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BethEl Center Receives Grant to Support Homeless Shelter Services
Milford Shelter & Soup Kitchen Receives Foundation Grant for Care and Long-Term Self-Sufficiency of Growing Housing Unstable Population
Beth-El Center homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Milford has been awarded a $90,000 multi-year grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The grant will be paid out in $30,000 increments over three years to provide general operating assistance for the shelter, its support services, advocacy and community education.
“Our Center is proud and honored to be chosen as a responsive grant recipient to help us respond to the critical housing needs of our community,” says Beth-El Center Executive Director, Jennifer Paradis. “This funding will help further our agency’s mission of providing emergency shelter and housing opportunities for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.”
This grant will allow the Center to maintain the increased capacity of its programs due to COVID- 19 as shelter and food needs were on the rise prior to the pandemic. It will also support the expansion of other programs including outreach and engagement services.
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For more information about Beth-El Center and its services, visit www.bethelmilford.org or call 203.876.0747.
About Beth-El Center
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The Beth-El Center is a recognized leader in caring for and meeting the needs of those experiencing hunger and homeless in the greater Milford area. The Center serves individuals and families by providing shelter and case management services which provide support and assistance for achieving self-sufficiency. The Center’s soup kitchen offer hot meals to community members in need and feeds up to eighty persons daily. The Beth-El Center is located at 90 New Haven Avenue in Milford. Visit www.bethelmilford.org for more information.
