Thomaston Savings Bank Awards Grants for Hartford County

Fifty-one nonprofit organizations and municipalities in Hartford County are receiving grants from Thomaston Savings Bank.

The grants are part of Phase I of the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation’s annual Grant Cycle.

In total, the bank awarded $147,870 in grants to organizations in Bristol, Farmington, Unionville, and New Britain.

The foundation said the goal of the grant program is to respond to the needs of communities across the state and help improve the quality of life for residents.

Community Needs

The grants focus on organizations that support arts and culture, community development, education and youth services, health and human services, and public safety.

Since its inception in 1997, the Foundation has awarded nearly $11 million in grant funding.

“We couldn’t do it without them!”

Brian’s Angels Homeless Outreach, Inc.’s Pat Stebbins

“We couldn’t do it without them!” said Brian’s Angels Homeless Outreach, Inc. executive director Pat Stebbins.

“This funding will be used to obtain and repair used bicycles, so clients have the means of transportation to work or to find work.”

Grant Recipients

The Grant recipients for Hartford County are:

• American Clock & Watch Museum
• Arts for Learning Connecticut
• Bengali Association of Greater Hartford
• Boys & Girls Club of Bristol
• Brian’s Angels Homeless Outreach, Inc.
• Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc.
• Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble
• Bristol Child Development Center
• Bristol Historical Society
• Bristol Little League
• Bristol Public Schools
• Bristol Recovery Club, Inc.
• Bristol Veterans Council, Inc.
• Bristol Works Inc.
• CCARC, Inc.
• CCSU Foundation
• City of Bristol
• Coram Deo, Inc.
• East Farmington Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
• Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut
• Farmington Food Pantry, Inc.
• First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652
• Friendship Service Center, Inc.
• Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Inc.
• Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
• Grace Pantry
• Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc.
• Healing Meals Foundation Corporation
• Hospital for Special Care
• Human Resources Agency of New Britain, Inc.
• Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut
• Memorial Military Museum, Inc.
• Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain
• New Britain Museum of American Art
• New Horizons Living Center, Inc.
• New Horizons, Inc.
• PARC, Inc.
• Pequabuck River Watershed Association
• Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. Bristol
• Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. New Britain
• Queen Ann Nzinga Center, Inc.
• Quilts That Care, Inc.
• Shepard Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc.
• The Bristol Farmers Market, Inc.
• The Family Center
• The Hospital of Central Connecticut
• The New England Carousel Museum, Inc.
• The Salvation Army of Bristol
• The Salvation Army New Britain Corps
• Wheeler Clinic, Inc.
• YWCA New Britain CT 

Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation’s annual grant cycle has three phases, each focusing on a different area of the state.

Applications are open now for Phase II focusing on Litchfield County.

Nonprofits and government agencies in Bethlehem, Harwinton, Plymouth, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Watertown, and Oakville can submit applications before the July 31 deadline.