Vantage Group

The Connection is a statewide community-based human services agency in Connecticut dedicated to building safe, healthy, and caring communities. With over 50 years of experience, the organization provides a continuum of services that address homelessness, mental illness, substance use, and community justice rehabilitation for individuals and families. Offering programs for children, young adults, and adults, The Connection focuses on empowering clients through trauma-informed care and culturally competent practices. Their comprehensive approach includes outpatient care, residential settings, and housing assistance, all aimed at helping individuals reach their full potential as productive and valued citizens. Generated from the website

In 1955, St Vincent's Special Needs Service was established in Bridgeport as a therapy treatment program for children with cerebral palsy. It has since evolved into a major provider of specialized lifelong education and therapeutic programs for children and adults with multiple developmental disabilities and special health care needs in southern Connecticut. The organization has been a subsidiary of the St. Vincent's Health Services system since 1987. Its programs are inclusive, offering individuals with special needs and those without special needs opportunities to participate in activities, learning from each other. In all its programs, St. Vincent s is committed to assist those with special needs to live fully and independently. Its staff includes early childhood and special education teachers and assistants, physical and occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, adult day program specialists and assistants, job coaches, residential direct care counselors, community recreation and family support facilitators, and other specialists in the education, health and human services fields. The center is located in Trumbull, Conn.