Farmington Bank Community Foundation awarded $206,500 in grants to support access to food, shelter, and other basic human needs.
Grantees include:
ACTS Ministries International, Inc.- For the ACTS Ministries food pantry serving the Elmwood section of West Hartford. The pantry is designed to be a “shopping” experience and includes partnerships with local businesses that provide fresh produce.
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, Inc.- For the Aurora Young Women’s Initiative, in collaboration with the YWCA of New Britain.
Bread for Life- For the soup kitchen, meal delivery program (including homebound citizens, seniors living in subsidized housing, and homeless individuals and families placed at Southington hotels and motels by the State of CT), and the Children’s Summer Lunch Program.
Chicks Ahoy Farm – For the #co-op2kitchen program which addresses food insecurity and supports small scale farmers seeking a way to distribute their eggs and dairy products.
Church of Christ, Congregational – For Got Lunch Newington, a collaborative initiative addressing the gap in meal support for children who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year but lack similar provisions in the summer months.
Community Renewal Team – To expand Meals on Wheels to address the growing nutritional and social needs of homebound seniors in Farmington.
Connecticut Foodshare – for the Mobile Food Pantry, distributing food to those in need who lack direct proximity to a supermarket or food pantry or may not have the means to access resources outside of their neighborhood.
Covenant to Care for Children, Inc – For beds, cribs, and other essential items to address the urgent needs of families who are at-risk of losing their children, or those being reunified with their children.
Dignity Grows, Inc. – For hygiene totes to help meet the basic needs of New Britain and Bristol totes through the Hope In A Bag program. Each tote includes a full month’s supply of both menstrual and comprehensive hygiene products.
Friendship Service Center, Inc.- For the Tomasso Community Kitchen which fees the FSC Shelter and Transitional Living participants, as well as hundreds of New Britain community members.
Futures, Inc. – For “Community Bites by Futures, ” which employs individuals with disabilities to prepare and deliver fresh, nutritious meals to a food-insecure community through Brian’s Angels Homeless Outreach Center, which helps hundreds of homeless and underserved people in Bristol.
Gifts of Love, Inc.- For basic human needs items for individuals and families in the Greater Hartford area experiencing a short-term financial crisis so they can return to self-sufficiency, as well as additional capital funding towards renovation of the pantry for the Backpack Program.
Grace Baptist Church- For the Grace Pantry serving families in Bristol and the local surrounding towns including ‘door-to-door’ food delivery and distribution of food to 60 senior and disabled residents at the Bonnie Acres community.
H.O.P.E. Partners of Farmington – For the medical loan closet and medical transportation for Farmington seniors.
Hands on Hartford- For the MANNA food pantry which combines a full-choice shopping option with a no-appointment schedule and for Neighborhood Services which offers referrals, utility and rental assistance to neighborhood residents.
Healing Meals Foundation Corporation – For the Healthy Meals Program which offers 12 weeks of meals to people and their families impacted by serious health crisis.
Human Resources Agency of New Britain- For the Food Resource Center which provides food to New Britain residents two days a week as well as wraparound services through HRA’s 30+ in house programs.
Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services- For emergency housing assistance to provide a safety net for refugees and immigrants facing eviction or the shut-off of utilities.
Journey Home- For housing stabilization funds as part of the Encampment to Housing Initiative.
Mercy Housing and Shelter Corp – For St. Elizabeth House which supports people who are economically disadvantaged, homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness by offering transitional housing, a day shelter and meals program.
New Britain ROOTS- For the Community Fridge Project which will expand access to locally grown fruits and vegetables through the purchase and stocking of three fridges in highly trafficked community areas.
Operation Fuel Inc. – For Emergency Energy Assistance that helps offset oil, gas and electric bills for income qualified families.
Plainville Community Food Pantry, Inc. – For the pantry which distributes food to clients bi-weekly.
South Park Inn, Inc. – For the emergency shelter in Hartford, which includes providing three meals a day to residents, and this past winter took on the City’s warming center. The organization works with clients to overcome barriers and secure permanent and stable housing.
St. Vincent de Paul Mission of Bristol – For emergency shelter, shelter outreach as well as the walk-in center serving the Bristol region.
Tabernacle Christian Church Inc. – For the Giving Back Food Pantry which provides weekly food to households with food insecurity in the greater Southington area.
The Bridge Family Center, Inc.- For emergency financial assistance for food and other basic necessities for clients at three Bridge program sites, the Family Resource Center at Charter Oak International Academy, West Hartford; Bridge Counseling Centers in Avon and West Hartford; and Mosaic Parenting Center in Hartford.
The Farmington Food Pantry– For supplemental personal care products to offer to pantry shoppers such as deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, and laundry detergent.
Veterans Strong Community Center – For the Veterans Logistics Fund bridges the gap and provides support for veterans and their spouses who do not qualify for other assistance programs for food, fuel/energy and transportation.
