Community Residences, Inc.
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Contact Information
50 Rockwell Road
Newington, CT 06111
United States
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Newington, CT 06111
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Tuesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Wednesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Thursday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Friday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Saturday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Sunday | 9AM - 5PM |
Community Residences, Inc. (CRI) is a Foster Care & Adoption agency contracted by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. We serve children who have been abused, neglected, and have experienced trauma; children who have behavioral and emotional needs above and beyond those of the “average” child.
Our foster parents help their foster or pre-adoptive children to learn appropriate behaviors, teach their children social skills and help them to catch up to their peers in school. Our parents receive ongoing support and training to help their foster children overcome the traumas in their lives and reach their full potential.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care for children in Connecticut. Before you start, educate yourself and reach out to a foster care agency. Social workers recommend that you and other family members in your home feel ready before starting your foster journey. Caring for a foster child takes time, patience, and persistence.
Contact your local licensed child-placing agency or attend an orientation meeting to learn more about what fostering entails. They will inform you about foster parent requirements, common obstacles you might face, and unique challenges among foster children. All foster kids have experienced trauma. Training teaches foster parents how best to help foster children manage their feelings and feel secure.
You must meet minimum state requirements to qualify as a foster care provider in Connecticut. Foster parents must:
- Be 21 years of age or older
- Offer a safe living environment
- Pass a police and FBI background check
- Maintain sufficient income to care for a family
- Complete the 10-week training program
- Provide a separate bed for the foster child
- Complete the Home Study process
- Have a clean driving record (pass a DMV check)
Kids of the same gender in a similar age range may share a bedroom.
Contact the Connecticut Department of Children and Families or a local child-placing agency for additional questions about foster parent requirements.
Ratings and Reviews
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Apr 14, 2023
I worked for this company for almost 10 years 8 of those years I was a supervisor. I was a supervisor at the Day Program a program that had little to no direction but I was forced to know what the direction of where the program was going when my supervisors didn't understand that task. I was constantly targeted by my supervisors I even reported the targeting and why I felt this way only for that supervisor to be told what I had spoken to her boss about. Now I'm an ex employee with them that had a 401k with through these guys and no one within the company what's to give me information about my 401k. This company is very unprofessional and I wouldn't recommend working here to anyone.
Nov 30, 2022
That is where I work.
May 27, 2022
If I could give this place a zero I would. Worst company ever! Do not work here and please, please do not send your loved ones here in need for "services". They have absolutely no compassion and no integrity. When you actually work and provide your best self to them and the company they dismiss you, they seem to promote the people who do nothing and punish the people who actually work. I was lucky enough to have a few direct supervisors who were great but other than that this company as a whole is beyond toxic. Stay away, very far away!!!!!!
Mar 30, 2022
Managed and worked in the Day Program for 9 years was let go while out on FMLA due to a missed training on relias which was completed but the system surprisingly did not record🤔😂.
I complained all throughout covid which
they ignored several mandated health regulations and supplied the YADP with horrible staff.Nepotism from Leadership
like Cyrus hiring his family and friends and ignoring complaints about them was plain unlawful
Mar 18, 2022
I was hired here , did my training then worked a few nights . I do not recommend this company ! They make you do the training on your own time for relias without pay . Then i had trouble getting my pay check from them ! My first 2 pay checks i had to call and ask them to print me out one because i never received payments and another was just never given to me hopefully i don’t have to call the labor board