3,832,345
Total Expenses
$2,130,228
Net Assets
$3,109,732

Organizations Filed Purposes: WFC IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING EQUITY AND TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH SERVICES THAT FOSTER EMPOWERMENT AND INDEPENDENCE. OUR GUIDING VISION: TO BE THE LEADING AGENT FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.

REACH (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT TO CREATE HOPE) PROVIDES OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL GROUPS, AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AGES 12-24. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-21. ADVOCATES HELP YOUTH TO IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM REMAINING STABLY HOUSED, AND GUIDE THEM TO A SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PATH THAT WILL LEAD TO AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN 2016-2017, THE PROGRAM TOUCHED THE LIVES OF 500 AT- RISK YOUTH. ONE YOUTH INDICATED, "WITH THE HELP OF THIS PROGRAM, I HAVE A PLACE THAT MY DAUGHTER AND I CAN CALL OUR OWN."

SACS (SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS SERVICES) OFFERS NO-COST, 24 HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN MERIDEN, WALLINGFORD, CHESHIRE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW HAVEN, WOODBRIDGE, BETHANEY, EAST HAVEN, HAMDEN, NORTH HAVEN, BRANFORD, NORTH BRANFORD, GUILFORD, AND MADISON. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE SHORT-TERM COUNSELING, ACCOMPANIMENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, SUPPORT GROUPS AND REFERRALS TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. COUNSELORS HELP CLIENTS TO BUILD THE SUPPORTS AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESSORS THEY MAY BE EXPERIENCING, AND TO RECLAIM POWER, CONTROL, AND A SENSE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. A CLIENT RECENTLY STATED, "IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS GROUP, I MIGHT HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT MY ABUSE."

STAR IS A BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM LOCATED IN THREE OF MERIDEN'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. PARENT FEES ARE DETERMINED BY A SLIDING FEE SCALE. EXPERIENCED STAFF HELP CHILDREN (GRADES K-5) TO DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF LEARNING THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS AND SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATIONS FOCUSING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM). IN ADDITION, CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM ARE ASSISTED WITH THEIR HOMEWORK BY CREDENTIALED TUTORS. RECENTLY A PARENT RAVED ABOUT HER CHILD'S VASTLY IMPROVED GRADES. THE PARENT NOTED, "WITHOUT THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, HIS SUCCESS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE."

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Kathleen MorganDIRECTOR3$0
Kristin D Losi EsqDIRECTOR3$0
Sherry LambertDIRECTOR3$0
Jennifer KolakoskiDIRECTOR3$0
Ethel HigginsDIRECTOR3$0
Anna CarabettaDIRECTOR3$0
Terry GiovannucciSECRETARY4$0
Catherine StevensTREASURER4$0
Kelly Davis EsqVICE PRESIDE4$0
Carol ScullyPRESIDENT4$0

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