Cil Community Resources Incorporated

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - TO SERVE MORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SEVERE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND EARLY LIFE TRAUMAS, THE CORPORATION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CIL) AND KLINGBERG FAMILY CENTERS SEEK FEDERAL FUNDING TO UNDERTAKE CRITICAL RENOVATIONS TO ITS YOUTH AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FACILITY IN HARTFORD, CT. THE CIL AND KLINGBERG'S FACILITY WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FLOODING DURING TROPICAL STORM FRED IN MID-AUGUST OF 2021. SINCE THEN, SOME TEMPORARY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT MANY PARTS OF THE BUILDING ARE STILL UNINHABITABLE. HOWEVER, THE NEED FOR KLINGBERG'S CRITICAL HEALTH SERVICES HAS ESCALATED IN IMPORTANCE IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE MARKED INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS RESULTING FROM IT. KLINGBERG OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS IN CIL'S FACILITY THAT SERVE HARTFORD AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING A CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER, PROVIDING FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND A WEALTH OF CHILD AND FAMILY SUPPORTS; AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT TRAUMA SERVICES; FACILITATED FAMILY VISITATION; AND PARENT EDUCATION GROUPS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL COMPLETE RESTORATIONS TO RESTORE FULL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS, ENABLE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THE FLOOD, ALLOWING KLINGBERG TO FULLY REOCCUPY THE BUILDING AND RETURN AND EXPAND ITS SERVICES TO HELP MORE CHILDREN AND KEEP CONNECTICUT FAMILIES TOGETHER.