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2022 Fall / Winter Newsletter
Check out what’s happening at Open Doors! Learn more about our strides in workforce development with our Financial Opportunity Center and in coordination with strategic partners After a long summer, the kitchen renovation is complete Remembering longtime volunteer Bob McGee Preparing for winter and working on a strategy to end homelessness in Norwalk Check out
Norwalk’s approach to ending homelessness could be model for rest of CT
No municipality in the country has ended all forms of homelessness… But that’s exactly what Norwalk is trying to do. Not just for youth, not just for veterans, not just for individuals – for everyone. And it may become a model for the rest of the state, according to officials from Opening Doors Fairfield County. “We’re
Norwalk school supply donations offer ‘boost of confidence’ to students
Backpack drives across the city are providing relief to hundreds of families who may struggle with the cost of back-to-school shopping this fall. “Backpack and school supply donations are such a huge help because they help parents make sure their children are prepared for school and don’t feel like they have to go without, and
Open Doors FOC celebrates first Savings Match Program graduates
The first graduates of the Savings Match Program at Open Doors’ Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) celebrated their successes on Friday, July 22. Each client works with FOC financial coach Eddy Agyeman to create a plan with their budget to save at least $400 over six months. Open Doors initially planned to match each dollar saved,
2022 Spring / Summer Newsletter
Check out what’s happening at Open Doors! Learn more about our partnership with Norwalk Community Health Center and their location at Open Doors’ Smilow Life Center Check out Open Doors’ community closet program Revisit our first in-person Gala since 2019 And see how the school year has been for Open Doors’ Feeding 500 students! Read
New Canaan HS junior founds Feeding 500 to address poverty in Fairfield County
“It’s awesome to see people going out of their way to help us,” Oliver Tuff, the 17-year-old president and founder of Feeding 500 said. The organization’s name comes from the goal to have each of six teams of New Canaan High School students feed meals to 500 people. Since its inception in early 2021, students
