NEAR & FAR AID GRANTS
We fund agencies and programs serving impoverished communities in Fairfield County. We support innovative approaches and partnerships that are the foundation for lasting change.
It is Near & Far Aid’s mission to support men, women and children living in poverty, by meeting their day-to-day needs and providing long-term solutions for a better future.
Ways We Help
Emergency Services
Food, shelter and clothing. Sadly, thousands of people in Fairfield County don’t have access to these basic necessities. Near & Far Aid grants fund the most effective providers of relief to the neediest in our community.
Economic Security
Job training, financial literacy, affordable housing. With proper support services and a path toward self-sufficiency, the funds granted by Near & Far Aid assist the working poor and provide stability and hope.
Education and Support
All children have a right to a safe home and an education regardless of zip code. Near & Far Aid is firmly committed to Fairfield County’s children. Our funding provides safe spaces to learn and thrive as well as offering protective services.
Grant Allocations
Grant Allocations By Area Of Need
TOTAL: $1,088,500
$1,068,500 in grants to 103 agency programs
$20,000 in special gifts to 8 agencies
2023 - 2024 Grant Recipients
Achievement First
Adam J. Lewis Academy
All Our Kin
Americares Free Clinics
Arts for Learning Connecticut
Association of Religious Communities
Boys & Girls Club of Stamford
Boys & Girls Village
Bridge Academy
Bridge House
Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders
Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust
Bridgeport Public Education Fund
Bridgeport Rescue Mission
Building One Community
Cardinal Sheehan Center
Career Resources
Caroline House
Carver Foundation of Norwalk
Center for Children’s Advocacy
Child Advocates of SW Connecticut
Children in Placement
CLASP Homes – Westport
Community Resources for Justice – Family re-Entry
Connect-Us
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport – Food Access
Danbury Grassroots Academy
Diaper Bank of Connecticut
Domestic Violence Crisis Center
Domus Kids
ElderHouse
Emerge– Stratford
Family & Children’s Agency
Family & Children’s Aid
Family Centers
Filling in the Blanks
Food Rescue US
Future 5
Global PEHT Corp – Partnership to end Human Trafficking
Great Oaks Charter School – Bridgeport
Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County
Hall Neighborhood House
Healing Tree Economic Development
HELP for Kids – An Exchange Club Parenting Skills Center
HomeFront
Homes With Hope
Horizons Bridgeport
Horizons at New Canaan Country School
Horizons at Sacred Heart University
Horizons at Greens Farms Academy
Housatonic Community College Foundation
Human Services Council – Appleby Health Centers
Human Services Council – Children’s Connection
Inspirica
INTEMPO
Jewish Family Services Greenwich
Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County
KEYS
Kids In Crisis
Laurel House
Liberation Programs
LifeBridge Community Services
Malta House
McGivney Community Center
Mental Health Services at Bridgeport Hospital
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport
Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Center
Mozaic Senior Life – Center for Elder Abuse Prevention
New Reach
Norma Pfriem Breast Center
Norwalk Community College Foundation
Norwalk Housing Foundation
Norwalk/Stamford Grassroots Tennis & Education
Nourish Bridgeport
Open Doors
Operation Hope
Pacific House
Park City Initiative Corp
Person-to-Person
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Project Music
Renewal House
Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership
Saint Joseph Parenting Center
Shepherds
SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium
SoundWaters
Stamford Public Education Foundation
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Sterling House Community Center
The Center for Empowerment and Education
The Center for Family Justice
The Child and Family Guidance Center
The Rowan Center
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
The WorkPlace
Thomas Merton Center
Urban Impact of Blackrock
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
Women’s Mentoring Network
YMCA Central CT Coast – Camp Hi-Rock
YWCA Greenwich
Special Gifts:
Al’s Angels
Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust
ElderHouse, Inc.
Fairfield Family Services
Horizons at Norwalk Community College
The Tiny Miracles Foundation (TTMF)
Westport Department of Human Services
Wheel It Forward