Catholic Charities
Mental Health & Family Support Services
Locations

Bridgeport
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Catholic Charities
238 Jewett Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Phone: (203) 416-1318
Fax: (203) 373-0835
Email: bhoey@ccfc-ct.org

Danbury
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Catholic Charities
30 Main Street, Suite 503,
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: (203) 743-4412
Fax: (203) 744-3500
Email: emalgieri@ccfc-ct.org

Senior Citizen Outreach
30 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: (203) 743-4412

Norwalk
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Catholic Charities
One Park Street
Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone: (203) 750-9711
Fax: 750-9651
Email: bhoey@ccfc-ct.org

Room to Grow Child Care Program
208 East Avenue,
Norwalk, CT 06852
Phone: (203) 831-8200
Fax: (203) 855-0637
Email: nowens@ccfc-ct.org

Stamford
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Catholic Charities
30 Myano Lane, Suite 12,
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: (203) 323-1105
Fax: (203) 323-1108
Email: bhoey@ccfc-ct.org

Bridgeport

GOALS OF SERVICES: Catholic Charities Bridgeport seeks to help families by working to improve the level of emotional and psychological functioning for individuals, couples, and families. CFS seeks to help mothers and fathers of unplanned pregnancies with decision making and coordination of support systems; to provide case management for families dealing with HIV/AIDS within the Scattered Site Housing Program; to provide case management for clients of VNS and other contracted providers, to provide family-based day care; and to provide Parent Education for court referred clients.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED: Greater Bridgeport including Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull, and Shelton.

COUNSELING SERVICES PROGRAM NARRATIVE: Catholic Charities is an outpatient counseling program serving individuals, couples, and families living in Greater Bridgeport. Comprehensive program planning for unplanned pregnancy couples or individuals is also available. Catholic Charities provides professionally trained staff to assist families, individuals, and children; people with marital difficulties, parent/child difficulties, and individual adjustment problems. Catholic Charities is a Mental Health Clinic, licensed by the State of Connecticut. Some services are covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and third party insurance reimbursement. The counseling services utilize a sliding fee scale, which takes into consideration the size of the family and the annual income. Medical Director/Psychiatric Consultant works with the social work and counseling staff directly regarding patient clinical issues and medications within the treatment plan. Varied treatment models are utilized within the therapeutic process in confronting the various problem areas inclusive of individual, couple, family, and group process.

ELIGIBILITY: The programs and services of Catholic Charities are open to all regardless of religion, race, income, or marital status.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: Provides a network of subsidized rental apartment units to individuals/families with identified disabilites who without subsidies for affordable housing, would likely remaing homeless in the Bridgeport area. Follow-up case management services is also provided for this population.

PARENT EDUCATION: Provides a 6 hour seminar to assist divorcing/separating couples to better understand and respond to the changing needs of their children.

Stamford

PRIMARY SERVICES: Mental Health Services; Psychiatric Services; counseling to individuals, families, couples, and groups. Outreach Pregnancy Services, Right to Know, Adoption Service within agency jurisdiction, Outreach to Hispanic Elderly, Families & Children; Trauma Treatment Team, Intensive Outreach Monitoring Program.

GOALS OF SERVICES: Improve level of emotional and psychological functioning for individuals, couples, and families. Assist in authorized adoption searches. Help mothers and fathers of unplanned pregnancies with decision making and support system coordination.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO BE SERVED: Darien, Greenwich, and Stamford.

PROGRAM NARRATIVE: Catholic Charities is an outpatient behavioral mental health program serving individuals, couples, families, and groups living in the Greater Stamford area, also aiding adults over 18 with information regarding adoption when authorized. Comprehensive program planning for unplanned pregnancy for couples or individuals is also available.

COUNSELING SERVICES: Provides professionally trained staff to assist families, individuals and children, couples with martial difficulties, parent/child relationship conflicts, and individual adjustment problems. Catholic Charities is a Behavioral Mental Health Clinic, licensed by the State of Connecticut and able to receive Medicaid, Medicare, third party insurance reimbursement, and managed care arrangements. A Medical Director/Psychiatric Consultant helps the clinical staff directly regarding patients, clinical issues, and medications within the treatment plan. Varied treatment models are utilized within the therapeutic process in confronting the various problem areas inclusive of individual, couple, family, and group process.

ELIGIBILITY: The programs and services of Catholic Charities are open to all regardless of religion, race, income, or marital status.

HISPANIC OUTREACH SERVICES TO HISPANIC FAMILIES AND SENIORS: Based at the Stamford Senior Center. Services involve outreach to Hispanics, 60 years of age and over. Includes development of support network for participants and for homebound elderly. In addition, we now offer services to Hispanic families. Case management, translation, advocacy, assistance with finding housing are some of the services offered.

PARENT EDUCATION GROUPS: Divorcing parents referred through a court mandated program established by Connecticut Legislation effective 1/1/94. Involves a 6 hour educational program. Purpose is to educate parents regarding impact of family restructuring upon children.

SENIOR NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT SERVICE: Based at the Quintard Terrace Senior Housing Facility, this program provides a broad range of case management, socialization, educational, and advocacy services to low-income and minority elderly living in Stamford.

OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: Employee Assistance Program, Crisis Intervention, Support Groups - includes Women's Issues and other topics as they evolve Family Life Education, and a Speaker's Bureau.

SPONSOR CONSORTIUM OF PROVIDERS FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES: Support Network of 35 agencies within the Greater Stamford Community providing services to low-income families, pregnant women, and single parents. The purpose of the network is to identify the needs of this population, to plan for services, to meet those needs, and to act as advocates for the clients served.

ELIGIBILITY: The programs and services of Catholic Family Services are open to all regardless of religion, race, income, or marital status.

METHOD OF PAYMENT: Many of our services are covered by many managed care companies, Major Medical, Medicaid (Title XIX), Medicare and private insurance. Services are also available on a sliding scale fee basis.

Danbury

GOALS OF SERVICES: Improve the level of emotional and psychological functioning for individuals, couples, and families.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED: Individuals and families living in Danbury and the surrounding towns (Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown, New Fairfield, Ridgefield, Redding, Sherman, and Georgetown).

COUNSELING SERVICES PROGRAM NARRATIVE: Provides professionally trained staff to assist families, individuals, and children with marital difficulties, parent/child relationship difficulties, and individual adjustment problems. Catholic Charities is a Mental Health Clinic, licensed by the State of Connecticut and able to receive Medicaid, Medicare, and third party insurance reimbursement. The counseling services utilize a sliding fee scale, which takes into consideration the size of the family and the annual income. A Medical Director/Psychiatric Consultant helps the social work staff directly regarding patient clinical issues and medications within the treatment plan. Varied treatment models are utilized within the therapeutic process in confronting the various problem areas inclusive of individual, couple, family, and group process.

ELIGIBILITY: The programs and services of Catholic Charities are open to all regardless of religion, race, income, or marital status.

COMMUNITY SERVICES SERVICES PROVIDED FOR UNPLANNED PREGANCY: Involves counseling for the unmarried mother and her family around the birth plan for the infant regarding whether the mother will continue to parent or choose adoption.

SENIOR CITIZEN OUTREACH PROGRAM: Provides specialized outreach assessment and psychiatric counseling of the elderly in their own homes or place of residence.

FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM: A State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families funded program which provides intensive case management services to a small number of at-risk youth and their families on a 24 hour basis.

PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM: Parent Education series, court-approved and required by Public Act 93-319, for divorcing couples with children.

TELE-CONFERENCE: Home bound elderly participate in discussions regarding health finance, reminiscence, and various other therapeutic social activity.

SHARE A SPIRIT PROGRAM: At Christmas, Share a spirit program provides gifts and food to the needy children and families in the greater Danbury area.

WAYS TO WORK FAMILY LOAN PROGRAM: Finding and keeping a job can be a challenge for working parents. Occasionally, expenses arise that a family is not prepared for, such as buying or repairing a car, paying for child care or buying a uniform or tools needed on the job.

Norwalk

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED: Greater Norwalk including Westport, Wilton, Weston and New Canaan.

PRIMARY SERVICES: Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Services, Counseling to individuals, Families and couples; Assists birthparents of unplanned pregnancies with decision-making and support services; child care services, Parent Education Program (PEP).

ELIGIBILITY: The programs and services of Catholic Charities are open to all regardless of religion, race, income or marital status.

FEE: Because of funding from the United Way, state grants and charitable contributions, we are able to provide subsidized rates to those unable to pay for the full cost of services. Our business office will help workout an affordable fee.

METHOD OF PAYMENT: Many of our services are covered by managed care companies, Major Medical, Medicaid (Title XIX), Medicare and Private insurance. Services are also offered on a sliding scale fee basis.

LICENSING/ACCREDITATION: Mental Health Clinic, Department of Health and Addiction Services, State of Connecticut, National Council on Accreditation for Services to Families and Children.

COUNSELING SERVICES: Provides professionally trained staff to assist families, individuals, and children with marital difficulties, parent and child relationship difficulties, and individual adjustment problems. Catholic Charities is a Mental Health Clinic, licensed by the State of Connecticut. A Medical Director/Psychiatric Consultant works with the social work staff directly regarding patient clinical issues and medications within the treatment plan. Varied treatment models are utilized within the therapeutic process in confronting the problem areas inclusive of individual, couple, family and group process.

ROOM TO GROW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER: Room to Grow is a program designed to meet the needs of pre-school children who require a full day of care while parents work. This center-based component is a state-licensed facility, which provides on-premises child care by a team of professionals.