Donate Now:
Your donation to CCA will be
matched dollar for dollar
by the Fairfield County Community Foundation.
The Fairfield County Community Foundation announced
a challenge grant to support the
Center for Children’s Advocacy’s
work with the poorest and most needy children. The grant
will double
your donation to support these vulnerable children.
The Center brings legal services to children and youth
in the poorest communities in Bridgeport and Stamford. Preventing truancy and helping
children resolve issues that keep them from
school achievement is
the primary goal of this effort.
Children supported by the Center for Children’s Advocacy
suffer from abuse or neglect,
domestic violence, bullying, homelessness, lack
of access to healthcare or mental health care, substandard housing,
lack of heat or electricity, lack of access to appropriate educational
supports.
In Bridgeport, the dropout rate is more than 30%. In Stamford, the dropout rate is over 20%.
This dedicated effort improves educational success
for children attending schools in the
poorest
neighborhoods, where dropout rates are significantly greater than
those of their more affluent peers – and this can be directly attributed
to the social and environmental stressors that they face daily.
The Center’s offices on-site at Bridgeport’s Harding
High School, the Youth Services Bureau in Stamford and Bridgeport’s
Jettie Tisdale School bring legal advocacy directly to the children
who need our help. CCA attorneys go to group homes and shelters
to help youth living there learn where to turn for the support they
need.
Your support for this program is critical to its success
– and your donation will be
matched by this generous grant from
the Fairfield County Community Foundation.
Thank you for your generous support.
Donate Now:
Your donation will be
matched dollar for dollar
by the Fairfield County Community Foundation.
Center for Children's Advocacy
Improving the lives of Connecticut's most vulnerable children
860-570-5327
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