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Chapel Haven’s Jewish Student Organization kicks off a new year on Wednesday, September 21 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel Haven library. And, there is much to celebrate. Convened twice a month in the Chapel Haven library by Rabbi Hesch Sommer and social worker Rachel Scolnic-Dobin of Jewish Family Service, the group will gear up […]

Chapel Haven was delighted to be featured on the Connecticut for Sale website. You can read the story here Connecticut Homes is a full service brokerage firm serving all of Connecticut. The company features articles of interest on its website. Thank you to the company for choosing to feature our agency.  

Chapel West is excited to announce a  new program at Chapel Haven West called the Community Life Program. Modeled after similar programming at Chapel Haven’s New Haven campus, the Community Life program (CLP) is designed to offer a structured, community-focused day for individuals who are either not working or working a limited number of hours. […]

For the second year, second-year students at ASAT are enjoying a three-week class called Fundamentals of Social Communication at Southern Connecticut State University. Each Monday and Wednesday, they commute to the Southern campus on their own and do coursework alongside other undergrad students in this college-level class on the basics of social communication in the […]

It’s makeover time at Chapel Haven! Thanks to the generosity of a family choosing to remain unnamed, Chapel Haven’s courtyard and REACH (Rossman) residential building have received an amazing makeover. This transformation has created communal spaces that are bright, warm and welcoming, inviting our individuals to rest, socialize and recharge. The project includes: Renovating the Chapel Haven […]

    Chapel Haven has won a $500 grant from USTA New England in recognition and support of its adaptive tennis program promoting life skills. Started two years ago by Chapel Haven parent, Jerry Weil, a Greenwich resident, Chapel Haven parent and an experienced tennis coach with an interest and expertise in adaptive tennis, the […]

On May 11, participants in Chapel Haven’s SAIL program organized and held their own formal dinner dance for the first time. The event took place at Amarante’s on New Haven’s East Shore. The SAIL adults formed a committee and planned every detail, right down to the food and the music played. Says staffer Tim Cenabre, […]

Chapel Haven paused Monday, March 21, 2016, to mark World Down Syndrome Day. Students and community members gathered in the Chapel Haven Outreach Center to sign a large mural marking the important day and to pose for some photo-ops. News Channel 8 was on hand to capture the event for the evening news. Monday, March […]

The Yale Center for British Art and Chapel Haven, a residential school and independent living facility for people with cognitive disabilities, will host an innovative therapy program, which will result in a public sculpture and raised awareness of autism. On Saturday, February 20, 2016 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, at Chapel Haven located at […]

For three weeks Chapel Haven Out to Art students, along with teachers, met to create this fabulous poster for the Connecticut Art Docent Network Symposium, “Art For All.” The project was led by Jaime Ursic; Assistant Curator of Education at Yale Center for British Art, using George Stubbs’s “Zebra” as a model. The group peeled […]