MARKETWIDE, CT— The Liberty Bank Foundation has approved $263,050 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving Liberty Bank’s market area and surrounding towns to support programs that will provide early childhood education, affordable housing, and basic human needs. The following organizations received grants:
Hartford County
Achieve Hartford - $5,000 - To support the ALL IN! Coalition's High School Advisory Project
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center - $5,000 - To support the Power Hour After School Program
Bristol Early Childhood Alliance - $5,000 - To support the Parent Leadership Training Institute and People Empowering People
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford - $10,000 - To support the Meriden and Parker Memorial Family Centers
Community Renewal Team, Inc. - $5,000 - To support the Women's Empowerment Center
Futures Inc. - $5,000 - To support the Culinary and Food Service Employment Training Program
Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Inc. - $5,000 - To support the Teacher‐Led Troops Program
Imagine Nation - $5,000 - To support the Imagine Nation STEAM Program for preschool children
ImmaCare Inc. - $5,000 - To support the Mobile Outreach program
Institute for Community Research - $5,000 - To support the Youth Action Hub program
Journey Home - $5,000 - To support the Greater Hartford and Central Coordinated Access Networks
Sheldon Oak - $5,000 - To provide general operating support for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization work
South Park Inn, Inc. - $5,000 - To support the Services for Women and Families program
Greater New Haven
Beat the Street Community Center, Inc. - $3,150 - To support the Beat the Street Career Explorer Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern CT - $5,000 - To support the New Haven Youth Mentoring Program
City Seed - $5,000 - To support the CitySeed Incubates and Sanctuary Kitchen Catering programs
Construction Workforce Initiative 2, Inc. - $5,000 - To support Construction Management Enhanced Training (CoMET)
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Inc. - $5,000 - To support general operating costs
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Waterbury - $5,000 - To support the YouthBuild training site project
Horizons at The Foote School - $5,000 - To support Horizons at The Foote School
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven - $30,000 (over three years) - To fund general operating costs
Workforce Alliance - $10,000 - To pilot the Secure Jobs initiative in Middlesex County, Meriden, and Wallingford
St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury, Inc. - $5,000 - To fund the soup kitchen and food pantry programs
Naugatuck Valley
Young Men's Christian Association of Naugatuck - $20,000 - To replace the roof of the YMCA building
Statewide
Housing Development Fund - $5,000 - To support the First‐Time Homebuyer program
Pro Bono Partnership, Inc. - $7,500 - To support free legal services for Connecticut nonprofits
Middlesex County
Close the Gap, Inc. - $2,000 - To support the Close the Gap College Preparatory Program
Middletown Public Schools - $30,000 (over three years) - To provide Wraparound Services to Support Children and Families
North End Action Team - $7,500 - To support consulting services for the creation of a strategic plan
Russell Library - $5,400 - To support the Resume and LinkedIn Profile Review Services in the Career Program
Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, Inc. - $5,000 - To support pantry food distribution
Greater New London
Connecticut Storytelling Center, Inc. - $5,000 - To support the Littlest Listeners Program
Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. - $7,500 - To support the case manager liaison to the Eastern Connecticut CAN
Norwich / Willimantic
University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc. - $5,000 - To support Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Disabled Veterans
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry - $5,000 - To support emergency financial assistance and basic human needs
Since its inception in 1997, the Liberty Bank Foundation has awarded over $12 million in grants to nonprofit organizations within Liberty Bank’s market area. The foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for people of low or moderate income by investing in three areas: education to promote economic success for children and families; affordable housing; and nonprofit capacity building. Along with its grant‐making, the foundation strives to foster the convening and collaboration of nonprofits, funders, business, and government to address community issues.
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Contact:
Sue Murphy
Liberty Bank Foundation
860-638‐2959
Website: www.libertybankfoundation.org