Since 1889 The Shelter for Women (SFW)  a Connecticut nonprofit organization has  provided residential treatment and educational services for at-risk girls and young women, ages 13 to 21. To better serve the Hartford community and meet the changing needs of girls and their families, the SFW and the Village for Families and Children affiliated as of July 1, 2010.  Thanks to the affiliation the Village will oversee residential programs at the Alison Gill group home for girls in Manchester and offer a wide array of gender-specific programs for young women and their families at the Center for Family Life at Gray Lodge, located in the historic Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford.    

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