Griffin Hospital in Derby collecting gloves, mittens for local children

Help keep little hands warm this winter

DERBY - The Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley Coalition in Griffin’s Community Outreach & Parish Nurse Department is looking for help in collecting new pairs of gloves and mittens for 500 children in Headstart, local school readiness, and day care programs as part of its winter safety children's program.

Pairs of new children's gloves (ages 3-7) are being collected on a holiday tree in Griffin Hospital dining room, 130 Division St.

The drive ends Dec. 30 and donations will be given to every child participating in the program during the first two weeks of January.

Shared from Griffin Hospital's Facebook page.

Gentile announces $86K grant for TEAM in Derby

HARTFORD - State Rep. Linda Gentile, D-Derby, Ansonia, announced today TEAM, Inc. is one of 50 nonprofits that received a grant from the Nonprofit Grant Program.

State Rep. Linda M. Gentile

TEAM received a grant for $86,130.  

TEAM's services include Head Start, a program that addresses the needs of children and families in the areas of education, social services, health, nutrition, disabilities, and mental health.

“Although TEAM is based in Derby, it is an organization that helps children, families, and seniors in Ansonia and other communities in the Valley, which means that the entire Valley region will benefit from this grant,” Gentile said. 

“This grant will improve the efficiency and the effectiveness of the services this organization offers and I am grateful that even more people will be able to be helped with this funding.”

TEAM used this grant in previous years to acquire two vehicles for the purposes of delivering high-quality Meals on Wheels services to more than 300 senior citizens in need.

The nonprofit grant program, created by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in 2013, has helped hundreds of organizations across Connecticut with a wide variety of capital improvement projects.  

Today’s allocations are the fifth round of grants since the launch of the program.

This is a press release from Gentile's office.