Golden Nuggets

The purpose of our Golden Nuggets is to showcase the variety of ways your Federation impacts the various institutions and communities in Western and Northwestern Connecticut. Your support of the Federation enables us to build partnerships and support so many important endeavors.

Bais Yaakov of Waterbury High School

Bais Yaakov of Waterbury High School’s mission is to improve the quality of learning and provide academic and social-emotional support in school for students. The purpose of the grant funding is to expand the reach of the Learning Center by providing funding for instructional tutors, spec…

A message from Renewal House

By providing transitional housing, case management, group counseling, and connection to appropriate community resources, Renewal House empowers older adults who are homeless to restore their lives, return to housing, and sustain that housing for the rest of their lives.

A message from Family & Children's Aid

Family & Children's Aid provides access to quality behavioral health care for children, teens, and families. In this photo, our Waterbury clinicians demonstrate our Lego room, an example of how we incorporate creativity, play, and optimism into the work we do to help clients heal and thrive.

 

A message from Krembo Wings

Krembo Wings is Israel's only fully inclusive youth movement, bringing together youth with and without disabilities from diverse backgrounds to foster belonging, leadership, and social resilience. Thanks to the past support of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut, our Afula branch h…

A message from the United Jewish Center

"On behalf of the United Jewish Center I'd like to extend a huge thank you to Federation for the incredibly generous grant for Religious School"
 

President of the UJC,  Bonnie Wunsch