Liberty Bank Foundation | Grants Awarded

Name of Organization/Purpose of Grant Paid in 2007

4-H Lift  $  2,000
To support the 4-H Lift After-School Program

ACCESS Agency, Inc.  $  3,000
To fund the Windham Youth WIN! IDA Program

Bethsaida Community  $  1,000  
To support the Safe Walkways Project

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeastern CT  $  3,000  
To support the Children of Promise Program

Boy Scouts of America, CT Rivers Council  $  5,000  
To support the Urban Scouting Program in Middletown, Norwich, New London and Willimantic

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford  $  5,000  
To support the Targeted Re-entry Program

Boys to Men  $  5,000  
To support the Mentoring Program

Business Industry Foundation of Middlesex County  $  4,300  
To support the Middletown Mentor Program

Camp Horizons  $  2,400 
To support the Safe Passage Project

Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of SE CT  $  6,000  
To support the Crib and Layette program for 25 low income SE women and their babies

Career Center Clothes Closet - Windham High School  $  1,500  
To support the Clothes Closet Business Attire Project

Child Adoption Resource Association, Inc.  $  3,000  
To support Project Connecticut's Children, an outreach and marketing program; and to support Home Studies for potential adoptive parents

Colchester Youth Services  $  2,495  
To support the After-School Mentoring Program

Community Economic Development Fund Foundation  $  5,000  
To support the business Development and Community Rehabilitation Initiative

Community Renewal Team  $  2,500  
To support the expansion of the Summer Food Service Program for Middletown and Portland school children

Connecticut College  $  2,000  
To support annual student scholarships

Connecticut Food Bank  $  2,000  
To support food distribution to hungry individuals supported by ten Middletown agencies and churches

Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program  $  5,000  
To support the expansion and improvement of the CPEP Program in New London

Covenant to Care for Children, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support the Critical Goods Distribution Program

Easter Seals Connecticut - Rhode Island  $  3,000  
To support the Computer Training Center at the Norwich facility

Eastern Area Health Education Center  $  4,000 
To support the Medical Interpreter Training program

Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities  $  5,000 
To support the administration of the American Dream Downpayment Initiative

Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation  $  2,000 
To support annual student scholarships

Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc.  $  7,500 
To support the Congregate Meal Site Program and Medical Transportation Program

Fairview Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut  $  1,500 
To support the Intergenerational Program

Front Porch Foundation, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support the Tutor/Mentor Program

Garde Arts Center  $  5,000 
To support the Little Theatre Renovation Project (fifth of five annual payments)

Gateway Community College Foundation, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support student scholarships

Green Street Arts Center  $  5,000 
To support the After-School Programs

Hospice of Southeastern CT  $  2,500 
To support medical social work services

Junior Achievment of Southwest New England, Inc.  $  2,500  
To support the Junior Achievment Programs of Financial Literacy and Workforce Readiness

Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center & Theatre  $  10,000  
To support the establishment of the Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center & Theatre (first of three annual payments)

Liberty Bank Celebration of Diversity  $  600  
To fund charitable donations directed by winners of the Liberty Bank Celebration of Diversity essay contest in public schools

Liberty Bank Community Diversity Champion Award  $  5,000  
To fund an award for a community leader who has championed the cause of diversity in Liberty's service area

Liberty Bank Employee Diversity Champion Award  $  1,000  
To fund a donation to a charity selected by the winner of the Liberty Bank Employee Diversity Champion Award

Liberty Bank Foundation Adult Education Program  $ 12,000  
To provide scholarships for low/moderate-income graduates of adult education programs who are going on to college

Liberty Bank Foundation K-12 Grants Program  $  20,000  
To support enrichment programs in K-12 schools throughout Liberty Bank's market area

Liberty Bank Foundation Scholarships  $  55,000 
To provide scholarships for outstanding students from Liberty Bank's market area

Liberty Bank Volunteer Hall of Fame Award  $  1,000  
To fund donations to charities selected by the winner(s) of the Liberty Bank Volunteer Hall of Fame Award

Liberty Bank/Rotary Club Thanksgiving Dinner Drive  $  19,106  
To match funds donated at Liberty Bank branches to provide Thanksgiving dinners for needy families

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts  $  2,000  
To support annual student scholarships

Madison Community Services  $   500  
To support Madison Community Services' annual campaign

MARC:  Community Resources  $  3,000  
To support the Adult Recreation and Saturday for Kids Programs

Martin House  $  2,500  
To support the expansion of the Medical Advocacy Program

Master's Manna, Inc.  $  7,500  
To support the "Totes for Tots" and "Senior Soup Social" Programs

Mercy Housing & Shelter  $  4,000  
To support the purchase of health code compliant kitchen equipment for the Shepherd Home

Middlesex Community College  $  5,000  
To support annual student scholarships

Middlesex County 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness  $  5,000  
To support the Middlesex County 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness Initiative

Middlesex Habitat for Humanity of CT, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support the Pearl Street Project

Middltown Even Start Family Literacy Program  $  5,000  
To support the Even Start Family Literacy Lunch Program

Middletown Housing Partnership Trust  $  9,000  
To provide scholarship(s) for Mitchell College students

Middletown Parks and Recreation Department  $  2,000  
To support Owner Occupied Home Initiatives in Middletown's North End

Mitchell College  $  2,000  
To support the New London Homeless Hospitality Center staff supervisor salary

Mystic Area Shelter and Hospitality, Inc.  $  2,500  
To support the Emergency Shelter Fund

Mystic Ballet  $  1,000  
To support the "Dance Me A Story" and "Performance Project" Programs

New London Grassroots Homeless Coalition Minisrty  $  5,000  
To support the Breakfast Program

Nutmeg Big Brothers/Sisters  $  10,000  
To support the recruitment of Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Middletown, Wallingford, and Windham

Niantic Community Church Children's Center  $  2,500  
To support the Early Literacy Parent Partnership Project

North End Action Team  $  5,000  
To support the Block by Block: Building Neighborhood Leadership Project

Northern Middlesex YMCA  $  5,000  
To support the AfterSchool Kidzlit Program

Norwich Community Care Team  $  5,000  
To support the Norwich Hospitality Center

Norwich Housing Authority  $  3,000 
To support funding for a Resident Services Coordinator at Westwood Park and the Dorsey Building, two low-income elderly housing complexes in Norwich

Norwich Youth and Family Services  $  3,000  
To support the Employment Program

Nutmeg Big Brothers/Big Sisters  $  5,000  
To support tthe recruitment of Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Middletown, Wallingford and Windham

Oddfellows Playhouse  $  5,000  
To support the Neighborhood Troupes Program

Opthalmic Design and Dispensing Program at MCC  $  7,000  
To support the purchase of a hand-held autorefractometer

Partnership for Strong Communities  $  10,000  
To support the HOMEConnecticut Affordable Housing Campaign (second of two annual payments)

Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center  $  5,000  
To support the Weekender Backpack Food Program

Positive Solutions, Inc.  $  2,000  
To support the Digital Imaging Expansion Initiative

Quinebaug Valley Community College Foundation  $  5,000  
To support annual scholarships

Riverfront Children's Center, Inc.  $  2,500  
To purchase new and replacement classroom educational items and equipment

Russell Library  $  3,000  
To support the Jobs and Career Program Enhancement Project

Shoreline Soup Kitchens  $  7,500  
To support the purchase of food for the four grocery distribution sites

Spencer School  $  2,000  
To support the Fatherhood Initiative

St. Luke's HOME  $  3,500  
To fund biweekly low-vision support groups for Middlesex County senior citizens

St. Vincent DePaul Place  $  6,000  
To support the Meals and Outreach Programs

Thames River Community Service, Inc.  $  5,010  
To support the Foyer, Lobby and Lounge Restoration Project

The Connection, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support the Eddy Shelter

The Govenor's Prevention Partnership  $  5,000  
To support the Norwich Mentoring Collaborative Group to match 125 additional Norwich school-age children with mentors

The Jonah Center for Earth and Art  $  5,000  
To support the staffing and administration of The Jonah Center for Earth and Art

The New London Community Meal Center, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support the Gas Line Replacement Project

Three Rivers Community College  $  5,000  
To support annual student scholarships

United Way of Greater New Haven  $  500  
To support the Annual Appeal

United Way of Greater Waterbury  $  500  
To support the Annual Appeal

United Way of Meriden and Wallingford  $  3,500  
To support the Annual Appeal

United Way of Middlesex County  $  42,000  
To support the Annual Appeal

United Way of Southeastern CT  $  12,500  
To support the Annual Appeal

University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts  $  2,000  
To support an ongoing scholarship for a student in the School of Fine Arts

Visiting Nurse Association of Wallingford, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support social work services to assess client needs

Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support the Vista Almond Brittle Project, a hands-on employment skills training program for adults with developmental disabilities

Wallingford Emergency Shelter  $  5,000  
To support the Coordinator of Services

Weslyan University  $  2,000 
To support the Etherington Scholarship

Weslyan University Upward Bound Program  $  7,500  
To support the general operating expenses of the college preparation program for 120n high school students from Middletown, Portland and Meriden

Weslyan University/Middletown Public Schools Col.  $  5,000
To support the Prospect math/Science Project for 50-60 low-income, primarily minority 6th-9th grade students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Keigwin Middle School and Middletown High School

William W. Backus Hospital  $  20,000  
To support the BackusCare Campaign (second of five annual payments)

Windham Area Interfaith Ministry  $  3,000  
To continue funding the Unaddressed Necessities Fund, a fund established to promote self-sufficiency

Windham Community After School Program  $  15,000  
To support the Windham Before and After School Funding Collaborative

Windham Community Memorial Hospital  $  25,000  
To support the Emergency & Outpatient Services Expansion Project (second of two annual payments)

Windham County Homeless Coalition/Contin. of Care  $  2,000  
To support the Windham Homeless Intervention Fund

Windham Region United Way  $  6,000  
To support the Annual Appeal

Windham Regional No Freeze Hospitality Center, Inc.  $  5,000  
To support the winter shelter for Windham homeless adults

Woman's Center of Southeastern CT  $  5,000  
To support the Genesis House Emergency Shelter Program

YMCA of Southeastern CT  $  5,000  
To support the AfterSchool Kidzlit Program

TOTAL  $591,411