West Hartford Nonprofits and Charities

They are a wonderful organization that actually cares about the people who call to help. They will find referrals to other places that you need especially if you need condition related information that they don’t have the information or someone who does. They have advocates in every state who can help locally or who would know about state related information. I was impressed with them when I needed help and decided I wanted to help so I became an advocate years ago. I can’t say enough good things about them.

I am so happy to give a review for the Spiritual Life Center in West Hartford. I do refer to this place as my home away from home! Once you enter into the walls of the Center, you get an immediate feeling of welcoming and oneness with all who have entered before you. After being an educator for almost 40 years, when I decided to join the Internship Class at the Center, I couldn't believe how warm and inviting a place I found the Center to be. Since joining the SLC, I have become a Spiritual Director, a member of the Board of Directors, a student of the Advanced Training program, and now a partner for the internship Program. The programs that the Center has offered recently are ones that help you grow into your spirituality along with other like minded individuals. If you are searching for more meaning in your life, or feel that you need to be challenged spiritually, I would encourage you to check out the Center. There truly is something for everyone there!

Natural Dividends is a wonderful organization. They do tremendous work in our community. John is a good #friend! Please check Episode #28: Feeney Talks With John Humphrey to learn more about John and this fantastic group!

Cetacean Society International is the benchmark for all whale conservation organizations. It has been active for more than 45 years initiating programs and attending International Whaling Commission meetings where important decisions are made concerning legal whaling efforts around the world.<br><br>All officers, directors and board members volunteer their time and finances. In its entire history, CSI has never paid these dedicated professionals a single penny in salary or benefits. They truly care about the mission to limit the amount of whale deaths by commercial and aboriginal whaling nations.<br><br>93% of total donations support the efforts made on behalf of whales. The other 7% of expense covers mostly legal and accounting fees required for non-profits.<br><br>They also have the best whale adoption program in the world. It is a one-time contribution (not an annual request to readopt) and you not only learn about the individually named whale but you receive a DVD showing that particular whale in the wild. The value is that seeing the whale helps you relate to the issues facing whales which increases all whale conservation efforts.

When I got divorced and my husband failed to pay child support, I almost lost the rented condo I and my two daughters live in.Extended Family of Connecticut, Inc gave us the funds we needed to pay our rent until child support started. If we had had to move, it would have been the 5th move in two years and my children would have had to go to yet another school. Thanks to EFCT, Inc. we were able to stay where we were and my kids were able to stay in the schools they love.

I have been a member of the Aurora Foundation board for 5 years. After working in women-centered nonprofits for 45 years, it is inspiring to continue this work in a more data-driven and focused approach, learning to find more of the root causes of poverty and lack of education. We are dedicated to improving the lives of women in the Greater Hartford area and have attracted the most dynamic and energized leaders to work with us.

My friend Nancy has benefitted from this non profit , when her husband passed away suddenly and left her to be a solo parent to her 4 children . She is now on the board of directors for Friends of Feeney .

A Push to Excel as a Community -<br>Why I Give to Sonia Plumb Dance Company<br>www.SoniaPlumbDance.org<br><br>I first learned about the Sonia Plumb Dance Company as a student at the University of Saint Joseph. They were Artist in Residence, a first for our school, and I was a student director of the dance program. We were fortunate enough to have the Artistic Director, Sonia Plumb, set a dance piece on our ensemble. She pushed us to excel, dig deeper into our capabilities, and to think and to work as an ensemble &ndash; as a community. I later learned that she asks that of everyone she works with, students, dancers, board members and volunteers. <br><br>Upon graduation, I joined the Board of Sonia Plumb Dance Company. As Board Members, she continues to ask us to excel, to dig deeper into our capabilities, to inquire how we can do better as a Company, as Artists, as Teachers, and as Leaders in the Community.<br><br>Sonia Plumb Dance Company enriches and educates the community through innovative, high quality, modern dance. Her vision reaches students from the inner city of Hartford to professors from around the state and further to artists and teachers across the nation. <br><br>The creative teaching methods and performances of the Company transform audiences through unique learning experiences and paths of inspiration. Bringing the community together through the pursuit of excellence. <br><br>As an educator, I know the importance of participating in the arts. Synapsis are fired, connections are made, work is created. The dancers of Sonia Plumb Dance Company are local teachers and performers who have a passion for interacting with the community and building dance based connections to curriculum that are rare to students.<br><br>I look forward to viewing the work the Company creates as I know it is something I can share with my students. Whether it be the connections to their media driven lives through Privacy Settings or the dark and mysterious tales of The Odyssey; the company never fails to impress and I am eager to challenge my students to view art as important and relevant to their course work. <br><br>As a donor, Board Member, and supporter of this program, I encourage you to share in the grand experience that is the Sonia Plumb Dance Company and support the chance for someone else to be inspired.

WHCTV - 'For the Community, by the Community'<br><br>What inspires me to give to West Hartford Community Television? The intense passion behind such a thankless cause. It's easy to rally around nonprofits that focus on homelessness, hunger, or illness...but when it comes to taking out your wallet - or time out of your schedule - to support your local station, people pause. 'What's so important about community television?' I asked the same thing when I was nudged into volunteering for the organization by my parents. Fast forward 10 years - after many hours of working cameras, crafting marketing, prepping for events, and discussing strategy - I know the answer.<br><br>If it weren&rsquo;t for community television, hundreds of students, interns, and volunteers (like me!) may have never gotten experience in the world of media, cultivating skills in camera operating, television production, and sound engineering that could inspire dedicated hobbies or even full-fledged careers. If it weren&rsquo;t for community television, countless show ideas would die as rough drafts on the page, lacking the nurturing and guidance of an experienced television crew as well as the dedicated airtime offered free by the station to any resident who requests it. If it weren&rsquo;t for community television, townspeople would have nowhere to turn to for an unbiased, organic source for news, politics, history, arts and events that make up the heart of our town. This organization is the essence of West Hartford - &ldquo;for the community, by the community&rdquo; as the motto says.<br><br>Supporting my local station means supporting free speech, creativity, knowledge, and the infectious passion of the WHCTV team that has grown and flourished over the past 35 years. If it weren&rsquo;t for community television, my town wouldn't be as great of a community.<br><br>(Visit the West Hartford Community Television website - http://whctv.org/ )

CT-Alive is a fantastic organization that has helped so many women rebuild their lives after experiencing abuse. They raise funds throughout the year through book and clothing drives, grants and local fundraising events, so that all their confidential programs are free of charge to the women. I joined the Board in 2012 because I was so impressed with the work they do. If you know anyone who could benefit from our programs, or would like to volunteer, please visit our website http://ct-alive.org/.

I voulteered to deliver medication to the Dare to Care, home for children in jamaica, afflicted with and by HIV. After seening the children needs and their love for life, I decided to be part of a start up non-profit to help as much as I can. The Circle of Hands Foundation (COHF) has no paid staff, and all donated monies, food, and clothing go directly to the children. COHF has a wonderful and successful sponsor parent program that is second to none.

According to the JCC's mission statement, it is dedicated to "Jewish identification and the creative continuity of the Jewish people." Unfortunately, this organization pays no more than lip service to its mission, chosing instead to run its facilities as a for-profit fitness center and preschool. Examples of its disregard for its mission include: <br>* Running their fitness center and Swim and Tennis Club on the Sabbath <br>* Serving non-kosher food at their Swim and Tennis Club <br>Perhaps the worst thing about the JCC is the fact that its success with its for-profit endeavors allow it to execute massive marketing campaigns that raise funds which should instead be going to other Jewish non-profits in the region, Jewish non-profits that--unlike the JCC-- excel at their stated missions.

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