To kick off 2024, consider giving back to local organizations. In this guide, you’ll find options to volunteer and donate your time.
Since 1951, The Community Fund of Darien has granted over $27,000,000 to local nonprofits assisting our neighbors in Darien, Stamford, and Norwalk with basic needs.
The Darien Foundation provides grants for technology and capital initiatives which create opportunity for our youth, support our town’s safety and security, and enhance the overall quality of life in Darien.
The mission of the Darien Nature Center is to “Inspire passion and respect for the natural world through nature education, hands-on experiences with nature, and environmental action and stewardship.”
After delivering over 2.5 Million meals, Filling in the Blanks continues its mission of fighting childhood hunger by providing children in need with weekend meals. Serving 5,500+ children in the weekend meal program, providing 5 in-school pantries, and the launch of the mobile food pantry “Fresh Food on the Move,” this organization meets the growing needs of children and families in the community. Please consider making a year-end gift to Filling in the Blanks.
Email info@fillingintheblanks.
New Canaan CARES is an independent, non-profit community organization. It provides responsive educational programs that support and strengthen parenting skills, positive youth development, and healthy lifestyles – free-of-charge.
New Canaan Community Foundation addresses our community’s needs by providing leadership on local issues, making impactful grants, and facilitating New Canaan’s effective charitable giving.
New Canaan Mounted Troop aims “To build leadership, responsibility and confidence in youth through sound horsemanship and to enrich the lives of individuals with special needs through equine assisted activities.”
The New Canaan Nature Center is a not-for-profit environmental education organization dedicated to inspiring people of all ages to respect, protect, and enjoy the world of nature. The New Canaan Nature Center has been a sanctuary for nature lovers since 1960, and, today, is home to a wide array of natural habitats (from forests and fields, to meadows and wetlands), an array of animal exhibits, environmental education programs (including a preschool and summer camp) for people of all ages, and numerous seasonal community events.
The Young Women’s League is a service-based, social organization where women come together to enrich their community.
Open Doors is a resource for people dealing with poverty and homelessness in the greater Norwalk area. With the support of our community, we help our neighbors on the path to housing stability.
OPUS
OPUS is an organization dedicated to supporting Person to Person in their mission to provide more than 24,000 people in our community with food, clothing, emergency assistance and scholarship programs
PAWS
The Pet Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has been helping animals in need since 1962. Our dedicated staff and volunteers provide shelter, medical attention, and love to the dogs and cats in our care.
Person to Person supports families and individuals as they move toward stability with healthy food, clothing, housing assistance, and a path to economic opportunity.
During the Holidays, The Salvation Army provides assistance of food and gifts to hundreds of families in need. It is also the season where we engage in our largest fundraising effort through the iconic Red Kettles. Individuals can sponsor gifts for children and/or become a volunteer Bellringer. Donations can also be made online or by check.
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- Improved emotional regulation and resilience, focus and attention, sleep, immune function, impulse control, eating-related behaviors.
- Reduced symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety, burnout, chronic pain, blood pressure, burnout and reduced implicit bias and discrimination towards individuals different from yourself.