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Grants and donations from our local community are the foundation of our ability to serve. They give us the flexibility to respond to emerging needs, create meaningful programs, and support individuals and families in ways that larger funding sources often can’t. This local support allows us to stay rooted in the community, adapt quickly, and offer services that truly reflect what East Haddam needs.

How Your Donations Help Our Community
At East Haddam Youth & Family Services, community support is essential to everything we do. Your donations make it possible for us to provide compassionate, responsive services that meet the real and immediate needs of local families and youth. Here are just some of the ways your generosity makes a difference:

• 🎄 Holiday Giving Campaign: Your support brings joy and relief to families during the holiday season by helping us provide gifts, winter clothing, and essentials to children and teens who might otherwise go without.
  
  

• 🥫 Food Support Programs: Donations help stock our food pantry and provide emergency grocery assistance to families facing food insecurity, ensuring no one in our community goes hungry.
  
  

• 🧭 Social Services & Case Management: With your help, we connect individuals and families to critical resources like housing assistance, utility support, transportation, and mental health services.
  
  

• ⚖️ Juvenile Review Board (JRB): Donations help fund this restorative justice program that gives youth a second chance by offering support, guidance, and accountability instead of court involvement—keeping them on a positive path.
  
  

• 🧠 Prevention & Education: We use community funding to offer workshops, support groups, and prevention programming on topics such as substance use, mental health, and wellness.
  
  

• ❤️ Emergency Assistance & Crisis Support: Your contributions allow us to act quickly when urgent needs arise—whether it's helping a family after a job loss, supporting youth in crisis, or stepping in during unexpected hardship.
  
  

Every dollar donated stays right here in our community and helps us continue building a place where every youth, family, and individual feels supported, seen, and valued.