• Adult Social Services
  • Human Services Brochure
  • Case Management
  • Transportation
  • Housing
  • Substance Abuse
  • Nutrition
  • Employment
  • Financial Resources
  • Additional Resources
  • Programs That Help People Booklet
• Geriatric Social Services
  • Services for Seniors Brochure
  • Case Management
  • Transportation
  • Housing
  • Substance Abuse
  • Nutrition
  • Employment
  • Financial Resources
  • Senior Citizen Advisory Commission
  • Thumbnail Benefits Sheet
  • Programs That Help People Booklet
• Youth Services
• Disability Services
  • Advisory Commission for Persons with Disabilities
  • Transportation
  • Housing
  • Nutrition
  • Employment Resources
  • Financial Resources
  • Additional Resources
  • Programs That Help People Booklet
• Veterans Services
• Volunteer Services
  • Volunteer Application
  • Teen Consent Form
• Food Pantry
  • List of Items Needed by the Food Pantry
  • Volunteer Opportunities
• Hillcrest Outreach Center
• Special Events
• Town That Cares Fund
• Community Development Block Grant
• Staff Directory

Address & Phone:
Human Services Office
50 South Main Street, Room 306
West Hartford, CT  06107
(860) 561-7561
Fax: (860) 561-7577

Office Hours:
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Monday-Friday
Tuesday evenings available by appt.

Youth Services

The Bridge Family Center serves as the Youth Service Bureau for the Town of West Hartford and offers the following prevention and intervention services for children, youth, and families:

Youth Programs

• Positive youth development groups
• Support groups
• West Hartford Teen Center for high school students
• Summer Adventure Program for middle school students
• Middle school dances
• School-based services in collaboration with school personnel

Parenting / Family Programs

• Therapy for children, youth, and families through a licensed Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic for Children
• Psychiatric evaluations for children and adolescents
• Grandparents’ Wisdom Circle for grandparents raising grandchildren
• Family Resource Centers
• Various Parenting Workshops
• Bridge Youth Shelter – A 24-hour temporary shelter providing a safe, caring, and nurturing environment for 11- to 17-year-old adolescent girls in crisis.

For more information on Bridge programs, please call The Bridge at (860) 521-8035, or visit their website at http://www.bridgefamilycenter.org.