Adopt-a-Shelter  Español Our Adopt-a-Shelter program strives to help a needy and overlooked population. Through this program, CHNCT works to improve the lives of others. We also hope to promote equality. CHNCT adopts shelters a few times a year. This is done all over the state. We help these shelters by learning what their needs are. We then work to fill those needs. We provide nutrition education. In 2009, we began working with community organizations. Our first partner was Norton Elementary School in Cheshire. We teamed up to help Shelter N.O.W. in Meriden. The Norton community donated dozens of boxes of goods. We would like to thank them for setting the bar for future drives.

CHNCT's "adopted" shelters:

 

CHNCT Community Relations Specialist Bianca Miranda (pictured front left) poses with CHNCT Communications Specialist Jenn Manes (pictured front right) and students from the Bridgeport Rescue Mission.

 

Norton School students Skyler A., Tyler B., Jen C. and Trai G. helped collect items for Meriden's Shelter N.O.W. All are members of Norton’s student council.

CHNCT’s Adopt-a-Shelter program has helped:

• My Sisters' Place, Hartford
• Covenant Shelter, New London
• Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Bridgeport
• Shelter N.O.W., Meriden
• East Hartford Community Shelter, East Hartford
• Life Haven, New Haven
• Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, Waterbury
• Kitchen of Hope, Bridgeport
• Mary Seymour Place, Hartford
• Prospect House Shelter, Bridgeport
• The Salvation Army, Waterbury
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church Covenant Soup Kitchen, Willimantic