Family Connections
The Bridgeport Division's Family Connections programs served 25 families and 65 children affected by HIV/AIDS. The division sponsored a series of legislative meetings that were instrumental in the passages of the amended "subsidized guardianship law" and sponsored the second annual family camp. The "Hear These Voices" conference in 1999 brought together more than 350 people to share strategies for helping children and families affected by AIDS/HIV. Casey Family Services sponsored the conference in conjunction with the AIDS Division of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, The Children's Trust Fund, the Connecticut Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Connecticut Voices for Children. At the conference, Casey Family Services released Planning Children's Future: Meeting the Needs of Children, Adolescents and Families Affected by HIV/AIDS, a comprehensive review of issues, ideas and policies that grew out of 1997 conference convened by Casey Family Services.