| The Arts | | Capacity Building | | Community/Economic Development | | Education | | Health | | Housing | | Human Services |
The Arts | |
| 'Writer’s Block Ink encourages New London area young people to use writing and performance as tools to address personal and social challenges on the community stage. |
Capacity Building | |
| The Middlesex County Community Foundation works with charitably-minded individuals and organizations to support local non-profit organizations in addressing community needs. |
Community/Economic Development | |
| The North End Action Team (NEAT) is a grassroots community organization dedicated to the growth and development of the North End in Middletown. |
Education | |
| A Sacred Place provides educational opportunities and support services to women incarcerated at the York Correctional Institution in Niantic. |
Berlin Upbeat | Berlin Upbeat is a community service program for students at Berlin High School. |
Business Industry Foundation of Middlesex County | The Business Industry Foundation of Middlesex County is the funding vehicle supporting the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. The Liberty Bank Foundation supports the Chamber's Middletown Mentor Program and its Affordable Housing Committee. |
Children First Norwich | Children First Norwich partners with parents, local government, educators, businesses, and human services agencies to support healthy family development and parent empowerment initiatives in the Greater Norwich area. |
Children First Southeastern Connecticut | Children First Southeastern Connecticut works to create a regional agenda of children's issues creating a unifying presence in New London County. |
Colchester Youth Services | Colchester Youth Services is a municipal agency that provides prevention, intervention, and education services for Colchester youth. |
Connecticut College | Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London. The Liberty Bank Foundation supports an annual scholarship grant for students with financial need. |
Connecticut Invention Convention, Inc. | Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) provides children with meaningful, age-appropriate opportunities to develop and enhance their critical thinking skills by encouraging them to develop inventions. |
Cross Street Training & Academic Center, Inc. | The Cross Street Training & Academic Center supports learning for children, youth, and adults in the Middletown area. |
CT Center for School Change | CT Center for School Change partners with school districts to improve student achievement. |
Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation | The Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation raises funds for ECSU students, programs, and projects. The Liberty Bank Foundation provides an annual scholarship grant to ECSU for students with financial need. |
Gateway Community College Foundation, Inc. | The Gateway Community College Foundation raises and manages private funds on behalf of Gateway Community College for students, programs, and projects. The Liberty Bank Foundation provides an annual scholarship grant to the college for students with financial need. |
Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Inc. | Girl Scouts of Connecticut is the largest youth-serving organization for girls in the State of CT, helping girls develop their potential, make friends, and become a vital part of their community. |
Green Street Arts Center | Green Street Arts Center is a project of Wesleyan University that hosts after-school programs, workshops, adult classes, and performances in its building. |
Hygienic Arts, Inc. | Hygienic Arts, Inc. offers an free art gallery to the public and operates arts education programs for youth. |
I Have a Friend Youth Center | The I Have a Friend Youth Center offers academic, recreational, and counseling services for students aged 6 to 13. |
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, Inc. | Junior Achievement (JA) of Southwest New England teaches young people about commerce and prepares them for entry into the working world and a global economy. |
Middletown Pathways to Your Future Collaborative | The Middletown Pathways to Your Future Program is a comprehensive college/career awareness program for middle school students, operated by a collaborative that includes the Middletown Public Schools, Middlesex Community College, Wesleyan University, and the Liberty Bank Foundation. |
Mitchell College | Mitchell College is a private, coeducational institution offering associate degrees in 13 major fields, and a bachelor of science in human development. The Liberty Bank Foundation provides an annual scholarship grant to the college to support students with financial need. |
Mount Saint John | Mount Saint John is a home, school, and treatment center for boys who are unable to live with their families, either because of their own actions or because of their families' inability to care for them. |
Mystic Ballet | Mystic Ballet provides dance performances, outreach programs, and lectures for children in SE CT. |
New London PLTI Collaborative | The New London PLTI Collaborative offers parents opportunities to learn civic skills related to personal empowerment, leadership, and community and school change. |
New London Youth Organization | New London Youth Organization is dedicated to helping teens learn to productively address issues of anger and violence by providing them with preventative/coping skills. |
Northern Middlesex YMCA | Northern Middlesex YMCA provides fitness, recreation, and social services to individuals and families throughout northern Middlesex County. |
Norwich Public Schools BRIDGES Program | Norwich Public Schools Uncas BRIDGES Program provides summer learning opportunities for 50 at-risk students at Uncas Elementary School. |
Oddfellows Playhouse | Oddfellows Playhouse is an educational performing arts program offering a variety of no-cost opportunities for young people to develop their creative abilities and to learn about commitment, cooperation, and responsibility in a non-competitive environment. |
OIC of New London County, Inc. | The OIC of New London County, Inc. provides training, counseling, vocational counseling, and job placement services for economically and educationally disadvantaged youth and adults. |
Parent Leadership Training Institute | The Middletown Parent Leadership Training Institute enables parents to become leading advocates for children through understanding democracy and community processes. |
Public Library of New London | The Public Library of New London serves the residents of New London by providing, free of charge, library materials, services, and experiences. |
Quinebaug Valley Community College Foundation | Quinebaug Valley Community College serves students in two campus locations, Danielson and Willimantic, as well as an on-line program. The Liberty Bank Foundation provides an annual scholarship grant to the college to support students with financial need. |
Richard M. Keane Foundation | The Richard M. Keane Foundation was founded following the death of Richard Keane in the destruction of the World Trade Center, with the purpose of providing positive recreational and educational programs for children and families in Wethersfield. |
Riverfront Children's Center, Inc. | The Riverfront Children's Center is an independent, affordable child care center for children ages 3 months through 12 years. |
Russell Library | Russell Library provides a full range of library services to the residents of Middletown and surrounding areas. |
Sacred Heart Educational Center | Sacred Heart Educational Center provides individualized tutoring and specialized education services to students and adults who need extra help to succeed academically or in their future life paths. |
The Caleb Group | The Caleb Foundation develops, preserves, and manages rental communities throughout New England that provide safe, decent, and affordable housing to low and moderate income residents. |
The Essex Library | The Essex Library is a free resource to the residents of Essex and surrounding communities. |
The Governor's Prevention Partnership | The Governor's Prevention Partnership is dedicated to keeping Connecticut's youth drug-free and safe by supporting positive mentoring relationships between adult volunteers and at-risk youth. |
Three Rivers College Foundation | Three Rivers College Foundation raises funds to augment the educational mission of Three Rivers Community College. The Liberty Bank Foundation provides an annual scholarship grant to the college to support students with financial need. |
University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts | The School of Fine Arts provides the University community an artistic and cultural environment that offers unique expressions of emotion, intellect, and spirit. The Liberty Bank Foundation provides an annual scholarship grant to the School to support students with financial need. |
Wallingford Early Childhood Alliance Resource and Education Council | Wallingford Early Childhood Alliance Resource and Education Council (WE CARE) improves the quality of early education in Wallingford. |
Wallingford Family YMCA | The Wallingford Family YMCA helps people of all ages grow spiritually, mentally, and physically through its educational, recreational, and human services programs. |
Wesleyan University | Wesleyan University is a liberal arts university offering 50 major fields of study on the undergraduate level, and 17 graduate majors. The Liberty Bank Foundation provides an annual grant to the Etherington Scholarship, which provides financial aid to graduates of community colleges continuing their education at Wesleyan. |
Wesleyan University Upward Bound Program | Wesleyan University Upward Bound is a college preparation initiative for low-income and first generation college bound students. |
Wesleyan University/Middletown Public Schools Collaborative | The Wesleyan University/Middletown Public Schools Collaborative empowers upper elementary and middle school students from low-income, first-generation-to-college backgrounds to pursue higher education. |
Westbrook Youth and Family Services | Westbrook Youth and Family Services provides recreational, educational, and human services to the residents of Westbrook. |
Windham Community After School Program | The Windham Community After School Program is a collaboration of after-school programs for middle and high school students. |
Windham Regional Community Council | Windham Regional Community Council coordinates, operates, and improves upon the delivery of human services within a 28-town region. Liberty Bank Foundation has recently funded staff support at WRCC for the implementation of the Windham Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness. WRCC also serves as fiscal agent for the Parents Supporting Educational Excellence (Parent SEE) program, which the foundation has funded. |
YMCA of New Britain-Berlin | YMCA of New Britain-Berlin provides recreational and educational programs for youth and adults. |
Health | |
| The Alliance for Living supports New London County residents infected and affected by HIV/AIDS by providing direct case management for emergency assistance, housing, family support and counseling. |
Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach | The Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach works to improve the oral health of the underserved and working poor of Connecticut. |
Helen Keller International | Helen Keller International works to combat the causes of blindness and malnutrition through positive preventative programs. |
Hospice of Southeastern CT | Hospice of Southeastern CT provides comprehensive medical, emotional, and spiritual care for terminally ill patients and their families. |
Middlesex Hospital/Opportunity Knocks | Opportunity Knocks for Middletown's Preschool Children is a community collaborative whose mission is to improve the health of the children and families it serves so that children enter kindergarten ready to succeed. |
Natchaug Hospital, Inc. | Natchaug Hospital provides behavioral health services for children and adults and K-12 special education programs for seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. |
Prevent Blindness Tri-State | Prevent Blindness Tri-State is dedicated to saving sight and preventing blindness. |
United Community & Family Services | United Community Services provides a broad spectrum of health and human services to support low-income individuals in New London County and portions of Windham and Tolland Counties. |
Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern CT | The VNA of Southeastern CT works to optimize the health and well-being of the people in southeastern CT. |
Windham Hospital Foundation, Inc. | Windham Hospital Foundation, Inc. was formed to generate all funds to support the hospital's services and programs. Among the programs supported by the Liberty Bank Foundation is an outreach educator to assist low-income women with health education and access to care. |
Housing | |
| The CT Coalition to End Homelessness is a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness by promoting affordable housing, community based social and health services, and income opportunities for individuals and families. |
Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities | Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities provides safe, decent housing for low-income families throughout Southeastern Connecticut. |
Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern CT | Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern CT builds affordable homes for low-income families in southeastern Connecticut. |
HOPE Partnership, Inc. | HOPE Partnership is a nonprofit developer of affordable high-quality rental housing that also provides services to tenants to help them manage their finances and work toward homeownership. |
Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) promotes neighborhood revitalization and affordable housing development by providing financial and technical assistance to nonprofit housing developers, including community development corporations. |
Middlesex County Coalition on Housing and Homelessness | The Middlesex County Coalition on Housing and Homelessness implements the county's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness, and is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Middlesex County by 2018. |
Middlesex Habitat for Humanity of CT, Inc. | Middlesex Habitat for Humanity builds and rehabilitates affordable homes for low-income families in Middlesex County. |
Mutual Housing Association of South Central CT, Inc. | Mutual Housing Association of South Central CT, Inc., is a non-profit affordable housing agency that works with cities/towns to create quality affordable housing. |
Nehemiah Housing | Nehemiah Housing Corporation develops and operates housing options for families and individuals who are unable to find quality affordable housing. |
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain, Inc. | Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain is a state and HUD-certified Community Housing Development Organization and Local Housing Counseling Agency. |
Partnership for Strong Communities | The Partnership for Strong Communities works with organizations and officials across the public and private sectors to help create affordable and supportive housing in Connecticut. |
Southeastern Connecticut Housing Alliance | The Southeastern Connecticut Housing Alliance (SECHA) leverages resources to promote, support, and facilitate the creation of diversified affordable and workforce housing in southeastern Connecticut. |
Human Services | |
| ACCESS is the Community Action Agency for the Windham area. It provides a variety of programs that empower individuals and families to become economically stable. |
American Red Cross, Connecticut Chapter | The American Red Cross, Connecticut Chapter provides comfort services to local families affected by fires or weather disasters, and also collects and distributes blood to health care facilities. |
Bethsaida Community | Bethsaida Community assists homeless or at-risk women by providing housing in a supportive environment that encourages healing, personal growth, and independence. |
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeastern CT | Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeastern CT makes a positive difference in the lives of children and youth in New London County through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with a caring adult. |
Boy Scouts of America, CT Rivers Council | Boy Scouts of America, CT Rivers Council provides boys and girls with outdoor recreational activities, peer leadership opportunities, positive character development programs, and educational programs. |
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern CT | The Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern CT inspires, assists, and enables young people in realizing their potential as productive, responsible, caring, and involved citizens. |
Boys to Men | Boys to Men is a community based mentoring project serving adolescent males in Norwich and surrounding towns. |
Camp Horizons | Camp Horizons provides recreational and supportive programs and services to mentally handicapped children and adults. |
Catholic Charities and Family Services | Catholic Charities and Family Services offers programs to individuals and families in the areas of basic human needs, adoption, mental health, family life education, teen mentoring, pregnancy services, and case management services. |
Child and Family Agency of Southeastern CT, Inc. | Child and Family Agency of Southeastern CT assists children and families dealing with child abuse, family violence, child care, children's health care, teen pregnancy, parent education, and child guidance. |
Children in Placement - CT, Inc. | Children in Placement - CT, Inc. is dedicated to facilitating effective judicial review of children and families involved in court proceedings where abuse and neglect are alleged. |
Community Health Center | Community Health Center provides medical, dental, and human services on an affordable, accessible basis to those most in need and least able to afford such services. |
Community Renewal Team, Inc. | Community Renewal Team is the state's largest and oldest community action agency, committed to helping people meet basic needs while promoting and supporting self-sufficiency. |
Connecticut Association for Human Services | The Connecticut Association for Human Services is a statewide advocacy, education, and outreach organization working to address issues of basic human needs for low-moderate income families and children. |
Connecticut Commission on Children | The Connecticut Commission on Children serves as a liaison between government and private groups concerned with children; and makes recommendations for children yearly to the legislature and Governor. |
Connecticut Food Bank | The Connecticut Food Bank provides food products and other resources to 650 programs throughout its service area. |
Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. | Connecticut Legal Services provides free legal services to low-income residents of Connecticut. |
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, Inc. | Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center provides information, support, and guidance to families of children with a disability or chronic illness. |
Covenant Shelter of New London | Covenant Shelter of New London provides temporary housing for homeless men, women, and families. |
Covenant to Care for Children, Inc. | Covenant to Care for Children advocates for, mentors, and provides direct assistance to children and youth who are neglected, abused, or at risk of being placed in foster care, entering the juvenile justice system, teen pregnancy, and/or not graduating from high school. |
Durham/Middlefield Youth and Family Services | Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services is dedicated to the health and well-being of the people of the towns it serves and offers a variety of programs for its residents. |
Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board Inc. | EWIB is a policy board and its mission is to establish and oversee a seamless system of workforce services to meet the needs of employers, employees, job-seekers, and youth. |
Employment and Training Committee of Norwich | The Employment and Training Committee of Norwich helps homeless individuals find employment in a difficult labor market. |
Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. | Estuary Council of Seniors serves seniors 55 years old or older who live at home by providing nutrition, transportation, health and support services, and socialization through programs, services, education, and advocacy. |
F.R.E.S.H. New London | F.R.E.S.H. (Food, Resources, Education, Security, Health) New London works to insure that all individuals have adequate and healthy food, and works to build strong, locally controlled food systems that serve all members of the community. |
Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center | The Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center is the major supplier of emergency food to pantries, food programs, soup kitchens, and child care facilities in Southeastern CT. |
Gilead Community Services, Inc. | Gilead Community Services provides housing, case management, rehabilitation, and psychiatric care to adolescents and adults with severe and persistent mental illness. |
Holy Family Home and Shelter | Holy Family Home and Shelter is an emergency shelter for families that also offers support services to assist its clients towards greater self-sufficiency. |
Jewish Federation of Eastern CT | Jewish Federation of Eastern CT supports humanitarian, social services, and educational efforts in eastern CT, Israel, and around the world. |
Little Angels Program | The Little Angels Program provides bicycles to low-income and homeless individuals. |
Madison Community Services | Madison Community Services provides needy Madison residents with Meals on Wheels, transportation to medical appointments, and a free food pantry. |
Madonna Place | Madonna Place is as a safe haven for low-income women and their children, providing services that strengthen families and help to prevent child abuse and neglect. |
Martin House | Martin House is a residential program that provides supportive services for 57 residents who were homeless or at risk of homelessness. |
Master's Manna, Inc. | Master's Manna serves the low-income community of Wallingford with a food pantry, clothing closet, hot meals, and community resources. |
Mercy Housing & Shelter | Mercy Housing and Shelter provides food, shelter, housing, education, and support services for homeless people and those at risk of becoming homeless. |
Middlesex United Way | Middlesex United Way is dedicated to strengthening lives, helping people, and improving community conditions of Middlesex County residents. |
Middletown Parks and Recreation Department | The Middletown Parks and Recreation Department provides programming for Middletown residents from birth to senior citizens. |
Middletown Youth Services Bureau | Middletown Youth Services Bureau is a municipal agency that advocates and coordinates all resources for youth in Middletown. |
Mystic Area Shelter and Hospitality, Inc. | Mystic Area Shelter and Hospitality (MASH), Inc. provides safe and healthy emergency housing, advocacy, and hospitality to homeless families in Southeastern CT. |
New London Grassroots Homeless Coalition Ministry | The New London Grassroots Homeless Coalition Ministry reaches out to the homeless with support services. |
New London Homeless Hospitality Center | The New London Homeless Hospitality Center is an overnight shelter and daytime hospitality/support center for homeless single men and women. |
Noank Group Homes and Support Services, Inc. | Noank Group Homes and Support Services, Inc. operates three therapeutic group homes in Noank, Mystic, and Ledyard for girls with mental health and behavioral issues who are under DCF care. |
Norwich Community Care Team | The Norwich Community Care Team is a collaborative of municipal and nonprofit human services providers that works to address the needs of chronically homeless individuals in the community. |
Norwich Safety Net Team | Norwich Safety Net Team provides services to people in Norwich to help them become self-sufficient. |
Nutmeg Big Brothers/Sisters | Nutmeg Big Brothers/Big Sisters provides disadvantaged children and youth with professionally supported mentoring relationships with adult volunteers. |
Office of Youth Affairs | Office of Youth Affairs runs recreational and educational programs for New London youth ages 9-21. |
Operation Fuel, Inc. | Operation Fuel provides emergency energy assistance to Connecticut residents who do not qualify for government assistance. |
Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center | The Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center provides human services, free transportation for elderly and disabled, senior programming, and neighborhood and family enrichment programs for residents. |
Salvation Army - Middletown | The Salvation Army provides emergency material assistance, counseling, referrals, advocacy, character development activities, and seasonal programs to empower individuals and families to lead healthy, self-sufficient, fulfilling lives. |
Salvation Army - Willimantic | The Salvation Army provides emergency material assistance, counseling, referrals, advocacy, character development activities, and seasonal programs to empower individuals and families to lead healthy, self-sufficient, fulfilling lives. |
SE Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. | The Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SCADD) provides inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient services, residential care, long term care, and community outreach to individuals who might not otherwise be able to afford treatment. |
Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries | The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries (SSKP) has eight meal sites and five food pantries located in southern Middlesex County. |
Sound Community Services, Inc. | Sound Community Services, Inc. is a community based agency serving low-income New London County individuals with severe to profound psychiatric disabilities. |
Sprague Senior Center | The Sprague Senior Center provides seniors with Meals on Wheels, transportation, health screenings, workshops, field trips, community service activities, special events, and social service referrals, among other programs. |
St. Vincent de Paul Place - Norwich | St. Vincent DePaul Place serves the basic needs of the low-income community (regardless of race or religion) of greater Norwich. |
St. Vincent DePaul Middletown | St. Vincent DePaul Middletown works to meet the basic needs of individuals and families who live at or below the poverty level in the city of Middletown, and provides case management and support services to assist them toward self-sufficiency. |
Thames Area Citizen Advocacy Program, Inc. | Thames Area Citizen Advocacy Program, Inc. provides advocacy for individuals with physical and/or mental disabilities and the elderly in the 30 towns of southeastern CT. |
Thames River Community Service, Inc. | Thames River Community Service, Inc., provides transitional housing and programs for women with children who are seeking to move from homelessness toward self-sufficiency. |
Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. | Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. (TVCCA) is southeastern Connecticut's Community Action Agency, providing an array of programs designed to meet basic human needs and promote self-sufficiency. |
The Connection, Inc. | The Connection, Inc. strengthens and sustains safe, healthy, and caring communities, assisting individuals to reach their fullest potential as productive and valued citizens. Liberty Bank Foundation has supported The Connection, Inc.'s Eddy Shelter in Middletown. |
The Furniture Bank of Southeastern Connecticut | The Furniture Bank of Southeastern Connecticut provides furniture to families in need. |
The Jonah Center for Earth and Art | The Jonah Center for Earth and Art is redeveloping the neglected North End peninsula of Middletown by working on issues including environmental education, public recreation, renewable energy technology, community service, and reducing energy costs for low-income families |
The New Life Program | The New Life Ministry offers personal and material support to women newly released from area correctional facilities. |
The New London Community Meal Center, Inc. | The New London Community Meal Center, Inc. is a community soup kitchen. |
United Way of Central and Northeastern CT | United Way of Central and Northeastern CT engages people to improve lives and change community conditions |
United Way of Greater New Haven | United Way of Greater New Haven brings together the caring power of people to create change in our region and to improve lives. |
United Way of Greater Waterbury | United Way of Greater Waterbury is a leader in facilitating the identification of regional needs and supporting solutions. |
United Way of Meriden and Wallingford | The United Way of Meriden and Wallingford supports local human service organizations with financial and human resources. |
United Way of Southeastern CT | The United Way of Southeastern CT aims to change the community by helping people in need through responsible use of donations. |
Wallingford Emergency Shelter | The Wallingford Emergency Shelter is a 15-bed winter shelter for single adults, and also provides support services to clients. |
Warm the Children | Warm the Children provides new, warm winter clothing for needy children. |
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry | The Windham Area Interfaith Ministry is an association of 40 faith communities that work together to provide basic human needs for low-income and working poor individuals of 12 area towns. |
Windham Regional No Freeze Hospitality Center, Inc. | The Windham No Freeze Hospitality Center provides winter shelter to homeless individuals in Willimantic who cannot or will not use the city's other shelters, and works to address the needs of these individuals. |
Women & Family Life Center, Inc. | Women & Family Life Center, Inc. is a resource center for women and children dealing with challenging life situations. |
Women's Center of Southeastern CT | The Women's Center of Southeastern CT strives for a violence-free society by providing services to those affected by sexual and domestic violence. |
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