Human Services Nonprofits in Connecticut

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TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE OLDER ADULTS OF THE WALLINGFORD COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTE THEIR WELL BEING, SUPPORT THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND ENCOURAGE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY LIFE.

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The goal of this organization is to provide a wide variety of social services that are designed to support healthy family development, improve the familys ability to resolve problems and prevent the need for unnecessary placement of children in settings outside the home.

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TO PROVIDE QUALITY CHILDCARE IN A SAFE, WARM, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES, CHILDREN CAN GROW AND LEARN.

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THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES, INC. (CAHS) ADVOCATES AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND COORDINATES PROGRAMS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CAPABILITY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CAHS PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FAMILY ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND TWO-GENERATION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TO MEASURABLY REDUCE POVERTY.

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OPERATION OF A 20 BED RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR LOW INCOME ELDERLY PERSONS.

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TO OVERCOME CODEPENDENCY, LACK OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND INSTILL THE ABILITY TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS IN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN NEED OF TRANSITION TO REENTERING SOCIETY, WHETHER FROM INCARCERATION OR ESCAPING AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.

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DEDICATED TO PROMOTING YOUNG PEOPLE'S SAFETY, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND LEARNING.

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TO SUPPORT OTHER LOCAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH RECYCLING, RE-PURPOSING, AND RESELLING GENEROUSLY DONATED GOODS. PROCEEDS FROM SALES IN EXCESS OF OPERATING EXPENSES AND ADDITIONS TO RESERVE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR OPERATING SUPPORT

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TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

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ST. VINCENT DEPAUL MIDDLETOWN (SVDM) WAS FOUNDED IN 1980 BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY AND THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NORWICH. SVDM'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER AND BASIC HUMAN SERVICES TO POOR AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, NATURAL ORIGIN, CRIMINAL HISTORY OR RECIDIVISM. SVDM IS A FOUR-PRONGED MISSION. SVDM'S SOUP KITCHEN SERVES APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MEALS ANNUALLY. ST VINCENT'S GARDENS, A SERIES OF MICRO-PROGRAMS, ENCOURAGES SOUP KITCHEN GUESTS TO PARTICIPATE IN LIGHT FARMING, COMMUNITY CLEANING AND OTHER HEALTHY ACTIVITIES, LEADING TO A REDUCTION OF SUSBSTANCE USE AND IDLENESS. SVDM'S COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CONNECTS 500 PEOPLE TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AND EMERGENCY FUNDS. PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE THAT MAY INCLUDE SECURITY DEPOSITS, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION AND IDENTIFICATION. AMAZING GRACE FOOD PANTRY CURRENTLY PROVIDES GROCERIES TO APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FAMILIES EACH MONTH INCLUDING DELIVERIES TO OUTPATIENT CANCER PATIENT AND

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TO PROVIDE TO THE YOUTHS OF THE COMMUNITY STIMULATING AND ENRICHING PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SELF-ESTEEM.

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The goal of this organization is to provide substitute parental care for children during some portion of a twenty-four hour day.

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GUILFORD ABC IS A LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS ACADEMICALLY GIFTED GIRLS OF COLOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL, LIVE IN A CARING COMMUNITY SURROUNDED BY A STRONG PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TEAM, AND REALIZE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL. THESE YOUNG WOMEN, CHOSEN FROM MANY APPLICANTS TO THE NATIONAL ABC PROGRAM, COME FROM UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LACK ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. OUR PROGRAM'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THESE SCHOLARS WITH A BETTER CHANCE TO EXCEL IN HIGH SCHOOL, ATTEND A QUALITY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, AND LEAD A FULFILLING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE.GUILFORD ABC, WHICH OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1974, WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST COMMUNITY-BASED ABC PROGRAMS IN THE NATION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, GUILFORD ABC HAS SENT MORE THAN 55 YOUNG WOMEN ON TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM ON FULL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS. GIVEN THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, MANY OF THESE GUILFORD ABC GRADUATES HAVE BECOME REAL-LIFE ROLE MODELS.

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TO PROVIDE DAY CARE FOR AFTERSCHOOL AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.

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PROVIDE FOOD AND CLOTHING SUBSIDIES TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THE PLAINVILLE, CT COMMUNITY.

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PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO LOW INCOME ELDERLY POPULATION

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THE DUDLEY FOUNDATION OPERATES THE DUDLEY FARM WHICH IS A 19TH-CENTURY FARM LOCATED ON TEN ACRES IN NORTH GUILFORD,CT. ACTIVITIES AT THE FARM CENTER AROUND THE HISTORIC RESTORA- TION OF THE LAND AND BUILDINGS AND ITS RETURN AS A WORKING FARM. THESE ACTIVITIES ACT AS A FOCUS FOR LEARNING AND ILLUSTRATING LIFE ON A 19TH-CENTURY FARM AND UNDERSTANDING ITS ROLE HISTORICALLY AND AGRICULTURALLY AND ITS PLACE IN THE LARGER ECOSYSTEM.

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THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ITS MEMBER AGENCIES ARE A STATEWIDE NETWORK THAT STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, EMPOWERS FAMILIES, PROMOTES PUBLIC POLICY, DEVELOPS LEADERS AND IMPLEMENTS STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF POVERTY.

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THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FULL AND PART TIME DAY CARE AND PRIMARY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 3 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS.