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Commemorating Child Abuse Awareness Month

By Katiana Smith | Apr 27, 2022

On April 21, 2022, the Greater Waterbury Child Advocacy Center (CAC) planted 100 pinwheels at their headquarters at Waterbury Youth Services to raise awareness that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and to remind residents that services are available for victims. “The pinwheel is a national symbol of childhood,” says CAC Director Stacey Rubinfeld.…

Save the Date Trivia

By Katiana Smith | Mar 29, 2022

Save the Date! Trivia Night with former MLB Pitcher Rob Dibble

Waterbury Youth Services’ New Out-Of-School-Program

By Katiana Smith | Mar 14, 2022

REBOOT Waterbury Youth Services New Out-Of-School Suspension (OSS) Program What is Reboot: Reboot is a program for Waterbury Public Schools Out-of-School Suspension (OSS) Middle School Students. The program is facilitated in a safe, pro-social, pro-educational, positive youth development setting. The program also provides a chance for youth in out of school suspension to reboot in…

Perfect Prom Project

By Katiana Smith | Mar 14, 2022

A wide selection of free prom dresses, men’s formal wear and accessories. APPOINTMENTS ENCOURAGED, BUT WALK -INS WELCOME. FOR TEENS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ARPRIL 23RD EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT WATERBURY YOUTH SERVICES TO SCHEDULE AN ALTERNATIVE DATE AND TIME. Contact Waterbury Youth Services at (203) 573-0264

Local Foundations Boost After School Program

By Katiana Smith | Jan 27, 2020

Peoples’ United Foundation, Elisha Leavenworth Foundation, Thomaston Savings Bank Boost After School Program EDUCATION Empowering afterschool program for high school students gets boost from community Foundations.   For many Waterbury students, the end of the school day means the start of an afternoon without direction, without productive activities, and sometimes without supervision. Afterschool programs provide…

CAC Ribbon Cutting

By Katiana Smith | Sep 12, 2019

Ribbon Cutting October 16, 2019 12:30pm CHILD ADVOCACY Join us Oct. 16th at 12:30pm (83 Prospect St., Waterbury) for this historic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony marking the expansion of our Child Abuse Interdisciplinary Team to a full-fledged Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) serving Greater Waterbury. RSVP. I plan to attend!