Our Partners
Funders
Charter Oak Foundation: The foundation was founded to help children and families who have the ability to succeed but need financial support to realize their potential.
www.charteroakfoundation.org
Citigroup Foundation: For more than a century, Citigroup has been part of the fabric of thousands of communities around the world. With this history comes a responsibility to create a positive impact in those communities. In 2005, the Citigroup Foundation made 1,316 grants to support organizations that help build and strengthen communities in 58 countries and territories around the world.
www.citigroupfoundation.com
City of Bridgeport: http://ci.bridgeport.ct.us
Community Preservation Corporation: CPC is a nationally recognized leader in helping developers finance and build affordable multi-family housing. Since it's founding in 1974 CPC has financed more than 120,000 new or rehabilitated units. CPC has financed over $5 billion and has improved the quality of life for tens of thousands of people, preserving and enhancing dozens of communities.
www.communityp.com
Corporation for Supportive Housing: CSH’s mission is to help communities create permanent housing with services to prevent and end homelessness. In coordination with broader national efforts to end homelessness, CSH will help communities create 150,000 units of supportive housing during the next decade.
www.csh.org
Fairfield County Housing Collaborative: FCHC is a newly formed collaboration that includes the Fairfield County Community Foundation, Near & Far Aid Association, Citibank and the United Way of Eastern Fairfield County with the specific purpose of helping to increase the inventory of affordable and supportive housing in the state of Connecticut.
Fannie Mae: provides stability, liquidity, and affordability to the nation’s housing finance system under all economic conditions. They exist to expand affordable housing and bring global capital to local communities in order to serve the U.S. housing market. www.fanniemae.com
Housing Development Fund: facilitates the development of affordable housing, both rental and homeownership, through providing low-interest, flexible financing and technical assistance to developers and by working with the private sector, nonprofits and government to facilitate the creating of more affordable housing. www.hdf-ct.org
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: is the principal subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. HSBC Bank USA Inc. is one of the nation’s 10 largest bank holding companies by assets. www.hsbc.com
Local Initiative Support Corporation: LISC is a national non-profit corporation dedicated to supporting community-based development that will transform distressed neighborhoods and build stronger communities. Through the Connecticut Statewide program, LISC provides capital and technical expertise to local non-profit developers to create affordable housing, homeownership, commercial and community facilities.
www.lisc.org/connecticut_statewide
Melville Charitable Trust: The Melville Trust concentrates its efforts on finding and fighting the causes of homelessness. They support service and housing programs in Connecticut that can serve as models throughout the country. The Trust actively collaborates with a growing network of individuals and groups both public and private to build communities where every adult and child has a place to call home.
www.melvilletrust.org
National Equity Fund: The federal low income housing tax credit
program was established in 1986 to encourage private investment in affordable rental housing. LISC’s affiliate, National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF), is the nation’s largest nonprofit syndicator of these credits, providing equity capital for multifamily housing projects. Since 1987, NEF has been involved in developing 1,300 affordable housing developments in 250 urban communities and rural areas.
www.lisc.org
NewAlliance Bank: www.newalliancebank.com
NewAlliance Foundation: The mission of the Foundation is to provide financial support to not-for-profit, charitable organizations in the communities where NewAlliance Bank branches are located. The Foundation seeks to enhance economic vitality and to improve the quality of life for community residents.
www.newalliancebank.com
United Way of Eastern Fairfield County: Their mission is to build a stronger Eastern Fairfield County by mobilizing our community to improve people’s lives. Activities are directed toward identifying and solving the community’s most pressing problems working to create sustained changes in community conditions.
www.unitedwaycfc.org