Families, Children, Youth and Recreation

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The mission of the Department of Families, Children, Youth and Recreation is to ensure the well-being and success of all Hartford families.

Key Responsibilities

  • Promoting and providing high-quality early childhood education
  • Youth development
  • Workforce development
  • Recreation, and other related programs.
  • Getting and keeping young people on safe and productive paths 

Department Head

Kristina Baldwin

KBaldwin.jpgKristina Baldwin has dedicated nearly 20 years of her professional career serving youth and families in Hartford. With a degree in Child and Developmental Psychology from the University of Connecticut, Kristina has been with the Department as a Contracts Manager, Project Leader, and Assistant Director for Youth Services since 2014 prior to being appointed Director.

 


Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Hartford Youth Justice and Violence Reduction

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Youth Justice RFP Announcement

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June 7, 2023

Dear Youth Service Provider:

The City of Hartford Department of Families, Children, Youth and Recreation (DFCYR) helps children and youth succeed and grow into thriving adults. We partner with families, providers, educators, and the community at large to facilitate key initiatives and programming that help our young people along safe and productive paths.

DFCYR announces a funding initiative through the City of Hartford to provide Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention programming specifically targeted for youth up to age 24 (25 for Re-Entry) who are disengaged, or disconnected from school, are justice involved, and/or are at highest risk for being perpetrators and victims of violence. DFCYR invites violence-interrupting, trauma-informed, community-based, youth development collaborators to submit proposals for our Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Hartford Youth Justice and Violence Reduction Initiative opportunities in accordance with the enclosed Request for Proposals (RFP).

Contingent upon availability, funding will support anti-violence, youth development programing for Hartford youth.  

Proposals are due Friday, June 30, 2023 by 11:59 PM EST. Completed applications and/or questions must be submitted via email to youthjustice@hartford.gov. Thank you for your commitment to serving Hartford children, youth, and families.

Sincerely,

Kristina Baldwin
Director, DFCYR



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