Human Services Council Receives Support from Neighborhood Assistance Act

From The Human Services Council:

NORWALK, CT — The Human Services Council is pleased to have been awarded funds through the Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) to make cost saving/energy efficiency upgrades to their community services building which houses ten non-profits who collectively serve more than ten thousand community members throughout the Greater Norwalk area. The Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) is a tax credit program designed to “provide funding for municipal and tax exempt organizations by providing corporate business tax credit for businesses who make cash contributions to these entities.”

The Human Services Council was approved by the State of Connecticut and the City of Norwalk to receive funds through this program for energy efficient upgrades to their building and is currently having new insulation and vinyl siding put onto their more than 100 year old building. The new siding will significantly increase the building’s efficiency significantly cutting costs for the non-profit. “This program provides corporations an opportunity to donate to non-profit agencies while receiving 100% tax credits for their donation. We could not have done this work without the support of Mayor Rilling and our contributing corporations – Purdue Pharma, United Bank and Eversource” said Anthony DiLauro, Executive Director of the Human Services Council. The upgrades are being completed by Sound Renovation, LLC – Roofing & Siding with support from Hatch and Bailey Company.

For over seven decades, the Human Services Council has identified unmet community needs and has “filled in the gaps” by creating and fostering programs that educate, safeguard and empower people living and working in our communities. Collaborating with other organizations, the Human Services Council serves over 8,000 children, families and individuals each year, ensuring the immediate delivery of critical services in an efficient and effective manner.

Photo via The Human Services Council: Pictured (L to R): Jim DePasquale, Sound Renovation Roofing & Siding, Mayor Harry Rilling, Tom Dorsey and Lisette Andino of Eversource, Anthony DiLauro, Human Services Council, Maureen Hanley, Kim Karl, Kate Eren and Mark Hubina of United Bank, Lou Schulman, Human Services Council, Steven Ferguson, First County Bank, Giovanna Pisani, Ingrid Pasten and Krystal Maxwell of the Human Services Council