Farmington Bank Community Foundation awarded $135,500 in grants to support access to healthcare and abuse prevention.
Grantees included:
Center for Children’s Advocacy —For the Medical Legal Partnership Project which provides legal services to children to help resolve medical problems and address health-harming social and environmental conditions.
Children in Placement – For the Guardian ad Litem program. Guardians are appointed by the court to represent children in cases of abuse and neglect and receive training through CIP.
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain – For capacity building workshops and small grants for New Britain area nonprofit organizations and their boards.
Connecticut Children’s Foundation – For the “Baby Safety Shower” which purchases safety-related supplies to help keep young children in our community safe and provides educational opportunities for new and expectant mothers.
Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach – For the 2025 Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic to take place at New Britain High School. The clinic will serve 1,700 individual seeking a variety of dental services.
Hartford Hospital – For the Neighborhood Health Program, a regularly-occurring mobile health clinic that partners with community-based organizations to provide primary health care and other resources at community based locations.
Hartford Interval House, Inc. – For its preventive education and outreach program, aimed at reaching area youth, first responders, and community members with information aimed at breaking the cycle of abuse.
Hospital of Central CT – For the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program which provides mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies to medically underserved populations, including uninsured and/or underinsured women, women with high deductible health insurance and women impacted by unemployment, ethnic, racial, socio-economic and language barriers.
Klingberg Family Centers – For the Children’s Advocacy Center, the hub of a multidisciplinary partnership between professionals that investigates allegations of child abuse and exploitation in a child-friendly, developmentally and clinically appropriate, and culturally sensitive manner
Main Street Community Foundation – For Grant Mastery Training, a two-day intensive grant course to be offered to nonprofits in Greater Bristol and New Britain.
Malta House of Care – To provide access to healthcare for uninsured adults through its mobile and stationary clinics which provide free exams, diagnoses, vaccinations, medications, diagnostic lab tests, and radiology.
New Horizons Inc. – For safety equipment for Sunshine Wheels. Sunshine Wheels brings hundreds of adults with physical disabilities and other mobility challenges to critical medical appointments.
Prudence Crandall Center – For the Children’s Intervention and Prevention Services which addresses the emotional, social, and educational needs of children/youth served through the organization’s emergency shelter, supportive housing programs, and community-based programs.
Senior Transportation Services Inc. – To provide rides to doctor and health treatment appointments for seniors and those dealing with long term illness.
The Underground NE, Inc. – For the Mentor Program, which is staffed by trained adult survivors with lived experience and community allies, who together provide coaching, advocacy, case management, financial assistance, and support to survivors through one-on-one mentoring.
Vision Health International – To provide free vision screenings and eyeglasses to students in New Britain, through a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of New Britain.