As summer winds to a close and families prepare for the start of school, consider helping the Community Dining Room in its efforts to collect backpacks and school supplies for Branford kids who need some help!
CDR: Branford Backpack School Supply Donations Down; Big Boost Needed Now | Zip06.com
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Back-to-school can't happen for many kids in the area without help from the annual town-wide School Supply Collection Drive organized by non-profit Community Dining Room (CDR). The program gives new backpacks and supplies to Branford students in need in grades K – 12.Lovely article about BCF Ambassador Greg Nobile!
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Zip06 is Shore Publishingâs dynamic online news and community forum that covers news from East Haven to Essex.BCF recently provided a $3,500 grant to WFLC to support their financial one-on-one consultation programs in Branford. The shoreline is fortunate to have this organization serving our community.
Women & Family Life Center Asked to Join Governor’s Council on Women and Girls | Zip06.com
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Women & Family Life Center was recently asked to join the Governor’s Council on Women and Girls. Recognized for its work along the shoreline to advance opportunities for women and girls, Women & Family Life Center will serve on the Subcommittee on Health and Safety.
The mission of the Branford Community Foundation is to connect people who care with causes that matter, for the purpose of preserving and promoting the quality of life in Branford, Connecticut, now and for generations to come.
The Branford Community Foundation (BCF) started in 1980 with a small boy and a swing set. Five-year old Darin Etzel was ill with a rare blood disease. Darin and his family had to travel to NYC for a bone marrow treatment. Friends wanted Darin to have something special to look forward to at the end of his difficult time, so they raised $770 to buy him a terrific swing set, which was hope for the future. Sadly, Darin developed complications and died on January 1, 1980. In his memory, his family wanted to carry the “hope for the future” that their friends had wanted for them into the greater community. The Branford Community Foundation began with the $770 raised for Darin’s swing set.
Today, thanks to the generous support of donors and careful financial investment, BCF maintains over two million dollars in endowed funds and invests over $100 thousand in the community each year. The BCF works everyday to help address the most pressing issues facing our community, including basic needs, health, education, the arts, the environment, youth and civic engagement. In so doing, the BCF impacts lives, solves problems, and improves futures.
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• Click here to read about recent investments in the community.
