Kids in Crisis, a non-profit in Southwestern Connecticut, said it has lost all state funding due to budget cuts.
The organization provides 24 hour support to help children and families resolve conflict. There care counselors, two emergency shelters in Cos Cob, and prevention programs like SafeTalk and TeenTalk.
Kids In Crisis said it has served 6,000 children and adults in Westport, Darien, Greater Bridgeport, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston and Wilton.
“This decision made by the State was justified by its sense that the need for those beds no longer exists in this region. However, in the last 12 months, Kids in Crisis provided more than 3,000 bed-nights of emergency shelter for Fairfield County families in need (an increase of 16.5% from last year), and responded to approximately 400 in-person, urgent crisis-counseling meetings (an increase of more than 20% from last year). These numbers affirm that the need has not diminished, but has in fact increased,” said Kids in Crisis in a statement.
The organization said it is still committed to the families of Southwestern Conn. even though it will lose $750,000 because of the budget cuts.
“Children of Southwestern Connecticut should not be allowed to fall prey to State budget cuts. Kids in Crisis will continue to respond to the needs of each child with support of the agency from individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations, while actively working to secure additional support from private and corporate donors, as well as community partnerships,” said Kids in Crisis.
For more information or to donate, visit www.kidsincrisis.org.
