Programs

  • Take A Bite Out Of Hunger Initiative

    HARTFORD COMMUNITY COALITION'S TAKE A BITE OUT OF HUNGER (TABOOH) INITIATIVE, PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF LUNCHES MONDAY-FRIDAY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE UPPER VALLEY. THIS PROGRAM BEGAN WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING ONE NUTRITIOUS MEAL, 5 DAYS EACH WEEK FOR NINE WEEKS OF SCHOOL'S SUMMER BREAK TO LOW INCOME CHILDREN IN LEBANON AND HARTFORD WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE STRUCTURE PROVIDED BY SCHOOL MEALS BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST. IN 2021, TABOOH PRODUCED ALMOST 18,000 BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES OVER 9 WEEKS. TABOOH CLOCKED ALMOST 800 VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM ABOUT 70 DIFFERENT VOLUNTEERS - WHO HELPED DELIVER TO 24 DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION SITES. IN ADDITION, 50 SNACK PACKS PER WEEK WERE DELIVERED ON FRIDAYS FOR FAMILIES OVER THE WEEKEND DAYS, NONPERISHABLE FOOD THAT IS PACKED AND DONATED BY 9 DIFFERENT LOCAL BUSINESSES. THIS EFFORT IS POSSIBLE WITH THREE PART-TIME SEASONAL EMPLOYEES, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS, NUMEROUS COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, HARTFORD PARKS & REC, WILLING HANDS, THE WHITE RIVER ROTARY, AND EMPLOYEES AT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $30.8K

  • Substance Misuse Prevention Programming

    HARTFORD COMMUNITY COALITION OFFERS PREVENTION PROGRAMMING(DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES). WE HAVE PROUDLY FACILITATED COMMUNITY FORUMS (UP TO 3 EACH YEAR) AND A BROAD RANGE OF DISCUSSIONS TO INCLUDE TOPICS OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE, MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE. WE WORK WITH HARTFORD MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AS "GETTING TO Y" TO CREATE EFFECTIVE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN YOUTH BEHAVIOR, COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL CULTURE. THERE IS ALSO "UMATTER" TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT SUICIDE AND RESPOND WITH TIMELY SUPPORT AND RESOURCES IF A SUICIDE TRAGEDY SHOULD HAPPEN. HARTFORD COMMUNITY COALITION ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT "NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAYS" - TO PROMOTE THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $93.9K

  • Hartford Block Party Celebration

    INITIATED IN THE EARLY SUMMER OF 2015, THE BLOCK PARTY CELEBRATES HARTFORD'S RESOURCES AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING. IT SHOWCASES PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC, DANCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN IN THE TOWN OF HARTFORD, GATHERS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF HARTFORD RESIDENTS AND DOZENS OF HEALTH AGENCIES AND WELLNESS ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR MISSION. THE 6TH ANNUAL PARTY WAS CANCELLED THIS JUNE 2021, WE HOPE TO GET BACK TO IT IN SEPTEMBER 2021.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $0