Neighbors for Neighbors Fund Grants 

In March of 2020, the Community Foundation created the Neighbors for Neighbors Fund in response to the coronavirus epidemic. 

As the COVID-19 crisis has heightened inequities in our communities and made life even more difficult for already-vulnerable populations, grants totaling $473,517 from the Neighbors for Neighbors Fund will help people access the most basic human rights: food, housing, healthcare and education.

Following is a listing of the 61 grantees from Round I. We anticipate a second round of grantmaking later this year as the recovery phase unfolds. 

Regionwide   

The Arc Eastern Connecticut | $11,500 
Chrysalis Center | $2,745 
Connecticut Legal Services | $25,000 
Connecticut Veterinary Medical Foundation | $2,500 
Health Education Center | $5,000 
Nurse-Family Partnership | $2,000 
Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters | $12,000 

Northeast Region    

Access Community Action Agency | $6,000 
Ashford Social Services | $5,000 
EASTCONN Foundation | $10,000 
Interfaith Human Services of Putnam | $6,000 
Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group, Inc (TEEG) | $8,000 
United Services | $3,000 

Norwich Region    

CASTLE | $4,000 
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Norwich | $4,000 
Martin House | $6,000 
Norwich Human Services | $25,000 
The Salvation Army | $5,000 
St. Mary Food Pantry | $8,000 
St. Vincent de Paul Place | $15,000 
United Community & Family Services | $6,000 

Southeast Region    

Alliance for Living | $3,500 
Always Home | $5,000 
Bill Memorial Library | $1,992 
Community Speaks Out | $5,000 
Covenant Shelter of New London | $3,000 
Eastern Connecticut Community Garden Association | $5,000 
Fairview Odd Fellows Home of CT | $7,000 
FRESH New London/TSNE | $12,000 
Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut | $7,000 
Immigration Advocacy & Support Center | $7,880 
Jewish Federation of Eastern CT | $7,000 
Ledyard Food Pantry | $5,300 
The Lighthouse Voc-Ed Center | $3,000 
Madonna Place | $15,000 
New Life Christian Fellowship | $4,000 
New London Area Food Coalition | $9,000 
New London Homeless Hospitality | $15,000 
Noank Community Support Services | $3,000 
OIC of New London County | $5,000 
Project Oceanology | $10,000 
Riverfront Children's Center | $6,000 
Safe Futures | $4,000
The Salvation Army | $8,000
Shiloh Development Corporation | $3,000
Southeast CT Community Center of the Blind | $2,000 
St. James Episcopal Church | $12,000
S.W.E.E.T Potato Society | $5,000 
Thames River Community Service | $5,000 
Thames Valley Council for Community Action | $7,000 
Town of Groton Human Services Department | $12,000 

Windham Region    

Community Companion and Homemaking Services | $4,100 
Covenant Soup Kitchen | $10,000 
Holy Family Home and Shelter | $10,000 
Horizons | $8,000 
MARC, Inc. of Manchester | $7,000 
Our Piece of the Pie | $7,000 
The Salvation Army | $8,000 
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry | $21,000 
Windham Region No Freeze Project | $20,000 
Windham Regional Community Council/Grow Windham | $9,000 

Grantmaking from the Neighbors for Neighbors Fund was administered in collaboration with the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut & the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut.