About QPI-CT Regions

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Region 1 (Bridgeport, Norwalk)

Issues of Special Interest:

Resistance to working with bio-parents, communication (comfort calls) and support for bio and foster parents.

Meeting Schedule:

Region 1 holds a smaller group meeting the 2nd Tuesday of every month and the larger meeting is held every 3rd Tuesday of each month.

For more information, contact:

Michelle Piper: MICHELLE.PIPER-MITCHELL@ct.gov, (203) 384-5606
Beverly Green: BEVERLY.GREEN@ct.gov, (203) 384-5606

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Region 2 (Milford, New Haven)

Issues of Special Interest:

Meeting Schedule:

For more information, contact:

Pamela Kelley: Pamela.Kelley@ct.gov, 860-505-6396
Toni Ligon: 203-306-5394 (M/W/F), 203-786-0613 (T/Th)
Rhonda S. Moore: (959) 255-0544

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Region 3 (Middletown, Norwich, Willimantic)

Issues of Special Interest:

Father engagement, Comfort Calls, Needs of Kinship caregivers, and Support and Stabilization

Meeting Schedule:

Monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30.

For more information, contact:

Judith Castonguay: Judith.canstonguay@ct.gov
John Lachack: John.lachack@ct.gov

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Region 4 (Hartford, Manchester)

Issues of Special Interest:

Comfort Calls and Icebreakers

Meeting Schedule:

TBD

For more information, contact:

Tamara Bonilla: tamara.bonilla@ct.gov
Aimee Richter: Aimee.richter@ct.gov
Lesley Gertner: lesley.gertner@ct.gov

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Region 5 (Danbury, Torrington, Waterbury)

Issues of Special Interest:

Comfort call implementation and icebreakers. Region 5 is providing continuous training to all staff members within the region, including providers. QPI training is also embedded in Pre-Service training with potential resource families.

Meeting Schedule:

3^rd Tuesday of each month

For more information, contact:

Carleen Chisholm: Carleen.Chisholm@ct.gov
Erika Mongrain: Erika.Mongrain@ct.gov
Yadira Canet: Yadira.Canet@ct.gov
Elizabeth Carlucci: Elizabeth.Carlucci@ct.gov
Trish Greene: Tgreene85@yahoo.com
Emily Marin: Emily.Marin@ct.gov

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Region 6 (Meriden, New Britain)

Issues of Special Interest:

Currently working on a relative contact sheet for our kin providers, comfort calls, ice breakers and also training all of our providers and most of our regional staff.

Meeting Schedule:

Monthly meetings with each: champions, chairs and full committee

For more information, contact:

Tri-chairs:
Renee Hoff: renee.hoff@ct.gov, 860-505-5631
Brendan Schiffer: brendan.schiffer@ct.gov, 860-888-5846
Jennifer Fell: jennifer@fosteringthecommunity.org, 860-707-9671