Department of Children and Families

Days away from Christmas and Hanukkah, approximately 500 families got a chance to shop for some last-minute gifts at the Olive Branch in Glastonbury. The event was hosted by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and was limited to families they work closely with. “I can come here and shop, you know, and not have to worry about finances,”…

Forty children are being adopted on Friday as part of Connecticut Adoption Day. This is one heartwarming story of how a family came together on this day last year.

Forty children are being adopted on Friday as part of Connecticut Adoption Day. It is a day during National Adoption Month in November, in which the Connecticut Department of Children and Families highlights some of the hundreds of families and children who go through the process. Last year, Jessica Villanueva adopted 6-month-old Jeziah. Now a year later, Jeziah is 18…

Hundreds of kids are heading into the school year with new backpacks and school supplies, and its thanks to a “no cost” shopping experience at The Olive Branch in Glastonbury.

Hundreds of kids are heading into the school year with new backpacks and school supplies, and its thanks to a “no cost” shopping experience at The Olive Branch in Glastonbury. “Believe In Yourself,” reads a sign hanging on a wall of the store, and it’s just one message of affirmation and support found at The Olive Branch. “It feels...

The commissioner of the state Department of Children and Families plans to leave in January and the governor has named his nominee to take over the position. Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes is planning to leave state service in January for the private sector. Gov. Ned Lamont said he will nominate Jodi Hill-Lilly to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of…