Organizations Receiving Funds from the Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund:
More than a year after the Coronavirus pandemic began, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation continues to support nonprofits providing relief to those impacted. In April 2021, the Community Foundation deployed its final round of COVID-19 grants, providing an additional $710,500 to 66 area nonprofits including:
All Our Kin ● Alliance for Community Empowerment ● American Red Cross ● Association of Religious Communities ● Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield ● Burroughs Community Center ● Cardinal Shehan Center, Caroline House, Inc. ● Catholic Academy of Bridgeport ● Catholic Charities of Fairfield County ● Center for Family Justice, Inc. ● Central Connecticut Coast YMCA ● Charter Oak Communities ● Child and Family Guidance Center ● Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County ● Children’s Day School ● Circle of Care for Families with Cancer ● Community Centers, Inc. ● Connecticut Institute For Communities, Inc. ● Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative ● Danbury Hospital ● Domestic Violence Crisis Center ● Domus Kids Inc. ● Exchange Club Parenting Skills Center ● FaithActs for Education ● Family Centers, Inc. ● Filling in the Blanks, Inc. ● Food Rescue US ● Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools ● Friends of Newtown Community Center ● GBAPP-Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program ● Green Village Initiative, Inc ● Hillside Food Outreach, Inc. ● Homes for the Brave ● Horizons at New Canaan Country School ● Housatonic Community College Foundation ● Jewish Senior Services ● LifeBridge Community Services ● Make the Road New York ● McGivney Community Center ● Mental Health Services at Bridgeport Hospital ● Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc. ● Monitor My Health, Inc. ● National Coalition of 100 Black Women New Haven Metropolitan Chapter ● New Reach, Inc. ● Norwalk Community College Foundation ● Norwalk Hospital ● Park City Initiative Corp ● Person-to-Person ● REACH Western CT ● Saint Vincent’s Medical Center ● SilverSource, Inc. ● Stamford Public Education Foundation, Inc. ● The Adam J. Lewis Preschool, Inc. ● The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport ● The Polished Pearls Foundation ● The Rowan Center ● Tiny Miracles Foundation ● Triangle Community Center ● Under One Roof, Inc. ● United Way of Western Connecticut ● WCSU Foundation Inc. ● Western CT Association for Human Rights (WeCAHR) ● Women’s Center of Greater Danbury ● Women’s Mentoring Network, Inc. ● YWCA Greenwich
Below is the full list of the local organizations that have received funds to date.
We are also pleased to share findings from their COVID-19 Resiliency Fund Grant Analysis, which details the ways in which the Resiliency Fund grants were deployed by our nonprofit partners. The analysis, based on responses of 95% of the 154 local nonprofits that received grants in the first four rounds, provides a detailed view on how organizations were impacted; where and how funds were allocated; critical community needs; populations reached, and anticipated ongoing challenges. Access the full report here.
Below please find a list of grantees by category, including a brief description of how these funds are being used
Child & Dependent Care Community Organizing Direct Financial Assistance
Education & Technology Food & Basic Needs Housing Mental Health & Disability Services
Physical Health & Medical Supplies Violence Prevention
Child & Dependent Care
ABCD, Inc.
To subsidize childcare costs for low-income individuals that remain in the workplace
All Our Kin
To support family childcare program
Alliance for Community Empowerment
To support subsidized childcare
Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield
To support COVID-19 family relief
Central Connecticut Coast YMCA
To provide general support
Charter Oak Communities
To support childcare stipend
Children’s Day School
To support operating costs
Friends of Newtown Community Center
To support the Summer Splash Academy
Horizons at New Canaan Country School
To support transportation for summer program
McGivney Community Center
To support McGivney’s After-School program
Newtown Community Center
To provide summer child care for families unable to afford it otherwise
REACH Western CT
To support year-long youth program
Stamford Public Education Foundation, Inc
To support addressing inequities
The Children’s Adventure Center
To continue providing services to children of essential workers and offset cleaning costs
Under One Roof, Inc.
To help Cover Operating Loss
United Way Western CT/Danbury Family Care Centers
To provide income assistance to home-based family child care centers serving working families
“ABCD, Inc. recently received a grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation to help the most vulnerable in our communities pay bills during the COVID-19 crisis. ABCD plans to use the granted funds to help people most affected by the pandemic by supporting them with a one-time financial support of up to $200 to help pay for food insecurities, utility bills, rent payments, and childcare expenses. This grant also ensures the organization will provide comprehensive case management during these difficult times, further empowering communities. These are the times when partnership and generous giving demonstrated by FCCF mean the most. We thank and appreciate the Community Foundation for their ability to continue to serve our community in the most meaningful ways.” – ABCD, Inc.
Community Organizing
Life in My Days, Inc.
To support a mutual aid group that has over 400 individuals from Fairfield and New Haven Counties in organizing community resources, creating easy pathways for offering support, and requesting support
Make the Road Connecticut
To expand capacity to respond to community needs by improving digital organizing skills
UR Community Cares, Inc.
To provide one-time background checks and PPE for volunteers
Direct Financial Assistance
Amy’s Angels Corporation
To provide direct financial support to medically and financially challenged families
Apex Community Care, Inc.
To support rental assistance and basic needs
Building One Community
To support Building One Community’s Emergency Assistance Fund
Burroughs Community Center
To support refugee income generation through production of PPE masks
Career Resources, Inc.
To support the Virtual Community Resources Center (VCRC) by providing microgrants to unemployed clients impacted by COVID-19
Caroline House, Inc.
To support the Emergency COVID-19 Relief Fund
Center for Children’s Advocacy
To support client basic needs including rent, transportation, health supplies and court fees
Circle of Care for Families with Cancer
To support the Lifeline Emergency Fund
CLASP Homes
To purchase virus protection (PPE)for residents and staff
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
To provide basic needs for immigrants, refugees, survivors of torture and human trafficking during COVID-19
FaithActs for Education
To support food insecurity, educational supplies, and job loss services
Family & Children’s Agency
To support basic needs for low-income individuals and families
Housatonic Community College Foundation, Inc.
To support HCC’s most at-risk, high need students through the Student Emergency Fund
Mental Health Services at Bridgeport Hospital
To provide healthcare to low-income and impoverished women in Bridgeport
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc.
To purchase supplies (food, diapers and toiletries) for students and provide direct assistance for bills
Norma F. Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives
To support the Nourish Bridgeport program
Norwalk Community College Foundation
To assist low-income students with grocery gift cards, payment of essential bills, or connection to mental health services
Operation Fuel
To support energy grants for residents who do not qualify for government programs
St. Pauls on the Green
To support the Laundry Love program assisting low-income individuals secure clean laundry
St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation
To provide direct emergency assistance to patients undergoing cancer treatment
The Connection
To support front-line essential staff for hazard pay and office cleaning
The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut, Inc.
To help both individuals and families maintain their current housing by providing financial assistance through our program, Temporary Economic Relief Measures (TERM)
The Tiny Miracles Foundation (TTMF)
To support families with premature babies
Town of Newtown, Department of Human Services
To provide assistance to secure food and stabilize housing during COVID-19
Town of Westport Department of Human Services
To assist low-income residents with rent and utility bills associated with COVID-19-related job loss
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County/PT Partners
To support three main needs: rental assistance, fresh food, and non-food essential items
United We Dream Network, Inc.
To provide basic needs through direct cash assistance and tele-mental health services
Women’s Mentoring Network, Inc.
To provide direct cash assistance, focusing on food assistance and rent assistance for those in need
“Housatonic Community College Foundation is grateful for the recent grant received from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Resiliency Fund. FCCF has been a strong advocate for empowering young people in our community with educational and workforce development opportunities, and we see the direct impact it has on the many students we serve at Housatonic. FCCF once again stepped-up quickly to form this new response fund and continues to make a difference.” – Housatonic Community College Foundation
Education & Technology
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich
To provide food distribution services and continue youth development programs virtually
Boys and Girls Village
To purchase more Chromebooks and laptops to ensure each student has the equipment needed to successfully learn from home
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF)
To provide essential legal assistance to clients facing technology barriers
EdAdvance
To provide virtual learning and teletherapy services for disabled clients to avoid interruption in care
Family Centers, Inc.
To purchase laptops to provide virtual services
Future 5
To support post-secondary educational continuity for students
Groundwork Bridgeport, Inc.
To provide enrichment services to youth and financial counseling to parents
Horizons at New Canaan Country School
To provide Chromebooks/tablets and hot spots to students
Horizons Bridgeport
To support families by providing academic supports and technology to facilitate distance learning
Intempo
To support remote learning to students ages 6-17
Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield
To provide enrichment materials virtually to educators, parents, and students to supplement distance learning curriculum
Laurel House, Inc.
To support education and workforce preparation for disabled students
LifeBridge Community Services
To support comprehensive COVID based relief programming
Naugatuck Valley Community College Foundation
To support Danbury NVCC students’ technological needs for online studies
New Beginnings Family Academy
To purchase laptops to support distance learning
SoundWaters
To support Stamford Public Schools by developing aligned curriculum for distance learning
Special Education Legal Fund, Inc.
To provide support to special education students adjusting to distance learning
Stamford Public Education Foundation, Inc.
To support collaboration with Ferguson library to launch Homework Helper
Stratford Public Schools
To buy internet hotspots to serve low-income students’ families with no or unreliable internet access, and spare Chromebooks/parts for loan to families without computers
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
To support distance learning education programs for schools throughout Fairfield County
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
To support academic tutoring for struggling students through the virtual “Power Hour” program
Western CT Association for Human Rights (WeCAHR)
To service the immediate needs of the disability community by providing education and resources
“WeCAHR is in receipt of the grant from the Community Foundation’s Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund. On behalf of the board, staff, volunteers, and the community we support, we want to thank you! We are a small nonprofit with every dollar accounted for and this grant will allow us to continue to perform outreach services to the community we support during these unprecedented times.” – WeCAHR
Food & Basic Needs
Association of Religious Communities
To support the food pantry
Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield
To Provide virtual programming to youth; assisting with food & PPE distribution
Bridgeport Rescue Mission
To support general operations
Cardinal Shehan Center
To support the Food and Basic Needs Program
Caroline House, Inc.
To support emergency assistance
Catholic Academy of Bridgeport
To address food insecurity
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
To support food insecurity funding
Community Centers, Inc.
To support food assistance
Connecticut Food Bank
To provide nutritious food and resources to people in need including those affected by COVID-19
Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative
To support food security with dignity
Danbury Grassroots Academy
To support the purchase and distribution of food to families
Danbury Youth Services, Inc.
To purchase grocery cards for families and buy laptops for telehealth services
Domus Kids, Inc.
To support food on “remote” days
FaithActs for Education
To combat food insecurity
Family Centers, Inc
To support New Connections and Here 2 Help programs
Family Business, Inc.
To support free meal delivery to families in need
Family ReEntry
To help provide access to food and basic needs for clients impacted by the current COVID-19 crisis
Filling in the Blanks, Inc.
To support the Fund Weekend Meal Program
Food Rescue US
To reduce food insecurity
Green Village Initiative, Inc.
To support fresh food access
Hillside Food Outreach, Inc.
To alleviate food insecurity
Homes for the Brave
To provide food for the homeless
Housatonic Community College Foundation
To support food pantry for students
Interfaith AIDS Ministry of Greater Danbury, Inc.
To provide food for clients affected by HIV/AIDS
LivFree
To support families whose children are battling cancer
Meals on Wheels of Greenwich
To support delivery of food to residents without food access
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc.
To provide grocery gift cards to families
Mill River Park Collaborative
To provide weekend meals to Stamford residents and distribute STEM materials for at-home activities
National Coalition of 100 Black Women New Haven Metropolitan Chapter
To support food and basic needs
Neighbor to Neighbor
To support general operations
New Neighborhoods, Inc.
To provide Safe and Care packages of PPE and nutritious food for low-income households
New Reach, Inc.
To support housing stabilization
Park City Initiative Corp
To provide additional food
Pathways, Inc.
To provide basic needs and support for those struggling with mental illness
Person-to-Person
To support P2P emergency assistance
Reach Western CT
To provide food assistance to families and purchase school supplies, games and outdoor recreation equipment for youth
Real Food Share, Inc.
To provide infrastructure support and farm stands at two locations for food pickup and delivery
River House Adult Day Center
To support the purchase and distribution of meals to seniors, as well as prep facilities for safe operations
Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut
To support a meal program for families of hospitalized children
Schoke Jewish Family Service
To support food pantry, emergency assistance, and counseling services
SilverSource, Inc.
To feed seniors in need
Southwestern CT Agency on Aging
To supply food and personal care items for seniors in Bridgeport, Norwalk, Weston, and Trumbull due to isolation
Sterling House
To support pantry food supplies, salaries, delivery van fuel and COVID-19-safe supplies/gloves, etc.
The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport
To support affordable local food
The Diaper Bank
To provide a 3-month emergency supply of diapers to infants and toddlers from low-income families
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Inc.
To purchase food in large quantities, at wholesale prices
Transportation Association of Greenwich
To support a COVID-19 local food delivery response for homebound residents
WCSU Foundation Inc.
To grow and supply produce
Women’s Mentoring Network, Inc.
Support for a food pantry
“Sharing our thanks to Fairfield County’s Community Foundation for their outstanding leadership supporting Fairfield County nonprofits on the front lines that are serving our most vulnerable neighbors devastated by the COVID-19 crisis. FCCF was the first, the quickest, and the largest organization to realize immediately that many critical nonprofits would need increased funding immediately to meet the skyrocketing demand for our essential services. In the first two weeks of the crisis, our Catholic Charities of Fairfield County soup kitchens and Meals on Wheels programs for homebound elderly provided 1600 to 1800 meals per day. We are very grateful for the support of the FCCF. We are especially thankful for your knowledge of the needs of our community and for your understanding of how nonprofits organizations operate. You are making a difference in our community!” – Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Housing
Opening Doors Fairfield County
To coordinate strategies and services to ensure that episodes of homelessness are rare, brief and non-recurring and that all citizens within the region have access to safe, affordable housing
- Bridgeport YMCA: Alpha Community Services*
- Center for Human Development*
- City of Danbury*
- Homes with Hope*
- Inspirica*
- Open Door Shelter*
- Operation Hope*
- Pacific House*
- Regional Network of Programs: Prospect House*
*Member of Opening Doors Fairfield County
ABRI/Homes for the Brave
To support increased program expenses such as PPE for frontline workers
Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust
To support BNT’s property management services and BNT’s Empowerment Resource Academy
Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Inc.
To mitigate the COVID-19-related threat to housing stability, which is disproportionately affecting communities of color
Connecticut Housing Partners
To support Connecticut Housing Partners’ Rental Assistance Program
Greenwich Hospital
To provide local lodging arrangements to visiting clinical staff
Housing Development Fund
To support HDF’s mortgage forbearance and foreclosure prevention program
Housatonic Habitat for Humanity
To support unemployed, at-risk homeowners meet mortgage payments and pay insurance and taxes
Malta House
To support basic needs and shelter for mothers and children
New Reach, Inc.
To support general operations and services
Supportive Housing Works
To support the COVID-19 Eviction Prevention Program
“A heartfelt thank you for Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s generous and swift donation to the homeless system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to you we are making progress – moving approximately 350 homeless from the streets and congested shelters into hotels in the last two weeks while simultaneously managing the closure of all three homeless shelters in Danbury. Thank you again for your incredible support, steadfast partnership, and warm friendship.” – Supportive Housing Works
Mental Health & Disability Services
Abilis
To purchase Chromebooks to connect disabled clients in residential homes to their families
Arthritis Foundation, Inc.
To support the transition of arthritis patient support programs to an online format
Child and Family Guidance Center
To support counseling & advocacy
Child and Family Guidance Center
To support children’s mental health
Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield
To hire an intake clinician
Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc.
To support implementing telehealth services in order to treat vulnerable populations safely
CT Renaissance
To support COVID-19-related expenses, including additional cleaning, PPE, and basic needs
Domestic Violence Crisis Center
To support victim services
Family & Children’s Aid
To support behavioral health care services for the majority low-income children at FCA’s three sites
Exchange Club Parenting Skills Center
To implement the Healthy Families of America program
Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program
To support mental health services
Kids in Crisis, Inc.
To support the 24-hr shelter for kids in need
LifeBridge Community Services
To support retrofit counseling space
Mental Health Services at Bridgeport Hospital
To expand mental health care
NAMI Connecticut
To support online mental health curriculum and crisis intervention training for law enforcement
Newtown Youth and Family Services
To support at-home educational kits for 246 kids
Norwalk Community College Foundation
To provide mental health support
Parsonage Cottage
To support cleaning and socialization for elderly residents
Resiliency Center of Newtown
To support Creative Art Therapy for adults and youth through telehealth services
Southwest Community Health Center
To provide health services to individuals that are otherwise isolated and quarantined
STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way
To support sanitizing facilities and providing PPE for staff as well as clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The Adam J. Lewis Preschool, Inc.
To provide mental health support
The Kennedy Center, Inc.
To purchase equipment to provide telehealth services and buy cleaning supplies and PPE
The Rowan Center
To support in-person counseling
Town of Monroe
To support various response efforts including providing mental-health services, food pantry, energy assistance, and emergency funding
Triangle Community Center
To provide the Clinical Department with general operating support
United Way of Western Connecticut
To support Stamford student equity
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury
To support capacity building
WoofGang & Co.
To support virtual programming for disabled young adults
YWCA Greenwich
To support the addition of one Division of Addiction Services (DAS) clinician
Physical Health & Medical Supplies
Ability Beyond
To support skilled nursing, behavioral support, and personal-care expenses
American Cancer Society
To support the Road to Recovery Transportation Program
American Red Cross
To support direct financial help
Burroughs Community Center
To achieve financial equity
Circle of Care for Families with Cancer
To support the Lifeline Emergency Fund
Connecticut Institute For Communities, Inc.
To support COVID-19 vaccine services
Danbury Hospital
To support The MAX VAX Project
Dovetail: SIP, Inc. (Subsidiary of Charter Oak Communities)
To support the supply of PPE (surgical masks, N95/KN95 respirators, gowns) for front-line workers
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools
To provide summer family assistance
Jericho Partnership, Inc.
To support the low-cost pediatric health clinic
Jewish Senior Services
To support additional COVID-19 expenses
Kadiwaku Family Foundation
To provide COVID-19 information in various languages for African immigrants, as well as food and sanitizing supplies
Liberation Programs, Inc.
To help cover new expenses for program changes and increased staffing
Make the Road New York
To support vaccine education and outreach campaign
Monitor My Health, Inc.
To support health education and food
Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc.
To fund the additional medical technology, supplies, and equipment needed to continue serving the community
Norwalk Hospital
To support The MAX VAX Project
Optimus Health Care, Inc.
To support general operations
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
To support general operations
Regional Hospice
To purchase protective equipment to keep patients, clinicians, staff, and the community safe
RVNAhealth
To support the purchase of PPE equipment, additional staff, and staff OT
Saint Vincent’s Medical Center
To provide no-cost, life-saving pharmaceuticals to Bridgeport residents
Stamford Health System
To purchase PPE for all Stamford Health staff
Stamford NAACP
To provide masks to residents of Stamford’s low-income, urban communities
Stratford Visiting Nurse Association
To provide in-home care to at-risk patients and reduce the number of patients returning to hospitals
The ALS Association Connecticut Chapter
To purchase durable medical equipment for people in immediate need, ensuring safety, independence, and dignity
The Hometown Foundation, Inc.
To assist essential medical staff and emergency response personnel with food and PPE
The Polished Pearls Foundation
To support homeless population aide
Tiny Miracles Foundation
To support financial assistance
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County
To support more technology needs, PPE supplies and telehealth units
Waveny LifeCare Network
To support the acquisition of PPE for front-line staff and the development of social isolation areas for residents
Western CT Association for Human Rights (WeCAHR)
To support marginalized groups access
“Fairfield County’s Community Foundation was an invaluable philanthropic partner as Norwalk Hospital and Danbury Hospital cared for thousands of seriously ill community residents at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, we have a unique opportunity to influence public vaccine knowledge and decision-making—a public health imperative that we take very seriously. We are very grateful for the Foundation’s continuing generosity as we work together to care for and protect vulnerable and high-risk populations in our community.” – Norwalk Hospital and Danbury Hospital
Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Crisis Center
To support remote client-support technology upgrades
Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of Southern CT, Inc.
To assist families with community resources for food and other basic needs
Saint Joseph Parenting Center
To support critical services for children susceptible to child abuse and neglect
The Center for Family Justice, Inc.
To support Center for Family Justice advocacy and counseling services for clients during COVID-19
The Rowan Center
To spread awareness of domestic violence resources through a media campaign
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury
To provide essential services via phone or social media platforms such as Zoom
YWCA Greenwich
To support domestic abuse services for clients in Greenwich through a 24/7 hotline
