Donations:

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Or, you may make contributions of cash, stocks, bonds, goods or materials to The Connection by contacting:

Mike Woolworth , Director of Fund Raising, 860-343-5500 ext. 2115

Or write:
The Connection, Inc. Corporate Office
955 South Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Volunteer:

We post our latest listings at the United Way of Greater New Haven volunteer opportunities web page.

Listings of Connection programs and contacts where volunteer opportunities are available:

Eddy Shelter for the Homeless
Call Mackenzie Tyson, 860-343-5520

Middlesex AIC
Call Rob Rudewicz, 860-343-5520

Meriden AIC
Call Al Naide, 203-639-3969

Mother's Retreat
Call Sherrie Weaver, 860-405-2107

Hallie House for Women and Children
Call Frances Fallon, 860-343-5513

Supportive Housing for Families
Call Betsy Cronin, 203-789-4427

If none of these volunteer positions match what you're looking for, you can email Lori Kearney in the Human Resources department and tell us:

Your current volunteer or employment title.

The kind of volunteer experience you are looking for.

Your current volunteer or employment responsibilities.

How long you want us to keep this information on file.

Your name and how to contact you.

We will put the information into our file of possible volunteers. The next time a position is created or opens up, we'll look for potential matches from this file and let you know if we have something you might enjoy doing.

The Connection is in deep gratitude to its diverse funding sources. Among them are Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, Court Support Services Division, Department of Correction, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, as well as the Connecticut Departments of Labor, Mental Retardation, Social Services, and Economic and Community Development; the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; the Cities of Middletown and Bridgeport, the Middlesex United Way; and the federal Bureau of Justice Administration, the U.S. Departments of Probation and Housing and Urban Development, Liberty Bank Foundation, and Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority.

Thank you for volunteering at The Connection.
We value our staff (volunteers, employees and contracted professionals) as our most important resource.