Join the HKYFS May Wellness Challenge by making time for things that make you and your family feel great!
Try these ideas and programs! HKYFS is always available for resources, referrals, and support!
Download the sheet to play along. Bring your Challenge Calendar to Summer Solstice Family Fest on June 20th to win a prize!
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.
Over the past two years, 21 families worked with our Juvenile Review Board volunteers committed to the process of restorative justice.
$4,500 in redirected or direct grant funding supported local families and businesses.
Over the last two years, 103 children received free school supplies in our Back-to-School Backpack 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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🌸🌞💙 May is coming and HKYFS is inviting everyone to honor May as Mental Health Awareness Month!
Check out our Wellness Challenge for youth and families! Ideas for daily wellness and self care to teach, role model, and practice!
And so many wellness events all month long!
Check them out in the comments! More info available www.hkyfs.org/event/
Kids! Print out and bring your wellness card to the Summer Solstice Family Fest for a prize!!
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Killingworth Women`s Organization and so many partners are celebrating Earth Day on Saturday- this looks amazing!
HK Family Hikers were strong, smiling, and amazing on Saturday! We climbed all the way to the top of the Swan Hill Trail to explore the beautiful views of the CT River. Wow! Miss Renee taught us about Log Hotels and we found a hidden geo cache at the " top of the mountain"⛰️
We learned during this week`s WOYC celebrations that some young families and stay at home families would like activities during the week. Please join us April 29 - 10am to explore this beautiful area!
Also sharing May`s HK Family Hikers Weekend Event! Save the date!
This Is so awesome elementary aged kids! 😍🎭
HKHS Drama students have teamed up for a super cool after-school Meet the Cast of their Spring Musical- Bye Bye Birdie! These kids are amaaaaaazzing role models who want to empower younger kids to have fun, do
What you love, and follow your dreams!
Sooooo get your tix for the show the first weekend of May, bring your show bill for signatures, and have some fun with a cool hands on activuty led by these great performers!
🤩Link to buy tix to Bye Bye Birdie (May 2-4)at HKHS: https://gofan.co/app/school/CT17399
😍 www.hkyfs.org/event/ To sign up to stay for the afterschool program on May
This program is part of our HKYFS May Wellness Challenge for Mental Health Awareness Month ( keep 👀 peeled for more soon!)
🗣️📢 April is Alcohol Awareness Month! 🍷🚫 Did you know that excessive alcohol consumption can have serious health and social consequences? Here are some eye-opening facts about alcohol use:
1️⃣ Excessive alcohol intake can lead to liver disease, heart problems, and mental health issues.
2️⃣ Alcohol misuse is a leading cause of preventable death, contributing to over 88,000 deaths annually in the United States alone.
3️⃣ Did you know that alcohol impairs judgment and coordination, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries?
4️⃣ Underage drinking poses significant risks, including academic problems, legal issues, and increased likelihood of developing alcohol-related problems later in life.
Curious to learn more about local data trends and how alcohol use affects our community? 📊 Join us for a Community Conversation on April 18th at 6PM at HK Middle School. Let`s come together to raise awareness and promote healthier choices! See you there! 🗓️
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.
