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The Cove is thrilled to welcome Darlene Bailey to our Board of Directors! Darlene is Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for Berkley Alliance Managers, a W.R. Berkley Company. With more than three decades of experience as an operations executive in the Professional Liability Insurance industry, Darlene brings extensive expertise in organizational development, strategic operations, and project management to The Cove. Darlene’s connection to our mission is also d

Our 2025-26 Annual Report

Hassan with Donna Nickdow and Renee McIntyre at Camp Compassion This month The Cove would like to spotlight one of our amazing Camp Compassion volunteers, Hasson Stavis! Hasson has been a licensed marriage and family therapist for 20 years and in the mental health field for 28 years in addition to being a non-practicing reiki master. In his private practice, he works with children and families as well as individuals addressing an array of mental health and life challenges. H

The Cove would like to spotlight another amazing volunteer, Dania Civali! She volunteers at our Guilford Family Program. In her own words... “I have been a volunteer at The Cove for about 5 years. I am a lifelong Connecticut resident and work for the Yale New Haven Health System. I am a dog lover and currently own a sassy shepherd mix named Dolly who makes me smile every day! A dear friend of mine has been a volunteer with the Cove for over 20 years. She invited me to join o

The Cove would like to spotlight an incredible volunteer and former Cove Kid, Paige Perrelli! Paige is currently a rising sophomore at Boston College double majoring in Economics and psychology. She first experienced The Cove at age 11 after losing her father to cancer when she joined the family program. She returned to volunteer with the Family Program when she was in High School. Today, she continues to stay involved by helping with Cove events and supporting the organizati