Kick off the start of summer, Summer Solstice, and Make Music Day with an EPIC night of family fun! The HKYFS Summer Solstice Family Fest offers something for kids, families, and community members of all ages! This is the perfect opportunity for our tweens and teens to come together in a safe and healthy environment full of fun!
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 $188,000 in grant funding to benefit HK Youth and their families.
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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TODAY IS THE DAY!
Come for 5PM to grab a spot in the lawn to enjoy the Steve Elci Band and then head over to play games, do activities, and craft with us! FACE PAINTING, henna, games, windchimes, crafts, and more.
There is still room to sign up for Family Olympics- this set of fun games encourages families to laugh and play together- the NUMBER 1 prevention strategy for kiddos is strong family communication- everyone comes away with smiles and a fun medal:)
All activities are FREE! www.hkyfs.org to learn more and sign up for Olympics
📣 TOMORROW IS SUMMER SOLSTICE
Parents of tweens and teens- Summer Solstice has so many fun activities for YOUR kids! This is a perfect way to kick off summer with friends- live music, food trucks, tarot readings, face painting, games, henna, and more.
We know that safe places to hang out and have fun are a priority and we hope to see you there!
📣Summer Solstice is on Friday! Celebrate the longest day of the year with an evening of games, activities, live music, and food trucks! This event is for all ages with activities sure to attract early childhood through teens!
* FAMILY OLYMPICS learn more and register for free www.hkyfs.org (you`ll be so glad you did!)
* Steve Elci Band 6-7PM tunes that will get your littles dancing!
* School of Rock 7-8PM sure to rock the house for all!
* Face Painting, Henna, Crafts, Lawn Games, Tarot Readings, and SO MUCH MORE.
* James Madison House Food Truck, Fire in the Kitchen Pizza, and Ice Cream Emergency
Let`s kick off summer as community and encourage our kids and families to connect!
📣One of the things that we hear is that there aren`t enough things for our teens to do-especially our 6th-10th graders. Let`s celebrate PREVENTION and encourage them to get involved!
😀Summer Solstice is for THEM! This year we brought back Food Trucks, lawn games, activities...............AND ADDED HENNA AND TAROT READINGS just for them!
📣Teen Trailblazers is just for them, too! These trips are designed for them to hang out with peers and have fun- SAFELY! Parents will know they are engaged and enjoying summer. Sign up at www.hkyfs.org.event/
🥰FINALLY- giving back to the community makes our kids feel great AND checks off some required community service hours. Check out our Community Giveback program and grab a spot today.
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.
