At Fairfield County's Community Foundation, we are dedicated to creating lasting change in Fairfield County Connecticut through charitable contributions to Connecticut charities, non-profit organizations, scholarships for women and girls, and education grants. Furthermore, we believe that every resident should have an equal opportunity to thrive. We work together with individuals, partners, and donor advised funds to provide community research, increase donor charitable assets, and support non-profit organizations. We are focused on delivering transformative solutions that leave a lasting impact to Fairfield County communities. As a trusted community leader, we invite bold leaders, visionary funders, philanthropic businesses, and caring community members to work together with us on solving our region's challenges - issues that no one single organization can solve.
Our mission is to effectively address the causes and complexities of the homeless and working poor by providing shelter, food, clothing, case management services, treatment services, transitional planning for short and long term goals, subsidized housing, education, employment, and a path towards independence and success. We provide shelter nightly with over 95 beds in our facility located at 4 Merritt St. From this same facility we operate the Manna House kitchen and pantry. We serve meals three times a day (over 20,000 per month) and provide boxed and canned goods to the working poor to help them make ends meet. Between the kitchen and the pantry, we provide approximately 60,000 meals per month to individuals and families in our community. We also operate a number of private residences, providing supportive housing to those who are working and earning an income, but unable to afford housing in the area.
