Our society is unique in that it cherishes limited government while promoting self-reliance and self-control. That’s where community organizations play a crucial role in our lives, providing invaluable services, working towards solutions, finding cures, and much, much more.
Connecticut’s altruism has always been impressive and one can make the argument that the results are visible in the quality of life most of us enjoy.
Now we are presented with an important conundrum. During times like these, donating money to a cause is often not the first thing on our minds. Yet, it is during times like these that great causes need funding more than ever.
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For years, a lot of funding for nonprofits has been provided by government grants. Now, we all see what is happening with our government. Struggling to manage its own finances budgets are cut, grants are stopped, government funding for nonprofit organizations is all but extinct. Nonprofit organizations have responded by cutting back staff, merging, downsizing and tightening their belts as much as possible while continuing to provide us with the highest level of services they can provide. And with government financial support waning it’s back to basics, the way it all started centuries ago – neighbors helping neighbors, community members working to improve their own environment, all coming together for the common good. This is where we shine the best – when it’s up to us ourselves to answer the call of duty and take the matters of improving our quality of lives in our own hands.
In our sixth annual guide to nonprofit organizations in Fairfield County, eight organizations have taken the opportunity to present themselves to you and highlight their services, share recent news and talk about the future.
While we welcome all interested sponsors and organizations to our guide, we are always amazed to see that we are about to once again present you the finest organizations in our midst.
Year after year, supporters of these and other fine organizations, come to us to sponsor their community outreach and we at Canaiden are happy to match their page donation as well as give away our own layout services as our own special Thank You for the work that they are doing to make our communities better.
Whether it’s helping our kids learn and grow, supporting a local hospital, trying to find a cure for debilitating or deadly diseases, sheltering the less fortunate among us or providing grants for even more causes, nonprofit organizations in Fairfield County are tirelessly working to further improve our quality of life.
There is a reason why sponsors and organizations come to our guide year after year. Some have been with us since we first started publishing it six years ago. This reason is you, our reader!
Our own research suggests that our readers are among the biggest philanthropists around. Your altruism is unparalleled and your desire to improve our community is second to none. Your support is what keeps these organizations going so that they can continue to make us a better place to live.
Donating shouldn’t be taken lightly. Your hard-earned money and time are too valuable to be given away to just any organization out there. Read the pages of our guide, research, think with your head and listen to your heart. Find out what’s important to you and then decide how you can help. Because with your help, these fine organizations can continue to make our lives better and our communities an example for the country and the world.
