Our vision: Improve the lives of all people with epilepsy.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Inc (EFCT) is a non-profit affiliate of the Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA). We were founded in 1982 as the Epilepsy Support Group of Greater Hartford by a small group of concerned parents who were able to find adequate resources for their children who were diagnosed with epilepsy. Four years later, the group contacted EFA to apply for provisional affiliation, hired an executive director and changed its name to the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Hartford. In 1990, after satisfying national requirements and submitting a statewide plan for providing services in Connecticut, the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Hartford was awarded full affiliation and granted a change of name to what we are today: The Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut.

Over the years and through every stage of the organizational development, EFCT has remained committed to its mission to support people impacted by epilepsy through advocacy, education, programs, and connections and ensure that they can live their best lives. This is accomplished through services that include Information, Education, Advocacy, Recreation and Support. Our programs  are developed and designed to 1.) Improve how people with epilepsy are perceived, accepted and valued in society; 2.) Reduce the treatment gap between what CAN be done for ALL people living with epilepsy and what GETS done; 3.) promoting a global research agenda and partnership that will result in new treatment options to reduce and eliminate seizures, side-effects and other consequences of epilepsy.

Our Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors and a Professional Advisory Board. Our team of five fulltime staff and three AmeriCorps Community Health Workers are connecting throughout the state with clinicians, service providers, communities and individuals living with epilepsy.

Thank you for strong support as we move forward and build H.O.P.E (Helping Other People with Epilepsy)!

Improve the lives of all people with epilepsy.