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- EIN 42-1741032
- (203) 327-7041
- 970 Summer Street Stamford CT 06905-5542 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy
Mission: The fairfield county bar foundation is a charitable organization established to provide a vehicle for philanthropic activities of the legal community of fairfield county, ct. Our mission is to improve access to justice for those in the community who have been impacted by poverty, abuse and discrimination, and to support charitable programs that assist the needy. We award grants to qualifying social service agencies, to support programs which educate individuals about their legal rights and enable them to participate in the judicial system; and to qualifying organizations that provide such services as assisting victims of crimes, sexual abuse and violence, and housing and emergency support services. We also serve as a source for pro bono legal services and support in the form of counseling. And we provide legal advice, mentoring and other services in collaboration with existing social service organizations whose clients cannot access equal justice, education or economic benefits.
Programs: The foundation provided grants totaling $29,855 to thirteen non-profit organizations in its fall 2009 and spring 2010 grant cycles. These grants supported programs that furthered the foundations mission to improve access to justice for those in the fairfield county community who have been impacted by poverty, abuse and discrimination.
the foundation coordinated donations of gifts, toys and cash contributions to the annual holiday party sponsored by the jackie robinson park of fame, a non-profit organization, for the benefit of underprivileged children and families in the greater stamford community.
the foundation initiated its outreach to members of the armed forces and their families with a spring 2010 grant to the connecticut veterans legal center, and it began planning a major symposium on legal issues facing veterans and active duty servicemen and women, to be held in september 2010.