$10k Awarded to Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut

Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut was awarded a $10,000 donation from Bouvier Insurance through the 2024 Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen Awards program. (L-R): Melissa Yuchniuk, Bouvier Insurance, Operations Assistant & Brigade Chair; Jim Waldron, Safeco Sr. Territory Manager; Nicole Bouvier Pilon, Bouvier Insurance, Treasurer & Directing Partner Personal Lines; Derik Whalen, Safeco. AVP & Region Director; Kate Careb, Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Senior Director of Advancement; Mark Spinnato, Bouvier Insurance, Vice President of Sales Eastern Region; Lisa Otto, LCSW, Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Chief Financial Office; Kim Breen, Liberty Mutual, Sr. Territory Manager

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$10,000 Awarded to Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut

Thanks to the community's support, Bouvier Insurance has officially awarded a $10,000 donation to Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide mental health, medical, and supportive services in accessible ways to meet the evolving needs of the communities served. The $10,000 donation that will allow the organization to provide 240 outpatient mental health sessions to the most vulnerable in the community, those who are under 18 and uninsured or underinsured to otherwise receive these necessary services.

Bouvier Insurance originally received a $5,000 donation for Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut thanks to a submission process with Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® through their 2024 Make More Happen™ Awards. A story of their local partnership was featured on the official Make More Happen microsite, https://www.agentgiving.com/Bouvier-Insurance-2024, where Bouvier Insurance had the opportunity to raise $5,000 by conducting a local awareness campaign for the nonprofit. Together with the community, the goal was met increasing the total donation to $10,000 for Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.

“Recognizing independent agents’ dedication to their communities and nonprofit partners is what the Make More Happen Awards is all about,” said Kim Breen, Liberty Mutual Insurance Northeast Region Senior Territory Manager. “Bouvier Insurance is a shining example of the amazing work independent agents do in southeastern Connecticut and we hope sharing inspiring stories motivates others to do the same.”

Throughout 2024, Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance will select up to 37 independent agents nationwide for a Make More Happen Award donating up to $370,000 to the nonprofits they support. Agencies became eligible for the award by submitting an application and photos demonstrating their commitment to a specific nonprofit.

Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut was awarded a $10,000 donation from Bouvier Insurance through the 2024 Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen Awards program. (L-R): Melissa Yuchniuk, Bouvier Insurance, Operations Assistant & Brigade Chair; Jim Waldron, Safeco Sr. Territory Manager; Nicole Bouvier Pilon, Bouvier Insurance, Treasurer & Directing Partner Personal Lines; Derik Whalen, Safeco. AVP & Region Director; Kate Careb, Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Senior Director of Advancement; Mark Spinnato, Bouvier Insurance, Vice President of Sales Eastern Region; Lisa Otto, LCSW, Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Chief Financial Office; Kim Breen, Liberty Mutual, Sr. Territory Manager