Canaan Foundation awards grants
North Canaan – Canaan Foundation awards 24 grants
Norma DeMay, Librarian at the Douglas Library in North Canaan, CT
The Canaan Foundation has recently awarded 24 grants totaling $28,500 to area programs benefiting the residents of the Town of North Canaan. These grants are made possible from the generous and continuous support of our community donors.
Core services that again received grants included the Canaan Fire Company, the North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Service, the North Canaan Social Services office, the North Canaan Fire Marshal's Office and the Douglas Library. Geer’s Dial-A-Ride transportation service, the Chore Service, Project Sage, and the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Service of Litchfield also received grants.
Grants benefiting families and children in North Canaan included the Housatonic Youth Services Bureau, Canaan Child Care Center, the Canaan Community Trust, Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry, North Canaan Boy Scouts Pack 22, Greenwood Counseling Services, North Canaan Education Foundation, NCES, YMCA of Western CT at Geer, North Canaan Recreation Commission, Art Garage, North Canaan Events Committee and the new Canaan Kids Artspace.
Funds for The Canaan Foundation come from donations during its annual fund drive, bequests and memorial contributions by families of deceased Canaan residents, and friends of the Foundation.
The Canaan Foundation was established in 2000 dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the Town of North Canaan. There will be a community event to celebrate this year’s 25th anniversary at The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, October 26th (more details to come).
Since 2000, the Foundation has distributed more than $540,000 in grants.
Please consider making a donation to The Canaan Foundation today.
“This grant will help a great deal in furthering our mission of assisting seniors and the disabled within our community. Your gift will allow us to provide 128 hours of chore service for Canaan residents allowing them to remain safely and independently in their homes.”
“We were able to purchase new window shades, two 2010 iMacs for the children to use in the classroom, as well as a child sized double computer desk and stools...I appreciate all that you do for my staff and the children in my care and look forward to working with you in the future.”