Community Organizations

A Better Chance in Darien provides academic and boarding scholarships to eight young women of color who show academic promise.

Funding the feeding and housing of eight teenage students.

Reonvation to a bathroom in an apartment which houses three seniors in need of medical and behavioral assistance and monitoring.

The Female Soldiers: Forgotten Heroes (FS:FH) Program assists female Veterans experiencing homelessness with developing the skills and resources they need to successfully transition back into their communities. 

Plant Life Cycle program, which serves approximately 1,500 Stamford public school second graders. 

BNT is a HUD-approved and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority certified agency. Clients receive individualized counseling tailored to their needs.

To provide essential services and life-changing recovery programs to homeless and economically disadvantaged individuals so they can become self-sufficient, contributing members of our community.  

Workforce Development Program, which addresses the urgent need to integrate immigrants into our workforce through Vocational English Language (VESL) instruction and job skills training in growth industries.  

Youth Development Program is for disadvantaged middle and high school students attending Norwalk's two high schools and four middle schools, Side By Side Charter School, and students at the Carver Community Center.  

The Families in Transition Program (FIT), located in Bridgeport, Connecticut,  is the largest emergency shelter for families in the state. All services are provided to homeless families who have requested housing assistance through the Coordinated Access Network accessed through the United Way 211 system.                                                   

To support all areas of our work including counseling, advocacy and education programs to create a safety net for Lower Fairfield County.  

Since 1902, CLC has been the largest provider of high quality early childhood education and care programs for children from six weeks to five years old. Family service programs include health, nutrition, literacy and parent support for predominately low-income families in lower Fairfield County.

The Summer Youth Employment Program is an intensive program that provides low and moderate income youth with jobs, teaches them job seeking and retention skills, and exposes them to a range of professions. 

This request is to help fund the roll out of four Courage to Speak - Courageous Parenting 101® "Parenting Through the Opioid Crisis and Beyond"™ drug prevention education parenting programs throughout Fairfield County. Courage to Speak Foundation is looking to expand the delivery of the evidence-based parenting programs to reach more parents in our Fairfield County community. 

We request support for SustainAbilityCT, a program that facilitates the transition from crisis to safety by focusing on economic solutions that drive employment, education, and stable housing. As a result of participation, survivors secure employment, acquire the necessary funds to leave the abusive relationship, and maintain safe and separate housing from their abusive partner. 

We request funding for Lion's Den, our out-of-school-time program for students attending Trailblazers Academy, our alternative charter middle school in Stamford.  Lion's Den offers academic enrichment, reading instruction, homework time, and recreational activities. 

Earthplace Camp provides hundreds of children ages 2-15 with a memorable and meaningful outdoor summer experience.  Campers learn about ecosystems, explore the animal kingdom and discover our natural environment. Our priority is to make programs accessible to all, regardless of financial means and is actively working toward expanding opportunities for economically disadvantaged families.   

Funding to support its Adult Day Care program which is designed to enable older adults to continue living at home as they age while helping caregivers reduce stress and become more effective in their caregiving roles. 

Naming of our outdoor garden terrace. 

As the primary nonprofit resource center in Fairfield County,  FCCF’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence provides critical education and tools to help hundreds of community nonprofits grow and thrive. 

Funding to support educational enrichment for families and children through summer programming on its outdoor campus, the Museum Commons. This support would serve thousands from throughout Fairfield and surrounding communities.

For over twenty years, FCA’s Child & Family Development programs have worked to promote healthy child development and strengthen families through home visiting programs that address the needs of parents and children simultaneously. Structured as a continuum of home visiting services to support children and families at varying levels of need to learn. Additionally, MOMS has a clinician on staff to offer brief in-home therapy for moms who screen positive for depression at intake. 

Our programs will be  multi-disciplinary and  inter generational. South End will become a place to explore new technologies, learn new skills and bring ideas to fruition.  We will provide training, tools and technologies to promote in the literacy areas of  science, technology, engineering and the arts. 

The Weekend Meal Program is the weekly food delivery that has grown to serve over 1,500 students at 27 schools/centers in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Filling in the Blanks works with suppliers and local grocers to get the lowest pricing for the food items to be included in the weekly bags. 

The Umbrella Club’s Good and Welfare Committee is responsible for maintaining existing contacts and developing additional sources of referrals for possible donee's. 

The focus of College AP is to assist our members with the entire process of accessing higher education and persisting towards a degree.  So many of our students (86%) will be the first generation in their family to attend college and the vast majority (78%) are from low-income families.   

Getabout operates six wheel chair accessible vans to allow people who do not drive to lead normal lives and to have full access to the community. In 2018 Getabout provided 9,639 rides to New Canaan Seniors and residents with special needs.

Funds will be used for our Fall and Winter program 2019/2020.  Girls With Impact will apply funds to 15 teen girls from lower income households in Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Greenwich and Bridgeport to become leaders of tomorrow through our proven 12-class academy program.  

Support for the Bacharach Community, HwH’s emergency shelter for homeless mothers and their children.  The families all face economic challenges and in addition a number are dealing with mental illness, substance abuse, medical issues and/or domestic violence.  

HDF’s First Time Homebuyer Program (FTHB) program provides access to homeownership through one-on-one counseling, homeownership education classes and down payment assistance for low- and moderate- income households.  The FTHB program combines expertise with the human touch of HDF’s well qualified and certified counselors.  

The Norwalk Mentor Program (NMP) coordinates structured relationships between a student and an adult volunteer.  The pair (mentor and mentee) meets for one hour per week during the school day and engages in activities conducive to the school setting. 

Inspirica requests general support for its operations including the residential (emergecny shelters, transitional housing, etc.) and support (vocational training, workforce education, job placement, etc.) programs. 

Funding to support three INTEMPO programs: Literacy Initiative at Music School 1, Summer Music Camp, and Music School 2 at the Roxbury School.

Keystone House’s “Home Sweet Home” program assists adults with a serious mental illness, or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorder, with the financial support needed for household essentials when moving into or maintaining their own apartment or in one of our group homes.

The Handled with Care project aims to give low-income kids, teens, and families in Fairfield County a dignified shopping experience they might not otherwise have due to their socioeconomic situation.  Prior to prom and graduation season, we creat a one-day boutique, made up of high-quality dresses and formalwear that our youth volunteers collect throughout the year. 

SafeHaven for Kids - the Agency’s core and most critical program- operates a 24-Hour Helpline, Outreach Department, Emergency Residential Shelter, Health Center, Educational Services and AfterCare.  It assists children who have been abused, abandoned, neglected, homeless, or not safe in their homes.

Laurel House’s Thinking Well program helps individuals lead productive lives in the community by addressing deficits in working memory, attention, processing speed, visual and verbal learning, problem solving and reasoning, which can be a barrier to education, employment, independent living and a heathy and productive life.

Liberation Programs’ Families in Recovery Program (FIRP) serves pregnant and parenting women struggling with substance use. Located in Norwalk, FIRP is the only program in Connecticut which allows mothers to bring up to two children, under the age of ten, into the program with them. It is the only program of its kind in Fairfield County. 

Funding specifically for the Residential and Partnering Success Programs. With this funding, Malta House will improve the quality of services by providing our classes regularly and more frequently to mothers, and also expand our post-residential services by providing regular home visits and evaluations with a proven model of success measurements. 

Annual cost to support one client with hot and cold meal delivery service five days per week, 52 weeks a year, including holidays.

The Meals on Wheels of Greenwich program provides 2 meals a day delivered to clients' homes by volunteer drivers. We provide a lunch meal and dinner meal with a hot component.

Funds will be used to preserve and enhance the delivery of comprehensive behavioral health services to children and families in our Outpatient Children's Clinic (OPCC). As one of Connecticut's few Enhanced Care Clinics, designated by CT Behavioral Health Partnership, we screen and assess cases based on severity - emergency cases within two hours, urgent cases within two days, and emergent cases within two weeks. 

The Mill River Stewards High School Internship Program introduces Stamford high school students to careers in environmental conservation and stewardship, along with providing them with the "soft skills" necessary to successfully navigate in work environments. 

Funding to support our Food Pantry, which provides 360,000 meals each year through three food programs: Supplemental Food, Emergency Food, and Summer Supplement. 

Under this banner, approximately one dozen volunteers and community leaders serve on a committee that is co-designing our strategy, along with experts in our community. 

NEF would like to provide academic support over the summer to students who are mandated to attend summer school because they are not on grade level.  We are specifically targeting literacy as our initiative.  A certified teacher would work with all students at two sites. 

'Passport to Pequot' offers Bridgeport Public Schools students free access to all of Pequot Library’s K-12 school programs, including docent-led tours of our ongoing series of Special Collections exhibitions, which feature primary source material such as letters, photographs, maps, early edition books, manuscripts, and other ephemera. 

P2P’s Scholarship Program supports students from low-income backgrounds in charting a course out of poverty and into professional careers. It targets highly-motivated students who are propelled by a strong incentive to achieve a better life. 

Funds to contribute to the sustainability and expansion of its existing counseling services. Due to sky-rocketing demand for affordable mental health services, we have increased the number of active clients by 170% in the past year. 

Funds in support of the Books for Babies program at Bridgeport Hospital and for the Books for Kids Book Place at the Maritime Odyssey Preschool in Norwalk. Hospital-based BFB provides new board books to all babies born at Bridgeport Hospital and early literacy guides (booklets) to their parents/caregivers. 

Beginning at age 14, students in the Academy begin a transition from classroom work to the adult world of work. They progress at an individual pace through a three-tiered Vocational Training Program to prepare them to be productive, independent adults to the extent of their abilities, and to gain confidence and advocate for themselves. 

Funding to support all areas of our work in the community. Our counseling, advocacy and education programs work together to create a safety net for Lower Fairfield County. 

Art Partners “Garden People” project helps improve learning and provides interdisciplinary enrichment for disadvantaged children while fostering an appreciation for art, writing, and science. Art Partners helps to reduce our state’s achievement gap by providing curriculum-integrated arts education (STEAM) for 1,000 under-served youth. 

The SilverSource “Ride to Wellness” transportation program provides seniors safe and affordable access to medical appointments, preserving health and well-being, and allowing older residents to age in place.  

SoundWaters Explorers will engage more than 2,300 Stamford and Norwalk elementary public school students  in 2018-2019 who will get their hands and feet wet discovering and learning about their own natural resource, Long Island Sound. 

Our Beyond Limits Academic Program offers rotating peer-to-peer tutoring, generally occurring in our tutoring center, thus off school premises.  Tutoring costs are heavily subsidized by us.  For example, families who are eligible to receive free or reduced price school lunch pay just $5 per tutoring hour. 

The goal of the Stamford Mentoring Program is to close the achievement gap in Stamford Public Schools by providing mentoring services at critical transitional stages in youth development: Elementary to Middle School; Middle to High School; High School to College, Career Training or Full-Time Employment. 

Assistive Technology enhances learning, working and daily living for people impacted by disability. As a component of STARS Above: The Campaign for our Future, STAR looks forward to creating and staffing the premier trailblazing technology resource center to serve Fairfield County.

Funding for mentorship programs 

Staying Put in New Canaan respectfully requests a grant in support of the Staying Put Scholarship Fund.  This grant will ensure that 12 scholarship members, who have limited financial means, physical disabilities, or emotional challenges can enjoy the full benefits accorded to all Staying Put members.

CGC’s Child and Family Therapy Program (CFT) fosters early identification of mental health issues and timely treatment which can prevent years of unnecessary suffering, reduce the occurrence of associated problems, and equip children and families with the tools they need to manage life’s challenges. 

Funding in support of a training program targeted for paraprofessionals and professionals in towns within Fairfield County. Our target audience for training includes stakeholders in each community such as police, fire, emergency management, social services and faith-based organizations -- the team that must come together to plan and to heal after a violent incident. 

Funding for the continuation of the snack program in the full-day Childcare.  First County Bank Foundation was one of the original funders when we piloted this program in 2013.