Valley Community Foundation Awards Adam’s House Multi-Year Grant

June 17, 2021 - The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) has awarded Adam’s House a responsive multi-year grant in the amount of $71,000 over 3 years to provide general operating support for the Shelton-based grief education and peer support center. The grant was awarded through VCF's responsive grantmaking cycle, which is done with its partner in philanthropy, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF).

Adam’s House serves bereaved children ages 5-18 and their caregivers, in the form of an 8-week peer support group called ‘Helping Hearts Heal’, which is offered free of charge for all Connecticut residents.

VCF’s annual Responsive Grants program is open to requests for organizational support and projects that serve Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Shelton, and/or Oxford. These grants are awarded to address a nonprofit’s operating, programmatic, or capacity building needs.

Sharon Closius, President & CEO of the Valley Community Foundation, noted, “As we continue to support the community in which we operate, this grant reflects the exceptional work Adam’s House is doing for bereaved families in the Valley. These funds further prove VCF's commitment to support the most impactful efforts of nonprofits in the geographic areas that we represent.”

“The funds are crucial for us to continue to offer our services at no-cost to grieving Connecticut residents. We are incredibly grateful to the Valley Community Foundation for awarding us this grant and are confident that these funds will propel us into a position of positivity and impact in the next 3 years.” said Allison Wysota, Founder and Executive Director of Adam’s House.

For information on programming, services, or volunteer opportunities contact Adam’s House at 203-513-2808 or communityoutreach@adamshousect.org.

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About the Valley Community Foundation
Established in 2004, the Valley Community Foundation (VCF) distributes $1.6 million in grants each year to support the local nonprofit sector and the people it serves. VCF works in strong partnership with The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF), to promote philanthropy in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton and receives a majority of its discretionary funding as a result of The Gates Fund and other preference funds at TCF that benefit the Valley. To learn how your gifts of cash, life insurance, appreciated stocks, bonds, real estate, and other assets can help to support the quality of life in the Valley, please visit the website at www.valleyfoundation.org or contact VCF President, Sharon Closius, at sclosius@valleyfoundation.org or 203-751-9162.

About Adam’s House
Adam’s House is a no-cost, grief and loss education center for children and their families, located at 241 Coram Ave, Shelton, CT. Through an 8-week theme-based program participants receive peer support, expression and positive-play, educational programming, and coping skills to overcome the loss of a loved one in a warm, caring atmosphere. Located in Shelton, Adam’s House is the only free-standing grief center in Fairfield County, and is available to all Connecticut residents. For more information please visit: www.adamshousect.org or call us at (203) 513-2808.