Thank the Community for their Generous Outpouring for the Youth at Solnit Children’s Center - Middletown

Middletown, CT – January 10, 2017: The Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the many generous donors who provided our youth with a very special holiday this year. From gift cards, wish lists, toys, games, clothing, art and fitness supplies, to donations to the activity fund, the generosity was just overwhelming. We would like to publicly thank these donors:

These donations came from businesses, individuals, churches, schools, and organizations. Some of our donors have been giving for 20 years!

To give a few examples:

• St. Elizabeth Seton Church donated portable DVD players, cd boom boxes, alarm clocks and more.
• Liberty Bank of Middletown held a party for the girls in residential treatment and also made a cash donation. Over the past year they also provided our youth with beautiful welcome baskets upon admission.
• An anonymous donor from Old Lyme donated 10 bikes for our North and South campuses.
• A Mortgage Consultant from Norcom Company gave us a cash donation, cash donation from a community collection, and toys collected at a special fundraiser he for us.
• An insurance broker provided a check to the Heart Gallery Youth.
• Individual donors gave generously out of their own pockets.
• We would also like to thank Youth Ministry at St. Pius Church and CCD class for completing the fleece blankets this year that are given to each youth upon admission.

For youth who don’t have the opportunity to go home or don’t have a home, this is especially meaningful. It is so important for them to have good memories to build on, and to see that people care about them.

Some donors give all year with funds to fill our welcome baskets, making fleece blankets for admission, or simply donating to the youth activity fund so that they can go to movies, field trips and more.

We would like to publicly thank these donors:

• Grace Lutheran Church, Middletown
• Todd Marino and Norcom Mortgage
• Liberty Bank of Middletown
• South District Fire Department, Middletown
• St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Rocky Hill
• St. James Roman Catholic Church, Rocky Hill
• St. Pius X Church, Middletown; North Guilford Congregational Church, North Guilford; Zion Lutheran Church, Southington- - youth specifics gifts
• Brewster School , Durham
• CT Judicial IT Branch, East Hartford
• First Church, Middletown
• CVH Toy Drive, Middletown
• New Gethsemane Outreach Ministries, Meriden
• Susan & Keith Lane, Higganum
• Middlesex Community College, Middletown
• Center Congregational Church, Meriden

Formerly known as Riverview Hospital and the Connecticut Children’s Place, The Albert J. Solnit Children's Center provides mental health treatment services and care for youth ages 13 to 17 who are experiencing extreme emotional and behavioral difficulties. Managed by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, it is the only state operated behavioral health care facility of its kind, with campuses in both Middletown and East Windsor, CT. Our mission is to provide the best assessment and care possible with the goal of re-integrating and reconnecting youth with their families, community and educational systems. For more information or to inquire about becoming a volunteer or donor, please contact Elaine Jackson, at 860-704-4386 or elaine.jackson@ct.gov or Margery Reynolds, at 860-704-4091 or margery.reynolds@ct.gov