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Winners

Grant awardees hold their checks high during the Founders Celebration Event held by the Northeast CT Women and Girls Fund. Courtesy photo.

 

 

NEW LONDON —  The Northeast Connecticut Women and Girls Fund recently awarded $11,500 in grants to six local non-profit organizations. 

The NECT Women and Girls Fund is an endowed fund of the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut (CFECT). It was established in 2012 to build financial resources to fund non-profit agency programs that support women and girls in need in northeast Connecticut.

2016 Northeast CT Women & Girls Fund Grant Awardees:

•  Arc of Quinebaug Valley, Inc. Positive Choices/Healthy Relationships - To offer a Positive Choices/Healthy Relationships curriculum to women with intellectual disabilities. $2,400;

•  Girl Scouts of Connecticut 2017 Campership Program - To offer scholarships so that girls whose families may not otherwise be able to afford it can enjoy a positive camp experience. $500;

•  Northeast Opportunities for Wellness NOW Safe Coaching Program - To train youth coaches in child abuse prevention. $600;

•  Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group (TEEG) Someone To Look Up To - To provide one-to-one female mentors for girls involved in the Juvenile Review Board. $3,600;

•  United Community and Family Services, Inc. (UCFS) Plainfield Area Women’s Parenting, Depression and Substance Use Support Groups - To alleviate transportation barriers and to provide attendance incentives for female participants in three behavioral health therapy groups. $1,400;

•  Westcott-Wilcox Elderly Residential Housing, Inc. Strength in Movement - To offer education and physical activities to elderly residents to help them make positive choices about exercise in order to age in place safely. $3,000.

“We are delighted to award grants to deserving non-profits for the third year in a row,” said Pam Brown, a founding donor and chair of the grants committee. “Every year, we see the difference that we are making in our local communities and are grateful to the many generous donors who make our grant-making possible. "

 

This year, we extend a special thank you to an anonymous donor who provided a $10,000 contribution to our grant-making efforts.”

Grant awardees included the ARC of Quinebaug Valley; Girl Scouts of Connecticut; Northeast Opportunities for Wellness; TEEG; United Community and Family Services; and Westcott-Wilcox Elderly Residential Housing.

The event, which celebrated the company and contributions of fellow founders, visionaries and donors, also announced the appointment of three new tri-chairs of the Fund – Laura Moorehead, Paige Billings Mador, and Tonya Brock. Laura Crosetti, a founder and original tri-chair, was lauded for her support and commitment to the Fund.

New tri-chair Laura Moorehead thanked attendees and awardees for their support and community work; and announced plans for 2017, including the return of the Fund’s premiere fund-raising event, The Sassy Chapeau Fashion Show, in May, 2017; a robust schedule of educational programs; and a new awareness-raising event, Communities Standing Strong, planned for a future date.