Our Mission

The Department of Families, Children Youth & Recreation serves Hartford’s community by promoting the safety, permanency and well-being of its children, youth and families. Our mission is guided by the belief that decisions and actions affecting children today will determine the quality of lives tomorrow.

Youth

With a specific focus on coordination, accountability, capacity building, and strategic partnerships, Youth Services Division works with key public, private, and community stakeholders to ensure that Hartford’s youth age nine to twenty-four have quality opportunities to develop the competencies critical to academic success and future self sufficiency.

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Young Children

The recent explosion of brain development research confirms the critical importance of high quality, safe and nurturing early learning experiences to subsequent school success and lifelong achievements. The City of Hartford has a longstanding commitment to early childhood education and interventions. It is the first municipality in the State to implement a citywide

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Recreation

We will be known as “The Recreation Outlet of Choice” with our motto “Stay fit for Life”. We are committed to planning, developing, and programming life-long learning opportunities which promote healthier lifestyles outside the traditional education environment for seniors, adults and children by:

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