Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Awards Grant to The Network

A grant of $12,000 has been awarded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to The Network Against Domestic Abuse in Enfield, Connecticut to support reopening costs including the addition of air purifiers for Julie’s safe house.

“At The Network, we are incredibly grateful for support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and its commitment to ensuring that area nonprofits have the tools necessary to keep staff and clients safe during the re-opening phase of the coronavirus pandemic,” said Karen O’Connor, Executive Director.

The funds will be used to purchase air purifiers for Julie’s safe house and other designated space for group counseling sessions for survivors and their children. Due to the pandemic, weekly adult and child group therapy sessions were suspended and advocates were forced to reach out to clients in the community “virtually” for one-on-one counseling sessions. It is the hope that these purifiers will allow survivors to feel comfortable to continue with group sessions in a socially distant space. The pandemic has been a difficult time for victims of domestic abuse and these groups sessions are an effort to continue to help these families achieve a life free from abuse.

The grant is from the COVID-19 Response Fund at The Hartford Foundation.

Since 1985, The Network Against Domestic Abuse has diligently worked to reduce the incidence of domestic violence providing assistance to adult victims and their children and through education to our youth in the schools. Last year The Network provided safety planning, shelter, court services and advocacy support to 9,075 individuals in our community. We educated 6,908 children in the schools about prevention, self-esteem, anger, bullying, healthy relationships and teen dating violence. We continue to be the primary resource in north central Connecticut for violence prevention and education services. All services provided by The Network are free of charge. Please visit www.thenetworkct.org for more information or to donate.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding communities. Made possible by the gifts of generous individuals, families and organizations, the Foundation has awarded grants of more than $795 million since its founding in 1925. For more information about the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.