Fairfield County Community Foundation's Stella Margaret McHenry Fund
A bequest established the Stella Margaret McHenry Fund to help low income seniors with their housing needs.
Aging
Foundation for Community Health's Prescription Assistance Fund
The Foundation for Community Health is a private foundation dedicated to improving the health and well-being of residents of the northern Litc
Helping the Elderly of Hamden - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The Phelps Community Project
In her Last Will and Testament, Emma P. Pelton of Cheshire, Connecticut established the John P. and Cora E. Phelps Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in memory of her grandfather and mother to “benefit … elderly people who are residents of the Town of Hamden.” Since the fund was established over forty years ago, more than 65 grants have been made to eight organizations serving Hamden’s older adults.
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