September 2017

The Open Door Shelter Receives Grant for Homeless Mothers from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation

The Open Door Shelter is pleased to announce that it has received a $3,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation as part of their Fund for Women & Girls Small Grants program for Fall 2017. These funds will help homeless mothers achieve economic independence. This grant will make it possible for The Open Door Shelter …

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The Hour: Efforts under way to end youth homelessness in Connecticut

“People realized we were under counting because youth are more hidden,” Archer-Simons said. “They’re moving from place to place to place, and sometimes they’re afraid of coming forward because they think they’ll have to switch schools or they’ll get put in a home … we’re more aware of where the youth are staying and what …

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