The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Bridgeport

MISSION:

THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS STUDENTS AT HOUSATONIC THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, EQUITY PROGRAMS, BOOK AND EMERGENCY FUNDS, FOOD PANTRY, THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER, STEAM AND OTHER STUDENT LEARNING ENHANCEMENTS.THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REMAIN COMMITTED TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND ASSURING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL ENRICHING LIVES, INVIGORATING OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATING MEANINGFUL CAREER PATHS.

MISSION:

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES JOB-TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR DISLOCATED AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT AND SURROUNDING LABOR MARKET AREAS.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LOW INCOME ELDERLY

MISSION:

PROVIDE A COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM FOR INNER CITY STUDENTS

MISSION:

TO BUILD HEALTHIER AND SAFER COMMUNITIES FREE OF THE HARM CAUSED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RELATED CRIME AND VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS PRINCIPALLY IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT CT AREA BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT.

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF PARK CITY PREP IS TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND FOSTER INTEREST AND COMPETENCE IN MATH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL RAISE THE LEVEL OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the residential options exclusively for older adults who want to have a simpler, maintenance-free lifestyle and enjoy the company of peers with common interests, or who require a moderate amount of support in the activities of daily living to maintain independent living.

MISSION:

THE CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, INC. (CIRI) IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS RESOLVE LEGAL, ECONOMIC, LINGUISTIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS SO THAT THEY BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, INTEGRATED AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. CIRI ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING A COMPASSIONATE ARRAY OF HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND BY PROMOTING CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND DECENT TREATMENT FOR ALL.

MISSION:

TO OPERATE THE KLEIN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENRICHING THE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY

MISSION:

TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE APPRECIATION FOR THE DRAMATIC ARTS IN THE BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY.

MISSION:

TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION, HOUSING, ART, KINDNESS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP.

MISSION:

TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD LAND FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF IN-GROUND BURIAL OR ABOVE GROUND ENTOMBMENT OF HUMAN REMAINS OR CREMATED REMAINS IN A RESPECTFUL DIGNIFIED MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELIGIOUS AND/OR CULTURAL BELIEFS OF THE DECEDENT AND THEIR FAMILY.

MISSION:

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

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME ELDERLY.

MISSION:

THE REHABILITATION OF MEN FOR WHOM DRUGS ARE AN OVERRIDING PROBLEM IN THEIR LIVES.

MISSION:

IS A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS AND MANAGES PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT FOSTER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT, AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. BEDCO WORKS COLLABORATIVELY TO SERVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BRIDGEPORT ECONOMIC REGION. THE MAJORITY OF BEDCO REVENUES RESULT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF BRIDGEPORT AREA INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND RELATED ECOMONIC DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. THE MAJOR SERVICES BEDCO PROVIDES ARE SITE ACQUISITION, SITE ASSEMBLY, REMEDIATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTAMINATED PROPERTY, AND INFRASTUCTURE DEVELOPEMENT, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVING IMPEDIMENTS TO NEW PRIVATE INVESTMENT.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH SPORTS, EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC DIRECTION HELPING THEM BUILD THE CHARACTER AND SELF-ESTEEM THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND VALUE IN SOCIETY.

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF GBAPP, INC. IS TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCY, REDUCE THE SPREAD OF HIV AND INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AMONG YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY.