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First County Bank Foundation Grants $273,265 to 38 Stamford Nonprofits

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 17, 2016 – First County Bank Foundation is pleased to announce

that it recently awarded 38 Stamford-based nonprofit groups a total of $273,265 in grants to

support these organizations with their mission to provide needed services in local communities.

First County Bank Foundation is celebrating its 15th anniversary and has awarded individual

grants worth over $7.5 million since its inception in 2001.

“First County Bank Foundation is celebrating its 15th Anniversary of supporting

community-based charitable organizations which provide essential services to improve the lives

of people in the local communities they serve,” said Reyno A. Giallongo, Jr., president of First

County Bank Foundation. “It’s exciting to be part of an organization which works together with

these charities to ensure basic needs are met.”

The following 38 Stamford-based nonprofit organizations received First County Bank

Foundation grants in 2016:

AmeriCares Free Clinics

$3,500

The Bob Macauley AmeriCares Free Clinic of Norwalk. Provide free quality healthcare to low income, uninsured residents of Greater Norwalk.

ARI of Connecticut, Inc.

$7,500 Individualized home supports

Ballet School of Stamford

$2,500 To help develop ballet programs

Bartlett Arboretum & Garden Centers

$5,000 To preserve the natural environment

Boys and Girls Club of Stamford, Inc.

$10,000 Summer Fun Camp - seven week program. 400 youth.

Child Guidance Center of So. Connecticut

$10,000 Emergency mobile psychiatric Services

Childcare Learning Centers

$15,000 Teacher education

Domestic Violence Center

$5,000 Offers legal, children, housing and advocacy services to victims of domestic violence

DOMUS $10,000

Serves middle school students attending their Trailblazers Academy before and after school programs as well as over the summer and other school breaks

Fairfield County Hospice House Inc.

$10,000

Ambassador Program-educate the community about end of life choices and the benefits of hospice care and a hospice house

Fraternal Order of the Umbrella

$2,500 To support charitable services

Future Five $6,000 General operating support

Homefront $5,000 Lower Fairfield County housing revitalization

Housing Development Fund Inc.

$10,000 First time homebuyer program

Inspiricia, Inc. $10,000 General operations

Kids Helping Kids $2,500

Allows kids to discover their individual interests while working in groups to fulfill many local and global community needs

Laurel House $7,500 For Resource Center operations

Mill River Collaborative $15,000 To support the Mill River Collaborative programs

Neighbors Link Stamford

$3,000 Expanding economic opportunities by supporting CT residents

New Covenant House of Hospitality

$7,500 Food pantry operations

New Neighborhoods, Inc.

$10,000 Tenant Advocate Program

Shelter for the Homeless

$10,000 Homeless shelter operations

SilverSource $10,000 Ride to Wellness - medical transportation for seniors

Soundwaters $5,000 Camp scholarships

St. Joseph Parenting Center

$5,000 28 week Parenting Program - Spanish

Stamford Center for the Arts (The Palace)

$5,000 Triple Threat Performer Intensive arts Education Program

Stamford Emergency Medical Services, Inc.

$11,765 For CPR training mannequins

Stamford JCC $7,500

Hand in Hand Summer Camp Program. Social skills development for 3rd – 8th graders with a variety of challenges.

Stamford Public Education Foundation

$3,500 Continued support of mentoring efforts in the Stamford Public Schools

Stamford Senior Center

$3,000 To provide seniors opportunities to stay active and healthy

Starfish Connection $4,000 Youth Enrichment Program

The Center for Sexual/Assault Crisis Counseling and Education

$5,000 Provides sexual assault crisis counseling, advocacy and education (Children/Families)

The Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of Southern CT, Inc.

$10,000 Crisis Parent Aide general operating fund

The Ferguson Library $10,000

Expand the technology, tools and training available to entrepreneurs in our community through the creation of a Maker Space in the Adult Services Department.

The Salvation Army $5,000 Back to School Event Program (Back Packs and Supplies)

United Way of Western CT- Stamford

$10,000 Community programs

Women's Business Development Council

$7,500 To empower women and men to thrive in their place of work or on their own as an entrepreneur

Women's Mentoring Network

$3,500

Services include employment training, on the job counseling, adult education, life skills workshops and scholarship assistance for training or school.

Ballerinas from the Ballet School of Stamford are presented with a First County Bank Foundation $2,500

grant to further their ballet studies from Paul Isla, AVP Branch Manager and Jagjiwan Singh, AVP

Business Banking, of First County Bank.

Photo caption: Camilo Duque, AVP branch manager and Jack Dowling, VP Business Banking, of First

County Bank present Catalina Horak, executive director of Neighbors Link Stamford, Corp. with a $3,000

grant from First County Bank Foundation for their programs to expand economic opportunities to those in

the community.

Photo caption: Mark Rosenbloom, AVP Cash Management Services, First County Ban, with Patricia

Squires, executive director and Ed Brown, COO, both of Stamford Emergency Medical Services with

Jack Dowling, VP Business Banking, First County Bank. Stamford Emergency Medical Services was

presented with an $11,765 grant check from First County Bank Foundation for CPR training mannequins.

Bartlett Arboretum & Garden Center is presented with a $5,000 grant check from First County Bank

Foundation. Pictured are Patty Sweeney, VP Business Banking, First County Bank, Emily Curry,

director of education, Bartlett Arboretum & Garden Center, Jane von Trapp, CEO, Bartlett Arboretum &

Garden Center and Jack Dowling, VP Business Banking, First County Bank.

To be eligible for First County Bank Foundation grants, organizations must have nonprofit tax

exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; be located in Stamford, Darien,

Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk or Westport; have community support; address community needs;

have measurable outcomes; and demonstrate fiscal and administrative responsibility. Special

consideration is given to those agencies or programs benefiting low to moderate income populations.

About First County Bank Foundation

Established in 2001 in honor of the Bank’s 150th anniversary, First County Bank Foundation was created

to distribute funds annually to nonprofit organizations that support community and economic development for

children and families. As a mutual bank without shareholders, First County Bank considers contributions made by

the foundation a means of paying dividends back to the local communities it serves.

About First County Bank

First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, Conn. for more than 165 years, is an independent

mutual community bank with 15 branches in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk and

Westport offering deposit products, mortgages, wealth management, business banking services, mobile

and online banking. First County Bank has more than 220 employees, assets in excess of $1.4 billion and

is a 2016 Women’s Choice Award winner. For additional information, please visit

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