Pumpkin Run 5k & Kid's Fun Run - October 27th

This annual family friendly event features a fast road race with a 5K run, 2 mile walk, as well as a fun run for our Kids! Halloween is right around the corner and costumes are encouraged with prizes! Community vendors and fun activities are on site to add to the festivities!

Race Highlights:
. Free T-Shirt to the first 250 to register or by 10/16
· Custom Medals for all Finishers
· Costume Contest: Prizes for the Best Adult, Youth, and Dog Costume! All dogs must be friendly and remain on leashes.
· Family Games, Crafts, and Activities to Enjoy!
· DJ Gil from the Music Score for a Great vibe!

Coming together as a community,
creating positive change.

We envision a connected community where youth & families
are resilient and feel safe, supported, and empowered.

WE'RE INVOLVED

Programs & Services

Our services include support for family crises, school truancy, substance abuse, and youth crime; programs for positive youth development, bullying prevention, and mentoring; and diversion options for at-risk youth committing first offenses, functioning as a Juvenile Review Board (JRB).

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Events & Activities

HKYFS runs events throughout the year. The goal is to have fun and raise money while supporting a variety of needs in the Haddam-Killingworth community.

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Meaningful Impact

18 mentors

Last year 18 adults mentored Haddam and Killingworth 3rd-8th graders.

$188,000

Last year  HKYFS redirected $188,000 in grant funding to benefit HK Youth and their families.

104

Last year, 104 children received holiday gifts through our Holiday Giving Program

SUPPORTING HADDAM AND KILLINGWORTH

Coming together to better our community.

Offering everyone unique ways to share ideas on how we can effectively solve problems and make our community a better place for us all to live.

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IMPACTING AND EMPOWERING YOUTH

Support from early childhood through high school.

Providing help to children of all ages through innovative programs addressing a range of challenges.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING

All kinds of ways to help each other.

Programs that offer help to those in need, and give members of the community the opportunity to help those less fortunate.

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COUNSELING

Confidential services available to all.

Counseling services for families, young people, and individuals of all ages, available to Haddam and Killingworth residents regardless of their financial situation.

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Community News

Last year HKYFS ran 50 programs for youth, parents, and the community ranging from positive youth development, to suicide awareness education.
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Are your child's behaviors challenging and impacting family life?  You are not alone!
📣 There are a few spots remaining for this opportunity for parent strategies and support.  Develop new understanding of challenging behavior and how to help your child.  Reduce conflict and strengthen relationships at home. 
💗 November 7th 6:30 PM is in person with family dinner and childcare available.  Remaining 5 sessions are virtual to help balance with busy schedules!
Please register www.hkyfs.org/event/
🎃👻🎃👻 Trunk or Treat at Grim’s Haunted House is a Huge Hit—But We Need Your Help! 🍬

Our Trunk or Treat has become a fantastic success, thanks to the amazing community volunteers who deck out their vehicles for a spooktacular experience! As word spreads about this beloved Haddam event, the number of little ghosts and goblins joining in the fun keeps growing, making it tough for our volunteers to meet the candy demand.

To ensure every child has a safe and enjoyable Halloween, we’re asking for candy donations!

🕸️ Drop off your candy at any of these locations:

Liberty Bank
Nutmeg Pharmacy
The Truck Bar
Haddam Town Hall

Thank you for your generosity and support in making this the best Trunk or Treat yet! 🎉🍬
💗📣 With the HKYFS 31st Pumpkin Run coming in just a few days, we want to say a giant THANK YOU to all of our amazing sponsors. 

Without the support of all these incredible sponsors, we could never host such a wonderful event! 

Our work in the Haddam-Killingworth community supports children and families in the best of times and the most challenging of times-  thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support.

If you haven't registered yet, today is the day!  Join us! 
www.hkyfs.org to register
Come craft with Miss Faith, the Positive Youth Development Coordinator for HKYFS, this Saturday at Brainerd Memorial Library's Fall Festival from 10 am to 2pm! Miss Faith will have magnets to paint with acrylic markers for the kids, and information for parents!
Tomorrow is GIRL TALK II 🥰 
💗 girls grades 4-7 and female caregiver
💗 6-7:30PM at the Old Middle School Higganum
💗 Register:  www.hkyfs.org/event

It's not too late to sign up to join Miss Faith for an awesome evening of connection, laughter, and an opportunity to keep communication open with your daughter. 

Be prepared to create together, laugh together, enjoy dinner together, and come home with a great gift bag of goodies.

NOTE:  If you attended part 1 last Spring-  this is a perfect pairing!  If not-  this will be great for the follow-up program that dives deeper into puberty and more!
WHAT WE STAND FOR

Your go-to resource for all kinds of help.

HKYFS is one of 100 YSBs serving 142 towns across Connecticut. A stand-alone nonprofit agency, we are part of the delivery system for youth and family services within the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF).

As a Youth Service Bureau (YSB), our job is to: assess the needs of youth and the availability of resources to meet them; develop resources to improve services and fill gaps, and to encourage the creation of innovative programs; conduct programs to increase the public’s knowledge and understanding of youth needs; advocate for youth groups whose needs

are not being met and for individuals having difficulties obtaining services; maintain confidentiality when reporting youth data to the State Department of Education, providing the data they need for evaluations and grants.

The work of HKYFS encompasses counseling services and support; direct prevention services; case management referral and follow-up services; resource support; coordination of services working with other local providers of health, social, and educational services.

2024 Pumpkin Run Sponsors