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Your Impact:
Your gift allows us to provide services to families without finances being a barrier. Here is an example of just how a gift can impact the lives of a family; Kayla and Darius are part of the Parenting Support Services program. Click here to see how understanding their childrens' challenging behaviors has enabled this family to meet the needs of their children while being stronger, wiser, and kind.
Give Annually:
You can donate annually to our winter or spring appeal via the mail or web site. To complete your gift online, just click on the Donate Now button above and you will be directed through a set of secure prompts to make your donation.
Give Monthly:
Your monthly contribution is an powerful way to support the programs and services of Family CT. Becoming a monthly donor is easy, just click on the 'Donate Now' button above and select 'Monthly' in the amount field.
Give in Honor or in Memory of Someone
To give a gift in honor or in memory of a friend, loved one or colleague, enter their name in the Honor field when completing your donation above.
Other Ways to Give:
thegreatgive.org: a national event that brings communities across the country together to raise crucial funds for nonprofit organizations. The campaign is driven by the idea that every individual has the ability to contribute to the betterment of their community, and that every contribution, no matter the size, makes a difference – just like we have proven with The Great Give® This event takes place annually in May and is sponsored through The Community Foundation for Greator New Haven.
United Way: Donate to Family Centered Services through your company’s United Way program
Giving Tuesday: A day of national giving the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Simply go to our web site and click on the Giving Tuesday Button
Additionally many companies match gifts to non-profit organizations. Please check your organization’s policy on matching gifts-your donations to Family CT can double!
Planned Gifts: Investment for Our Future
There are many types of Planned Gifts that can benefit Family Centered Services of CT from a simple bequests to Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Lead Trusts to gifts of Life Insurance and property.
Please confer with your professional advisors about the best options for our estate plan.
Bequests: A bequest is a gift of personal property (cash, stocks, tangible property, etc.) made after death, generally through a will or an estate plan. Gifts such as simple bequests provide Family Centered Services with the sustainable resources it needs to ensure for our future. Your bequest is a commitment to our future allowing Family CT to provide innovative programs that meet the changing needs of our most vulnerable. A bequest allows you to provide for those you love and also allows you the opportunity to provide for a charity and cause that matters to you now. A bequest made to Family Centered Service of CT demonstrates that the well-being of the children and families that we serve will continue to be met.
Below is sample language that can be used when making a bequest to Family Centered Services of CT.
I give, devise or bequeath to Family Centered Services of CT, Inc., a 501c3 organization, located at 235 Nicoll Street, New Haven, CT, for general use and purposes the following assets: ____________________.
Percentage Bequest – A percentage bequest directs the bequest designation as a percentage of an estate rather than a specific dollar amount or specific item. Suggested Language for Percentage Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath ____% to Family Centered Services of CT a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization located at 235 Nicoll Street, New Haven, CT, for general use and purposes.
Residuary Bequest – Residuary Bequests are made when you leave all or part of the residue of your assets after other terms of the Will have been satisfied. Because residuary bequests are distributed last, donors sometimes feel a level of comfort knowing their wishes for family and loved ones will be provided for first.