A licensed, criminal justice, residential treatment program for
substance abusing women and their children.
The mission of Elm City is to provide our clients with warmth, safety, and structure in order to empower the rebuilding of the human spirit. We encourage our clients to sustain wellness and live a productive future with their children, free from abuse, crime, and neglect.
Elm City, located in the historic old YWCA building on Howe Street in New Haven, provides services for alcohol/drug abusing women facing incarceration who are 16 and older. Children in their custody under the age of five can reside and participate with them.
Program services include:
- Drug education to prevent relapse
- Assistance in identifying and procuring housing
- Family reunification assistance
- Vocational skills
- Educational Opportunities
- Parenting skills
- Assistance in handling their legal issues
Clients enter the program under one of the following legal designations:
- Pre-Trial – These clients have been charged with a crime, but their case has not been resolved in court.
- Condition of Probation – These clients have been placed at the program as a condition of their probation.
- Direct Sentence – These clients are sentenced directly by the judge to the Elm City Program instead of incarceration.
- Alternative
to Probation Revocation – Clients are referred to
the Elm City Program as an alternative to having their probation revoked.
For more information regarding Elm City Women and Children’s Center, contact Cathleen Meaden at 203-752-9109 or cmeaden@theconnectioninc.org.
