Who We Are

FSW is one of Connecticut’s oldest and most comprehensive private, nonprofit human services agencies, serving 23,000 clients, touching the lives of 50,000 people across Connecticut each year. We work with individuals and families to help them stabilize their lives and identify their strengths so that they can create brighter tomorrows. FSW is a national leader in helping low income clients create personal and financial assets to achieve self-sufficiency and create better futures for themselves, their families and communities in which they live. Each day, we live our mission to provide, “Family Services Working to Strengthen Our Communities.” Click here or on the picture icon above to learn more about FSW.

What's New

FSW 2007 Annual Report View the 2007 Annual Report [PDF] (Note: This is a large file and will take several minutes to download)

Literacy Volunteers Fall Schedule Available--The fall training schedule for volunteers interested in assisting the Literacy Volunteers of Southeastern Fairfield County, an FSW program, is now available. Click here to read more.

Help For Families Impacted By Child Sudden Death -- FSW has teamed up with the Christian Meehan Hope Foundation for SIDS to provide support for Fairfield County families that lose a child to sudden death. Families can contact Hopeline by calling the service's toll-free number. FSW is also looking for volunteers interested in helping out with the service. Click here or on the brochure to the right to learn more about the Hopeline Service.

Quality Improvement Report Available--As part of FSW's commitment to its mission of helping to create a healthy society by strengthening families and communities, agency staff devote significant time and resources to improving the overall quality of FSW services. To receive a free copy of the agency's latest Continuous Quality Improvement Report, click here and be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Risky Lifestyle?--Is lifestyle putting you or someone you know at risk for contracting HIV? FSW's Prevention Case Manager can help. Click here to view presentation and learn more.

Need An Interpreter For Your Deaf Customers? — FSW's Deaf Outreach Services, which provides interpreters for all 31 of Connecticut's acute care hospitals, can arrange for an interpreter for your organization or place of business. See our Deaf Outreach Services page to find out more about this service.

For more news, please see the FSW News page