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Vision

Covenant to Care for Children works to create a future where all Connecticut's children have caring families and safe places to live, and all people of faith demonstrate their own personal commitment to the welfare of children

Mission

Covenant to Care for Children mobilizes and channels the generosity of caring and faithful people to advocate for, mentor, and provide direct assistance to Connecticut's children and youth who are neglected, abused, or at-risk.

Values

• Child-centered
• Responsive to needs
• Motivated by faith
• Respectful of human dignity
• Caring toward all

Programs

Adopt A Social Worker is the largest and oldest of our programs Faith-based or community organizations agree to a covenant in which they partner with a particular social worker to, as far as is possible, provide for the necessary and special items needed for all of the children in that social worker's caseload. This augments the provisions of the State, often assuring greater stability in the life of a child. Other States have successfully copied this distinctive and preventative model but ours remains the most comprehensive and successful.

Critical Goods is our response to the needs of families who are at-risk of losing their children or who are being reunified with their children and must have certain material goods before that can happen: beds, appliances, cribs, and household items. We assist children and youth in their development and growth by helping them overcome the challenges of poverty and emotional distress. Donations of emergency and nonemergency goods are collected and delivered to families in an effort to foster safe and nurturing home environments for the children.

Crisis Food Support (in partnership with Asylum Hill Congregational Church) is a program for delivery of staples and fresh food for one-time emergencies in families with children in Greater Hartford region.

Mentoring focuses on children who are in need or at-risk and could use positive role models in their lives. Our mentoring program works with children and youth ages 4 - 21>.

• My Mentor and Me (M3) project specifically targets children who have an incarcerated parent, and addresses the particular challenges these children may face.
• Reach One Youth (ROY) project works with pre-teens, teens, and young adults who are at-risk.

Children's Enrichment Fund is a program responding to unusual requests that enhance our efforts to care and nurture children and youth. This program provides a small fund designed to accept donor designated funds for the special needs of children. Social workers can request these funds for the needs of children that are not met by the State Government departments, other agencies, or our AASW Program. Examples are camp experiences, haircuts, lessons, tutoring, special books, or other aids.