YWCA Hartford Region

Early Learning Centers for infants, toddlers, and pre-school children operate year-round in a program devoted to providing young children with a healthy beginning and foster a love of learning. Centers are designed to stimulate healthy development and prepare children for kindergarten. Programs are located in Hartford, East Hartford, and West Hartford.

Soromundi Commons is a unique supportive housing project that provides affordable transitional and permanent housing in 48 efficiency and one bedroom units. This award-winning housing program operates in collaboration with the Chrysalis Center to provide case management and supportive services that help people at-risk of homelessness become more independent. Within Soromundi Commons is a 24-hour emergency shelter for women, which operates 12 beds while providing case management services, employment assistance, and access to community resources as the first step to achieving self-sufficiency for many homeless women.

YW Career Women provides support, information, financial incentives and advocacy for women with families, who are completing an associate degree in the health care field that will lead to a job with financial security for themselves and their family.

YW Kidslink provides before and after school care for children at select elementary schools in the greater Hartford area. At the center of our programs is our mission to eliminate racism and empower women.

The Money Conference for Women is a free conference, brought to you by YWCA Hartford Region with Honorary Chair Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, focusing on money management, investment strategies and retirement planning for women of all ages, economic backgrounds and levels of financial knowledge.

The Stand Against Racism™ is a movement of YWCA which brings together like-minded organizations that share in our vision of eliminating racism and celebrating the richness of diversity. By inviting community organizations to partner with us, we expand the impact of this vision, attracting hundreds of thousands of participants.

As part of our commitment to helping working families become more financially stable, YWCA Hartford Region supports Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) by hosting a site. Our volunteers help hundreds of families file their taxes for free.