About Us
Boys & Girls Village, Inc. was founded as the original "Boys Village" in 1942 by New Haven County High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin and Daniel J. Adley, a principal in a major Northeast trucking firm based in New Haven.
Founded as a "work farm for first-offenders," the agency has served a coed population of boys and girls since the mid-1980s and we changed our name to "Boys & Girls Village" in June 2002.
Today, Boys & Girls Village is a federal IRS approved 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit agency licensed by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) for our residential and therapeutic treatment components, and by the Connecticut Department of Education for our Day School for children with special educational needs. Referrals are received from DCF, managed care companies and from public school systems.
The clients of Boys & Girls Village are children in crisis or children with learning difficulties who have experienced rejection, failure or abuse. Through the years, the agency has evolved into a leading therapeutic and learning facility offering residential shelter, clinical, after-school, counseling, special educational, foster & adoptive programs, family support services, and day programs for children and their families.
The agency is funded by DCF and other state sources, insurers under managed care contracts, local communities and school systems, and by voluntary contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Boys & Girls Village serves children and families throughout Connecticut from our main campus in Milford, Connecticut, and through community offices located in Bridgeport and Waterbury.
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Helping children and their families gain a full life has been the goal at Boys & Girls Village since 1942.
Our motto, "Helping Connecticut children and families heal, learn grow," has been affirmed by the thousands of children and families who have made their way with the help of Boys & Girls Village.
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Agency History
