Grants to Community-Based Organizations
While local organizations often have a more intimate view of what is needed, they are also often underfunded and underappreciated compared to their larger, national counterparts. With a robust network of local organizations and resources to share, 4-CT can help these groups support their community to their full potential.
4-CT believes supporting these smaller organizations is fundamental and issues small grants to community-based organizations that are best positioned to support their community but who may struggle to receive funding in a competitive grant-making process due to budget or capacity restraints.
The Covid-19 pandemic magnified the importance of local non-profits in providing direct assistance to those who need it the most in their communities. To enhance the nonprofit sector’s ability to sere their communities when and how they need, 4-CT invested in the following programs. As of Nov. 1, 2020, 4-CT is dedicating the majority of our work to direct cash assistance.
Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW)
Partnership for Strong Communities
https://www.scowinc.org/
Women’s Mentoring Network (WMN)
Technology Education for Low-Income Women in Fairfield County
Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Legal Aid to Families facing Eviction and Foreclosure
Partnership for Strong Communities
Preventing Homelessness
Future 5
Safe and Quiet Remote Study Space for Stamford area College Students
futurefive.org
Center for Advanced Policing (University of New Haven)
Community Policing Training for New Haven PD
Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc. (LEAP)
Comprehensive Afterschool Programming for Kids in New Haven
Junta for Progressive Action
Coordinated Support Services for New Haven Families in Crisis
Angel of Edgewood
Serving Meals to Hartford’s Most Vulnerable
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH)
Homeless Shelter Diversion
cceh.org
Connecticut Health Foundation
Community Health Workers and Contact Tracing
cthealth.org
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Economic Support and Workforce Development
https://www.lisc.org/connecticut-statewide/
PT Partners
Community Advocacy in Bridgeport Public Housing
ptpartnersbpt.org
Havenly Treats
Working with Immigrant Communities to Fight Hunger
havenlynhv.org
Achievement First
Virtual Summer School for Elementary and Middle Schoolers
achievementfirst.org
ReadyCT
Peer Mentorship Programs for Recent High School Graduates
readyct.org
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
Addressing Domestic Violence Statewide
ctcadv.org
Charter Oak Communities
Rent Relief Pilot Program for Communities of Color
charteroakcommunities.org
Salvation Army of Southern New England
Combating Hunger in the State’s Hardest-to-Reach Places
https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/southern-new-england/
Clifford Beers
Statewide Mental Health Resources
https://www.cliffordbeers.org/
EdAdvance
Supporting Home-based Childcare for Frontline and Essential Workers
edadvance.org
Food Rescue US
Delivering Meals to Those Who Need Them
foodrescue.us/
Circle of Care
Relief for Families of Pediatric Cancer
https://thecircleofcare.org/
Community Health Center Association of Connecticut (CHCACT)
Community Healthcare
www.chcact.org/
Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS)
Confronting Financial Insecurity
https://www.cahs.org/
Connecticut Foodshare
Getting Food To Where It’s Needed
Nuvance Health
On the Front Lines
https://www.nuvancehealth.org/en
United Way
Helping our Neighbors
ctunitedway.org
Capitol Region Education Council
Helping Those Who Keep Us Healthy
www.crec.org/
Scholastic
Combating School Closures
http://www.ctartawards.net/