Southington Orgs Receive Large Grants from Barnes Trust

A number of Southington organizations were awarded grants through The Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust.

Three grants totaled $284,000 were awarded.

The three grants awarded are:

• $75,000 to the Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Connecticut, Inc., to support Hope Full Lives, a community and home based program designed to decrease caregiver burden and promote the positive mental health and well-being of dementia care partners in Southington;

• $79,000 to Wheeler Clinic, to support the Southington Health Outreach Project with a full-time health outreach coordinator to enhance access to mental health and substance use prevention and treatment services for Southington residents; and

• $130,000 to the Southington YMCA, to support the purchase and installation of an elevator to transport individuals, especially those with physical limitations, to the basement pool location.

“We are thrilled to be announcing $284,000 in grants thanks to the generous legacy of Bradley and Leila Barnes,” said Susan Sadecki, President & CEO of the Main Street Community Foundation. “I think they would be very pleased.”

Another rant from the trust is supporting the Healthy Minds section of the Health Family FunFest, which will take place in Southington on Feb. 22.