Every family is Our Focus
Serving Children, Youth, Young Adults, parents and Kinship Caregivers.
Founded in 1999, CCP is a multi-service agency that provides diverse and creative social, educational and vocational support services in Connecticut.
Become a Foster Parent!
Are you interested in making a difference for a child?
We need foster parents who:
- Love and understand children and teens
- Are able to provide a safe and loving home
- Want to work with a team to help young people
- Are single, married or in a relationship
We support you with….24/7 support from trained professionals (Care Managers)
- Free initial and ongoing training
- Assistance with licensing and training
- Monthly stipend to care for a child
- Connections to services and supports for children and caregivers
Click below to learn more!
Functional Family Therapy
Foster Care
Our foster care programs help ensure that Connecticut’s neediest children are cared for by loving families.
Foster Family Recruitment, Training
& Support
CCP partners with caregivers, providing 24/7 individualized support and comprehensive training.
Youth Transition
Services
We provide educational support, job training, and job seeking services to young people and adults.
Pathways Academy
Individualized education and support for youth grades 6-12 who need more than a traditional school can offer.
Long Term Foster Care
Providing stabilization in a safe, supportive and nurturing home in a long-term foster care program.
Consultation
& Training
Providing educational advocacy to court involved youth to improve educational outcomes and reduce recidivism.
Parenting
Programs
Our Family Development & Support Services help give adults the tools they need to be successful in their most important and rewarding job.
Educational
Support Services
Providing educational advocacy to court-involved youth to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.
Center of
Refugee and Immigrant Services
Providing stabilization in a safe, supportive and nurturing home in a time-limited program.
Our
Programs
Our mission is to help children and young people grow up happy, healthy, and successful through our many services to the public.
Youth Transition
Services
We provide educational support, job training, and job seeking services to young people and adults.
Center of
Refugee and Immigrant Services
Providing stabilization in a safe, supportive and nurturing home in a time-limited program.
Consultation
& Training
Providing educational advocacy to court involved youth to improve educational outcomes and reduce recidivism.
Our
Programs
Our mission is tp help children and young people grow up happy, healthy, and successful through our many services to the public.
You can help
How to Get Involved
There are many ways in which you can make a difference for a child or youth of Connecticut. Select an option below to learn more about the opportunities available at CCP.
Volunteer-Foster
Learn about our current volunteer opportunities, and more information about foster parenting.
Donate
All donations go directly to program services (unless otherwise indicated by donor) and are tax deductible.
Employment & Internships
Click here to learn about our career and internship opportunities, and submit your application to join our team!
Social, Educational and Vocational Services
Every Family is our focus
The Children’s Community Programs of Connecticut, founded in 1999, is a multiservice agency whose mission is to provide diverse and creative support services to children and families throughout Connecticut. Our goal is to help children, youth and families thrive in their homes and communities.
We provide therapeutic foster care, an alternative school, home visiting services for young parents, and educational advocacy for children and youth. We also offer job training and vocational counseling for youth and young adults. Many services are available statewide.
Interested in being a foster parent? Contact us to learn more!
Pathways Academy
Providing an individualized education for students in grades 6 -12 who need more than the traditional school setting can offer.
CCP Foster Parent Conference
Featuring Alec Ingold of the NFL Miami Dolphins
On May 18th, we held our annual Foster Parent Conference at the Omni Hotel in New Haven. Our foster parents had an opportunity to gather more information by attending different workshops and to interact with our local community service providers.
Alec Ingold, Fullback for the Miami Dolphins, shared his experience growing up in an adoptive family to then playing in the NFL, with our CCP foster families and foster children.