5 Nonprofits To Get Behind In The New Milford Area

NEW MILFORD, CT — Nonprofit groups are keystone community organizations in the New Milford area. Fortunately, there is no shortage of organizations to volunteer or get behind financially, and that need your help.

Here are five outstanding nonprofit groups you should know about in the New Milford area:

1. Village Center For The Arts: The mission is to provide a nurturing environment for artistic creativityand development through educational fine art programs and events for all ages.
2. Pratt Nature Center: The nature center is a 205 acre wildlife preserve and nature center that aims to stimulate a lifelong joy in the natural world by encouraging people to experience themselves as part of nature.
3. Literacy Volunteers On The Green: The organization provides free English literacy instruction to adults in Litchfield and northern Fairfield Counties so they can participate fully in the communities they live in.
4. New Milford Food Bank: New Milford Social Services hosts a weekly food program for local residents experiencing food insecurity.
5. Animal Welfare Society, New Milford: The mission of AWS, which was founded in 1965, is to offer refuge to homeless and abandoned dogs and cats and place them in loving, responsible homes. Here is a wish list of items you can donate.

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