Vinfen Connecticut

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Vinfen Connecticut started transforming lives in February, 2000.  At that time, Vinfen decided to create a local presence in Connecticut that truly reflected our approach to small-scale, highly personalized and community-minded care.

From the start, we were determined to meet the state’s growing need for developmental services and psychiatric rehabilitation services with Connecticut people and Connecticut solutions.  At the same time, however, we’ve been able to leverage resources from our parent organization in Massachusetts and put them to work for Connecticut.

Residential and Vocational Programs

Vinfen initially operated three residential homes, but quickly grew to the 30 homes we currently manage in Windsor, Windsor Locks, East Granby, Suffield, Hartford, West Hartford and Enfield.  These settings include 24 hour staffed settings for one to four people, as well as apartments for individuals who have less than 24 hour supports.

Vinfen also runs two day programs, the Vinfen Vocational Training Center, a community-based vocational day program for individuals with developmental disabilities, and Vinfen H.O.P.E. a therapeutic day program for people with psychiatric disabilities, both located in Windsor CT.

All of these programs maintain the highest possible level of state licensing.  By design, these are small, neighborhood settings where we are able to place a premium on individualized attention.

We are especially proud of our work with Hispanic/Latino populations, providing culturally relevant, bi-lingual support to a constituency that represents over 25 percent of the people we serve. 

As part of our commitment to Connecticut, we also utilize our in-state resources to provide day and residential programs for school-age children and teens. 

The Vinfen CT Family Advisory Council was formed to increase family input in the development of the agency’s programs, policies and plans.

Training and Outcomes

Vinfen also delivers training services to our staff of over 200 as well as our external partners through our Training Center located in Windsor.

We are proud to report some very tangible outcomes. When Vinfen Connecticut started, less than 50 percent of the individuals we served were employed. Today, every one the individuals we serve is involved in a productive day/vocational program.  Only one person had a therapist in the beginning; today every individual who requires therapeutic support is provided access to this resource.  Our approach has helped reduce overall hospital costs, saving money for Connecticut taxpayers.

Contact

For inquiries or questions about Vinfen Connecticut, please contact Elisa Velardo at 860-688-3165 or velardoe@vinfen.org.  Employment inquiries should be directed to Ronnell Walker at 860-688-3165 or walkerr@vinfen.org.

Brochure

Click here to download a PDF version of Vinfen Connecticut’s brochure.