New Center Provides One Location for All DKH Family Advocacy Programs

Source image does not exist. (/_resources/common/images/pagethumbs/2014-12-Family-Advocacy-Center.jpg) Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) Family Advocacy Programs moved in to a new “home” this month, at the DKH Family Advocacy Center, located at 255 Pomfret Street in Putnam. The new Center provides a single location for all of DKH’s family advocacy programs, which include the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), the Nurturing Families Network, HUSKY, Healthy Start and Wendy’s Place.

“We are so proud of the services our programs provide to the community and we’re so pleased and thankful to now have all of them under one roof to better serve children and families,” said Christine Collins, director of family advocacy programs at Day Kimball Healthcare.

“Many people came together and worked very hard over a short period of time to make the Center a reality,” Collins continued. “We are very thankful to Dr. Ellsworth at Orthopedic Associates of NE for allowing us to share his office space and make some small changes to the building. Staff in the Day Kimball Facilities, Housekeeping, IT and Family Advocacy departments truly went above and beyond as well, volunteering time to get the renovations and move-in completed. And of course, we are so appreciative of the community members and businesses that sent contributions and donated their time or products to the project. Their generosity allowed us to create a truly family-friendly environment and a great place to provide services to families in Northeast Connecticut.”

Companies that donated services and products to the project include Hawes Construction, Sherwin Williams of Putnam, Mike King Carpentry and Scott Whiteley Carpentry. To learn more about the Family Advocacy Programs available to the community, call the new Family Advocacy Center at (860) 963-6599 or visit daykimball.org/families.