5 Meriden Nonprofits To Support This Holiday Season

MERIDEN, CT — If you’re like many of your Meriden neighbors, you may spend a good part of the holiday season with your credit card in hand buying gifts for family and friends. Coming up soon is a chance to give back to the local community.

Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups. Since 2012, nonprofits worldwide have used the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to galvanize fundraising, rally volunteers and add momentum to their causes.

Maintaining funding is a constant challenge for many nonprofits that fill gaps and meet other needs in the Meriden area.

Here are five local nonprofits to consider getting behind on Giving Tuesday:

1. Meriden Humane Society: A no-kill shelter for animals, providing care and adoption services.
2. Girls Inc. of Meriden: Provides educational and mentoring programs for girls to empower them.
3. Friends of the Meriden Public Library: Supports literacy and public education through resources for the local library.
4. Meriden Arts Council: Supports arts initiatives and cultural programs in the community.
5. Meriden Children First: Initiative Works to improve the well-being of children and families in Meriden.