Family Wellness Center

The Family Wellness Center serves as a community for local families seeking holistic care, support, and opportunities (mind, body, and spirit).

We serve

  • Greater Harford Region
  • Urban Families

Caregivers (Parents, Foster Family, etc.)

– Children

– Youth and Adolescents

– Seniors/Grandparents

– Persons with Disabilities

– LGBTQ+

  • Communities With Limited to No Access to Wellness Services

– Socio-Economic Limitations

We provide culturally relevant and competent services.

A visual representation of the Wellness Wheel, highlighting eight dimensions of wellness.

With a health equity focus and through trauma-informed care, we envision addressing eight principal areas of health: physical, intellectual, occupational, spiritual, social, emotional, financial, and environmental.

Physical:

  • Healthcare Screening
  • Oral Health Screening
  • Individual Nutritional Counseling
  • Cooking Demonstrations and Nutrition Education
  • Health Education
  • Physical Fitness
  • CPR Training

Occupational:

  • Occupational Training
  • Media Technology Training
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Environmental:

  • Environmental Justice Training
  • Ecology and Nature Immersion and Environmental Stewardship
  • Hydroponic Demonstrations and Training

Financial:

  • Financial Coaching
  • Tax Preparation
  • Benefit Acquisition

Emotional:

  • Behavioral Health Services
  • Support Groups
  • Women’s Issues
  • Art Of Wellbeing (Painting, Dance, Music, Theatre)

Social:

  • Art Of Wellbeing (Painting, Dance, Music, Theatre)
  • Hobbies and Games

Spiritual:

  • Spirituality, Meditation, Mindfulness

Intellectual:

  • Community Advisory Committee
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Puerto Rican Research Initiative
  • Community Organizing
  • Various Classes
  • Legal Information, support and guidance

The Family Wellness Center is a collaboration between fifteen agencies.

Logo for Mental Health Connecticut, featuring stylized letters "m," "h," and "c.
Logo of Hispanic Federation featuring a central red circle surrounded by orange dots.
Logo of Levo International featuring a stylized plant within a circle.
Logo for "Friends of Pope Park" featuring a silhouette of a person on a penny-farthing bicycle.
Logo for UConn's Puerto Rican Studies Initiative in navy blue text on a white background.
Logo of Hartford HealthCare featuring the name in bold black text and colorful abstract shapes.
Goodwin University logo featuring a sunburst and waves in blue and green.
Logo of Keney Park Sustainability Project featuring a stylized tree.
Logo for Greater Hartford Legal Aid, featuring the acronym "ghla" in purple and the full name in black.
Logo of the Hispanic Health Council with a stylized figure and text in blue.
Logo for "The Village," featuring colorful figures and the tagline "Where real change happens.
Logo of Hartford Public Library featuring colorful geometric shapes and tagline.
Logo of the UConn School of Dental Medicine in dark blue text.
UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources logo.