Our Impact
Kids In Crisis has been helping kids since 1978. Here is what a few kids said was the best part of their stays at the SafeHaven for Kids shelter program:
“I learned lots of ways to cope”
“Being able to be tested by others and keeping myself together. And being able to bond with my peers”
“Getting time away from my mom to work on our relationship and stabilize my drug use”
“Las mejores cosas que me ha pasado estando aqui es de que e mejorado en la escuela y e tenido major comunicacion con mis padres y e aprendido de mis problemas y aqui me enseñaron como arreglar mis problemas o que es lo que debo de hacer.”
Translation: “I have gotten better in school and I have had better communication with my parents and I have learned from my problems and by being here, they’ve taught me how to fix my problems (skills).” (response translated from Spanish)
Our Reach
While our primary catchment area is Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Newtown, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton, and the Greater Bridgeport area, Kids In Crisis services are available to anyone in Connecticut.
We have the only emergency shelter for kids in the state that:
- Serves newborns to 18-year-olds
- Accepts children referred by concerned community members
- Accepts children of any gender or gender identity
- Has an onsite Health Clinic
