Community Connections
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Community Fostered
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Community Connections
Community Connections shines a light on local charities whose compassion, service, and dedication strengthen the fabric of our community. By sharing their stories, we hope to inspire others and help the spirit of giving spread throughout our towns.
Under the spotlight today: Community Fostered
An interview with Heather Mindich, Community Fostered
How do you brighten our community?
Over the past 5 years, Community Fostered has nurtured a partnership between the social workers in the Danbury DCF office and members of our community. We have become a steady resource for the social workers to help children in foster and kinship care get the essential items they need such as clothing, car seats, beds & bedding, toiletries, food, back to school supplies and more.
Additionally, each year we fulfill over 300 individual holiday wishes for the children in DCF’s care. Our members are able to shop for exactly what a child is wishing for that year.
Who do you serve in our community?
Community Fostered serves the children in our area who are in either foster or kinship care through the Danbury Department of Children and Family.
What are you most proud of?
We are most proud of the fact that we have established ourselves as the go to reliable resource for social workers to contact when kids are in need. But, also hearing the stories of how we make Christmas magical for the children, social workers and the families is a close second
What are some of your future impact goals?
One of our future impact goals is to ensure that children experiencing crisis receive immediate effective intervention and counsel, emergency shelter, medical and psychological care, and connection to support services they require; Furthermore, to provide children the individualized medical, therapeutic, educational and family services necessary to stabilize, heal from trauma and achieve developmental gains; and to maintain a strong community awareness and presence by providing prevention and outreach services that give children, youth, and the adults with whom they interact the information and skills needed to identify and address problems before they are in crisis;
Local-Insta thanks Fairfield County Bank for making our Community Connections series possible!
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