Family Support Services
Family Support Services
Being a parent isn’t easy. Kids don’t come with instruction manuals. CFGC’s family programs work to empower parents and caregivers to create a healthier home environment through education, care management, building up support systems and meeting basic and emotional needs. Our services are family-centered, strength-based and culturally-informed.
Care Coordination & Community Support for Families
These programs help children with serious behavioral health needs remain in their home and community with easy access to services and supports. We help families identify goals, eliminate barriers, and tap into resources for their child. Families are guided by their team of supports to empower the family and get closer to a ‘better life’. Participation in Community Support for Families is only by referral from the Department of Children & Families.
Please call Lizette Ortiz-Nash, Director of Community Support for Families, at (203) 394-6529 Ext. 3025 to be connected with the CSF team, or email us.
Greater Bridgeport Home Visiting Partnership (GBHVP)
Helping families raise happier, healthier kids
Will I be a good parent? What do I do if my baby cries all the time? These are a couple of the questions you may have as a first-time parent – and you’re not alone.
GBHVP is a partnership between The Child & Family Guidance Center and Bridgeport Hospital. This program is available to all Greater Bridgeport parents with young children, but has a specialized focus on young parents, under age 20, parents in the prenatal stage, and/or women at risk for poor birth outcomes.
GBHVP families receive free support through weekly home visits (in-person or virtually) interactive monthly parent groups and case management services, using the Parents as Teachers (PAT) and Healthy Families America® (HFA) evidence-based models. Our team works with the enitre family and offers special prenatal and postpartum support for mothers.
Please call Teneika Brown, MSW, Program Manager/Clinical Supervisor, at (203) 394-6529 Ext. 3047 to be connected with the GBHVP team, or email us.
Early Childhood Consultation Partnership
This program is designed to meet the social and emotional needs of children birth to five years old, who are in early care or education settings. Masters-level clinicians provide support and training to caregivers at the individual, family or classroom level. We help teachers and parents promote enduring and optimal outcomes for young children.
Please call Teneika Brown, MSW, Program Manager/Clinical Supervisor, at (203) 394-6529 Ext. 3047 to be connected with the ECCP team, or email us.
Visitation Center
We offer a safe, comfortable environment for a non-custodial parent and child to visit together, as well as a neutral, monitored exchange of children between the custodial and non-custodial parent. Facilities are suitable for all children, from infants to older adolescents, and supervised visits may include a therapist who can provide parenting advice and clinical reports.
The Visitation Center is located in downtown Bridgeport, which is convenient for public transportation. The Center offers a one-way mirror playroom, family room, and activity room.
The Visitation Center operates on a fee-for-service basis. Facilities are suitable for children of all ages, from infants to older adolescents.
Please call Hyacintha Bernard, MS, Director of RTFT & The Visitation Program, at 203-394-6529 Ext. 3073 to be connected with The Visitation Center, or email us.
Serving Greater Bridgeport & Norwalk since 1925.
Our Mission
We provide children and families with culturally-informed mental health care and complementary supports, regardless of ability to pay.
For more information on ways to give or how you can get involved, please call or email CFGC’s Vice President of Advancement & Strategy, Danielle Marchione, at (203) 394-6529 at ext. 3069 or dmarchione@cfguidance.org.
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