What we do @ My People?

 My People Community Services is a non for profit, community-based agency located in Hartford, CT.
 
Mission:
To develop a community that serves, supports, collaborates, and succeeds, together.
 
Year Founded: 2018
The services and programs we are are as follows:

Supportive Housing

• My People Clinical Services provides housing and supports primarily to young adult males who are transitioning out of inpatient hospitalization, incarceration, homelessness, or disruption of a previous placement.  While in our program we work with the residents to maintain their apartments, provide life skills trainings, job placements and supports and recovery services in the effort to help them gain full independent living.

 
Programs:

1. Next Step-(DHMAS, 3 bed program)
2. Turning Point-(DHMAS, 3 apartment program)
3. Bridge Way (DHMAS, 4 apartment program)
4. Standard House (DHMAS, 8 apartment program)
5. Composite (DHMAS, 3 apartment program)
6. Kaizen (DHMAS, 3 bed program)

 

• Urban Trauma Grant
  

The continued increase in urban violence and the impact of structural, institutional and personal racism intersecting with the devastating economic impact of the pandemic due to the COVID-19 virus is having a traumatic effect on African American and Latino children, youth and adolescents that is somewhat unique from other populations. To address this population, DCF is collaborating with eight community organizations to design Urban Trauma Collective Care Centers. By implementing an alternative intervention designed to uniquely meet the mental health needs of African American and Latino children living in urban communities, these eight organizations can close the mental health treatment gaps associated with this population.
 

• Life After High School

Life After High School (LAHS) is a program that helps high school students prepare for their life after their senior year in high school. The goal is to provide workshops, events and case management services to students around their plans after high school. This could include assisting them with preparing for college, the workforce, vocational programs, or the armed service. The key to LAHS is utilizing the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework which helps to guide students and their community on the best way to organizes supports, services and opportunities so that young people will succeed.
 

• The Manhood Tree
  

The Manhood Tree is comprised of 5 initiatives that help men and fathers grow, learn and be the best man or father they can be.  The initiatives are:
 

• The Manhood Tree Group
• The Fatherhood Manologues
• Men’s Health Initiative
• The Fatherhood Pole
• The Manhood Tree Podcast (One episode)

 
REAL Mentoring (Realizing Excellence, Achievement and Leadership)
My People will provide one-on-one community-based mentoring services with group activities and
additional services as needed by the mentee or his/her family, and other support to at-risk youth,
 

So, are you interested in joining us in
Our Community Driven Mission?

Apply for an open position