Mission: Casey Family Services is committed to improving the lives of at-risk children and to strengthening families and communities by providing high-quality, cost-effective services that advance positive practice and sound policy in child welfare.
Background: Casey Family Services was established in 1976 by UPS founder Jim Casey as a source for high-quality foster care. The Hartford division was founded in 1982. Through its supports and services, Casey promotes safe, stable, and lifelong family relationships for children and youth in foster care. These services include family reunification, foster care and adoption, tax assistance for working families, and post-permanency services. Casey Family Services is the direct service agency of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Casey’s Harford Division serves approximately 100 families in the greater Hartford area.
Division Need: The Hartford Division wants to increase the number of foster and adoptive parents that serve young people in the greater Hartford area. We are seeking everyday people to help kids in care so they can reach their full potential.
Volunteer Needs: Foster care and adoption aren’t the only ways to help a young person in foster care. The Hartford division needs adults to mentor kids, be professional coaches and role models for foster youth or young families with children in foster care.
Leadership:
Glynis Cassis, Hartford Division director
Raymond L. Torres, executive director, Casey Family Services; vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Board of Advisors: Doug L. Nelson, president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Maurice Agresta, Michael Brennan, Donald Layden, Louise Leary, Sharon McDaniel-Lowe, Gina Samuels, Joseph Semidei, Julie Sweeney-Springwater, Joseph C. Tranfo, Wendy Winters
Contact Information:
Casey Family Services
43 Woodland St., Suite 400, Hartford, CT, 06105
(860) 727-1030
http://www.caseyfamilyservices.org/index.php/ourdivisions/hartford/
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Glynis Cassis is Hartford division director of Casey Family Services.
