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 10/10
· 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!
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).
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.
Last year 18 adults mentored Haddam and Killingworth 3rd-8th graders.
Last year HKYFS redirected $85,000 in grant funding for youth alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention strategies in Haddam-Killingworth
Last year, 104 children received holiday gifts through our Holiday Giving Program
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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Providing help to children of all ages through innovative programs addressing a range of challenges.
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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 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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Hot off the Press! Attention HKIS 4th and 5th grade families!
Three awesome programs coming this Fall. Creative Connections w/Miss Faith after-school, Girls with a Purpose (back by popular demand!) before school with Miss Kyana, and Girls Talk II to bring girls and their caregiver together for connection, communication, and lots of laughs!
Register: www.hkyfs.org/event/
Sometimes challenges come up in a child`s life and parents need a little extra support and collaboration. Small group focus with childcare and family dinner available for the first in person session.
Register Here: https://hkyfs.org/event/collaborative-problem-solving-for-parents/
Facts, resources, and information are paramount for every parent to raise a substance free child.
Today marks National Opiate Awareness Day and is a time to honor those we have lost to overdose and an opportunity to prevent more deaths.
Talk to your kids! Know the specific risk to your ATHLETES!
Join us for "Protect Your Game"- an HK parent presentation on September 10 6:30PM ZOOM. QR code below for info
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TALKING TO YOUTH ABOUT FENTANYL AND OTHER OPIOIDS
https://www.preventiontrainingcenter.org/sor-resources
The opioid epidemic is a concern for ALL communities.
We CAN make a difference by being aware, talking with our children, and having Naloxone available. 🌟preventioncoordinator@hkyfs.org 🌟 to receive FREE Narcan.
#nationaloverdoseawarenessday #mentionprevention
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.
