It’s a little out of the way but the Hubline Tower trail is lovely for a fall walk. Short hike, maybe 20 minutes out of Hartford, with an excellent overlook from the Metacomet Ridge into the western river valley. Also nearby is the West Hartford Reservoir system, similarly close and several miles of lake and forest trail. Elizabeth Park in Hartford for a more curated stroll.

Visiting the city and looking to get some nice fall tree colour photos!

Not all homeless people live in the streets or are visibly homeless. You probably walk by homeless people and children all the time and are none the wiser. Many have jobs and most homeless children go to school. I would check with your local homeless shelters (many of which have rooms specially for families) and ask how you can help.

If you ever want to really help out, hit up your local shelters and ask specially what they need. Tampons, underwear, and basic hygiene items are never thought about. Shelters help parents of homeless children seek employment and placement and having basic necessities to keep yourself clean goes a long way. Oh! Asking about clothing as they also help dress people.

And ask in the off season. Christmas is always inundated but the start of the cold season or the dead of summer are also needy times.

There are lots of women's shelters that you'll NEVER hear about because they're kept private for the safety of the women and children in their protection. Essentially they're in hiding. So your best bet is to reach out to CCEH and ask what they need. Email: assistance@cceh.org

Children in foster care do not equal homeless children.

Those are two very different things.

Imagine having such a good and privileged life that you forget what foster homes are… yikes. There are plenty of homeless children. Everywhere.

Most live in a 'doubled up' situation where they end up living with a family member or friend in a horribly overcrowded situation e.g. House is foreclosed on, friend has a spare bedroom that you can use for a few weeks, now a family of 4 is living in a bedroom.

Others live in a motel or shelter. Some live in a car, maybe owned by their parent but sometimes abandoned cars.

The reason why you don't see them is because they're children. They're in school most of the day and then they're at home, whether that is a car or shelter or house of a family friend.

https://www.cceh.org/how-you-can-help/

I saw several children living in shelters with their single mothers as a medical resident in Hartford. It's relatively uncommon, but exists.

How would you know a homeless child if you saw one? It's not like they would be carrying around a baggie of cigarette butts to smoke later and be asking for change.

Just because we don’t see children living in homelessness doesn’t mean they don’t exist. There are definitely children in shelters, bouncing between homes of family members, and likely even kids living on the street.

I would get in touch with any women’s shelters that are local to you because they often take in women with children. You could also call food pantries and other non-profits supporting people facing homelessness. Just let them know you are specifically interested in supporting their efforts to help kids. But like, make sure to do it in a way that doesn’t sound predatory.

You could also reach out to schools and ask about donating money or supplies for kids whose families aren’t able to provide them.

fox clinic at the humane society . It's at the humane society. Very reasonable too. Very professional. https://cthumane.org/veterinary-care/fox-clinic-basics/

For emergency vet services we usually use piper memorial in Middletown or Central Vet in North Haven. Both are amazing

Been going here for several years in Windsor on Kennedy road. They do provide 24-hour emergency service. https://www.nevccc.com/

Dr. Sprague at Glastonbury Veterinary Hospital has been our vet for almost a decade, and we love her and the whole office! Glastonbury is a short drive from Manchester. Good luck!

There's a urgent care that in West Hartford https://vcahospitals.com/veterinary-specialists-ct?utm_source=maps&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=VCA_Veterinary_Specialists_of_CT

There seems to be two more in East Hartford by Cabela's

I second that.

Banfield at Petsmart usually gets me in pretty quickly.

Pieper Memorial in Middletown is great.

VCA Vet Specialists of CT in West Hartford has always been great to us. They also have a "specialty" (aka emergency) wing so if the general practice doesn't have availability, you can go to the other side, a little more expensive and maybe a longer wait time, but might be easier to get into.

Not sure if they’re taking new patients, but we love Farmington Animal Hospital. Also, what about going to an Emergency Vet? I know it’s not ideal, but may be better than waiting for months.

A former vet tech highly recommended Central Vet

Bloomfield animal hospital. I moved away and and still drive over an hour to make sure they still see my pup. Spectacular vet

Fenton river in tolland has been awesome for us. They took us last minute and the staff was awesome

They’re not taking new patients

I’ll do that thank you!