TORRINGTON, Conn.—The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation (NCCF) has awarded $179,950 in grants to 32 local nonprofit organizations in its second grant cycle of 2025.
These grants, awarded three times per year, directly support essential services, community enrichment and operational needs throughout Northwest Connecticut.
Perhaps the grant with the largest potential impact for Kent is a $15,000 allocation to the Housing Collective to support the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity’s operating expenses. The grant came from the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation’s Marion William and Alice Edwards Fund
The Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity (LCCHO) facilitates a coordinated, regional response to address housing affordability in Litchfield County.
“As we work to solve homelessness and ensure stable, affordable housing is available for everyone in Northwest Connecticut, collaboration and coordination between agencies and providers is key,” said David Rich, president and CEO of the Housing Collective. “Thanks to the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Marion William and Alice Edwards Fund, we can provide system-level coordination and support to ensure all partners are working together to provide housing solutions for residents.”
Other grants addressed food insecurity, after school programs, childcare, ambulance services, the arts, mental health services, youth services, animal welfare, drug prevention, education, adaptive sports, social services for the elderly and single parents, Quilts that Care, upgrades at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds, and a medical equipment loan program.
Established in 1969, the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation serves 20 towns in Northwest Connecticut. Its total endowment, comprised of more than 280 funds, has grown from initial assets of $15,000 to more than $150 million. Last year, combined grants and scholarships totaled more than $5 million.