Emergency Rent Assistance Offered: Fairfield Neighbor News

FAIRFIELD, CT — Patch is a place where readers come for the latest local news, but it's also a place where they can share that news themselves. Fairfield Neighbor News is a roundup of all the best stories and commentary your neighbors are sharing on Patch:

Operation Hope offers emergency rental assistance: "Do you reside in Fairfield and are unable to pay your rent? ..."

"Footloose" with a shoe drive: "NPT is hosting a shoe drive to help benefit the program Sole4Souls as part of their live production of 'Footloose' this summer ..."

Closing the opportunity gap: "Horizons is a transformational, community-centered program that successfully closes the gaps in opportunity so that youth from low-income families can live empowered, choice-filled lives ..."

Mentors needed for at-risk youth: "J-Connect Mentoring is a unique program through Family Reentry, which partners with the Juvenile Justice Mentoring Network, a state-wide initiative to provide mentoring support to youth involved in the juvenile justice system ..."

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