You are important!
The Dec 12th legislative forum brought together state and national experts to help resolve the problem of homelessness for youth in Connecticut. To read more about the forum here are a few links for you to visit. We’ve also included a link to a video of the forum. State’s Homeless Youth Tell of Struggles – […]
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Here is Your Chance to Speak Up!
If you want to tell legislators what you think about how DCF prepares youth to live on their own, there will be a public hearing at 2:00 on Thursday October 3, 2013 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. A public hearing may sound scary, but really it’s not so bad. Click here for some […]
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How to Get Food Benefits
Many of you tell us about problems trying to get food benefits (also called SNAP). Well, the feds made things a lot clearer for those of you who are on your own and trying to get help with food from the State: Photo ID: you can use a license, a work or school ID, your […]
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Miranda was in DCF…
until the court said she could move home to her mother’s house. After she went back home, her mother was arrested and went to jail. Miranda was left to live with her older sister who always fought…
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Alex’s mother lost her apartment…
and had to move in with her boyfriend. Alex moved in with his father and stepmother. There were a lot of problems in his father’s home and he became depressed. He stopped going to school. Soon, his father kicked him out of the house…
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