GUILFORD, CT -- During the current pandemic, people in Guilford and along the shoreline have been turning to The Guilford Foundation, which has served not only as a conduit to disburse desperately needed funds to individuals and charitable organizations but also as a community resource helping non-profits and local leaders collaborate in this critical time. The foundation has already funded $30,000 of individual grants through the Women & Family Life Center and helping purchase $5,000 worth of masks and protective gear for VNA Community Healthcare and Hospice. The foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund recently reached $116,000, all of it desperately needed, according to Executive Director Liza Petra, with the foundation recently changing its grant application process to a rolling deadline to ensure organizations can get access to these funds as needed.
