Fairfield County's Community Foundation Gives Future 5 $17,500

Future 5, a not for profit in Stamford, was recently awarded a grant from the Fairfield County Resiliency Fund. The Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund has been established by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation with the support of generous funding from a cross-section of individuals, private foundations, corporations and others.

Since 2009, Future 5 has worked with more than 550+ students, connecting them to the resources, people and experiences that help them “land with a plan” and achieve their education, career and life goals. During the COVID-19 crisis, Future 5 is working to not only provide its traditional support and foster continuity in Future 5 student’s lives, but to also provide critical basic subsistence needs, including weekly food deliveries, to ensure that our students and their families emerge from this crisis intact.

Notes Future 5 Executive Director Rachel Dewey, “We are extremely grateful to Fairfield County’s Community Foundation for this critical support. This grant will help relieve additional obstacles that the pandemic has created for many of our students, and ensure that post-secondary educational access and persistence is not derailed by this crisis With the support of FCCF, we remain fully committed to helping our students stay on track to achieve their dreams of higher education and careers.”

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation promotes philanthropy as a means to create change in Fairfield County, focusing on innovative and collaborative solutions to critical issues impacting the community. Individuals, families, corporations and organizations can establish charitable funds or contribute to existing funds. The Community Foundation is in compliance with the Council on Foundations’ national standards, and has awarded $180 million in grants to nonprofits in Fairfield County and beyond. For more information, visit www.fccfoundation.org.

Future 5’s mission is to connect motivated low-income high school students to their full potential, leading to independence and productive citizenship. More about Future 5 can be found at www.futurefive.org.