Our grants support

Prevention of Child Abuse

• Educated, Equipped and counseled parents to prevent child abuse and neglect in lower Fairfield county
• Provide summer courses for a better chance scholars attending New Canaan High School
• Buying and renovating a home in support men being treated for drug and alcohol addiction and returning the men to their families usefully whole
• Renovating residence to help the hungry, homeless, and addicted
• Pre-HS summer STEM classes as start of a college-preparatory education, academic and life skills to inner-city youths
• Public Transportation in New Canaan for seniors and adults who are unable to drive.
• Providing individuals and families with Emergency Assistance / utilities for food, clothes, layettes, and some emergency financial aid in lower Fairfield county
• A Psychologist working with Children suffering from physical and sexual abuse.
• Delivering of meals to seniors and the disabled in New Canaan
• Effort to break the cycle Crime, Violence, and incarceration by providing client-centered intervention and support services
• Assisting Refugees and immigrants with legal support and assistance finding jobs
• Consulting Services for therapeutic services for children and adults with emotional, physical, developmental, and social needs
• Service to help Child and adolescent recover from trauma and abuse

Community Services

• The expansion of Family Drop-In services
• Provide healthy food for students on weekends, and during the summer
• Improving the parks in our community
• Support the transportation needs of seniors be providing rides and delivering food
• Provide skating lessons for underserved 6-8 year-olds from the area
• Subsidize meals and costly items in high demand from the pantries, including diapers, feminine care products, toothbrushes, laundry detergent, and dish soap
• 39th Year of the New Canaan Historical’ s Ice Cream Social
• Youth programs and the library
• Food services for men’s residential drug recovery program in Bridgeport
• The TreeCycle program has occurred for the past three years and has grown each year, with the support of the Exchange Club
• Support our Summer STEAM and Tennis program
• Subsidize Meal On Wheels for needy individuals.
• Support Services Programs, Peer to Peer Community-Based Support Groups for individuals involved in trauma events
• Waveny LifeCare Network’s Red Balloon Bereavement Group for Children so children have the opportunity for emotional healing
• Empowering Women is an evidenced based form of cognitive behavior therapy that combines the best of mindfulness and cognitive behavior therapy

Youth Activities

• Provide food and hygiene products in a discreet manner for children
• Support Extra-Curricular, Summer Enrichment, Standards of Excellence, and College Preparedness Programs
• Support needy Boy Scouts to attend summer camp
• Support families in Bridgeport, CT, through free afterschool programs
• Motivate under-resourced students in Stamford to connect to their full potential, leading to independence and productive citizenship
• A Music projects designed so that students can take on increasingly challenging academic, artistic responsibilities and to foster a positive sense of self in addition to cultivate workforce readiness skills to prepare them for life after high school
• A project created by a first grader who wanted to make sure that all children have the necessary supplies to start the school year
• An after-school activity to address interacting with their peers, practicing social skills and exploring topics such as empathy, cooperation and friendship in a learning environment
• Address addiction and mental health issues in our local community
• Support academic and life skills programming
• Student scholarships and to provide free >tickets to families and students for select theatrical performances during the year
• Sponsored yearly college tours to various Historical Black Colleges/Universities (HBCU)

Americanism

• Funding a vehicle grant for veterans and flags and wreaths for memorial day and the holidays