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Region 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Milford, New Haven)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Region 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Middletown, Norwich, Willimantic)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Region 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Hartford, Manchester)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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5<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Region 5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Danbury, Torrington, Waterbury)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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6<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Region 6<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Meriden, New Britain)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Region 1 (Bridgeport, Norwalk)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Resistance to working with bio-parents, communication (comfort calls) and support for bio and foster parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, contact:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Michelle Piper: MICHELLE.PIPER-MITCHELL@ct.gov<\/a>, (203) 384-5606
Beverly Green: BEVERLY.GREEN@ct.gov<\/a>, (203) 384-5606<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Region 2 (Milford, New Haven)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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For more information, contact:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pamela Kelley: Pamela.Kelley@ct.gov<\/a>, 860-505-6396
Toni Ligon: 203-306-5394 (M\/W\/F), 203-786-0613 (T\/Th)
Rhonda S. Moore: (959) 255-0544<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Region 3 (Middletown, Norwich, Willimantic)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Father engagement, Comfort Calls, Needs of Kinship caregivers, and Support and Stabilization<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, contact:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Judith Castonguay: Judith.canstonguay@ct.gov<\/a>
John Lachack: John.lachack@ct.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Region 4 (Hartford, Manchester)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Comfort Calls and Icebreakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, contact:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Tamara Bonilla: tamara.bonilla@ct.gov<\/a>
Aimee Richter: Aimee.richter@ct.gov<\/a>
Lesley Gertner: lesley.gertner@ct.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Region 5 (Danbury, Torrington, Waterbury)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3^{rd<\/sup>\u00a0Tuesday of each month<\/p>\n\n\n\n}
For more information, contact:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Carleen Chisholm: Carleen.Chisholm@ct.gov<\/a>
Erika Mongrain: Erika.Mongrain@ct.gov<\/a>
Yadira Canet: Yadira.Canet@ct.gov<\/a>
Elizabeth Carlucci: Elizabeth.Carlucci@ct.gov<\/a>
Trish Greene: Tgreene85@yahoo.com<\/a>
Emily Marin: Emily.Marin@ct.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Region 6 (Meriden, New Britain)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Monthly meetings with each: champions, chairs and full committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, contact:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Tri-chairs:
Renee Hoff: renee.hoff@ct.gov<\/a>, 860-505-5631
Brendan Schiffer: brendan.schiffer@ct.gov<\/a>, 860-888-5846
Jennifer Fell: jennifer@fosteringthecommunity.org<\/a>, 860-707-9671<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Region 1 (Bridgeport, Norwalk)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nResistance to working with bio-parents, communication (comfort calls) and support for bio and foster parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nRegion 1 holds a smaller group meeting the 2nd Tuesday of every month and the larger meeting is held every 3rd Tuesday of each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region 2 (Milford, New Haven)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region 3 (Middletown, Norwich, Willimantic)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nFather engagement, Comfort Calls, Needs of Kinship caregivers, and Support and Stabilization<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nMonthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region 4 (Hartford, Manchester)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nComfort Calls and Icebreakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nTBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region 5 (Danbury, Torrington, Waterbury)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nComfort 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Tuesday of each month<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region 6 (Meriden, New Britain)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nCurrently 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nMonthly meetings with each: champions, chairs and full committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Resistance to working with bio-parents, communication (comfort calls) and support for bio and foster parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Father engagement, Comfort Calls, Needs of Kinship caregivers, and Support and Stabilization<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Comfort Calls and Icebreakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3^{rd<\/sup>\u00a0Tuesday of each month<\/p>\n\n\n\n}

Issues of Special Interest:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Monthly meetings with each: champions, chairs and full committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n