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The Center for Family Justice Receives United Illuminating Grant
Grant Will Support Energy-Efficiency In Its New Domestic Violence Safe House
The Center for Family Justice has received a $5,000 grant from United Illuminating under Connecticut’s Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit program.
The funding will help CFJ complete the construction of Empower House, it’s new domestic violence safe house, by helping support the installation of energy efficient windows throughout the building, which is currently undergoing extensive renovations. The Empower House will expand CFJ’s ability to provide safe, supportive shelter to adults and children impacted by domestic abuse in the communities of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull.
“We are extremely grateful to United Illuminating and its parent company, AVANGRID, Inc., for its generous support of the Empower House Project with this grant,” said Debra A. Greenwood, President & CEO of The Center for Family Justice. “As we renovate our newly expanded safe house, this support will help us achieve our goal of creating a safe, comfortable and energy-efficient environment for our clients.”
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United Illuminating (UI), Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) and Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) — all subsidiaries of AVANGRID, Inc. — distributed a total of $450,000 in grants to 65 organizations last year.
The grants, made possible by Connecticut’s Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) Tax Credit Program, are aimed at helping nonprofit community and neighborhood organizations across the state improve energy efficiency and reduce their energy costs.
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Since 2010, UI, SCG and CNG has awarded $4.2 million in grants through the NAA Program, which offers a corporate tax credit to encourage businesses to provide financial support to qualified local nonprofit organizations.
“We are mindful of the many people in our communities who are suffering as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic – and of the important roles nonprofit organizations play in supporting them,” said Frank Reynolds, President of UI, SCG and CNG. “This program allows us to help our nonprofit partners achieve ongoing energy savings, allowing our partners to focus their resources on the critical programs and services that they provide.”
The 2021 NAA grants supported a wide variety of projects undertaken by community organizations across the UI, SCG and CNG service territories. A full listing of the projects supported can be found at NAA tax credit Program.
About CFJ: CFJ provides crisis and supportive services each year to more than 4,100 local residents impacted by domestic and sexual violence and child abuse from the six local communities it serves. CFJ’s services include safe shelter, 24/7 crisis hotlines, Pro Bono legal services, support groups, therapeutic services and Camp HOPE America-Bridgeport, a summer camp and year-long mentoring program for youth ages 7-17 impacted by the trauma of abuse.
CFJ is in the midst of a multi-year capital campaign to raise funds to support its Empower House project, which will significantly expand the nonprofit’s ability to shelter and support victims of domestic abuse in this region.
About UI: The United Illuminating Company (UI) is a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. Established in 1899, UI operates approximately 3,500 miles of electric distribution lines and 139 miles of transmission lines. It serves approximately 335,000 customers in the greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas of Connecticut. UI received the Edison Electric Institute’s Emergency Recovery Award recognizing the company’s response to the May 2018 storms that impacted its service territory. For more information, visit www.uinet.com.
