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Background

In the Spring of 1993, a group of concerned Connecticut citizens came together to form the CMHC Foundation, a private non-profit 501 (c) (3) fund-raising organization. The CMHC Foundation was incorporated on October 23, 1993. Today, the Foundation has a 14-member Board of Trustees who provide fund-raising support, advice and open doors to new collaborations and systems which enhance the work of the staff and faculty of CMHC and its satellite centers of service.

Due to decreased funding and increasing needs for services, creative avenues needed to be found to bridge the gap the mentally ill and addicted find between the security of the hospital and the social challenge of the community at large.

Most of the 7,000 patients who annually come through the doors of the Connecticut Mental Health Center, are people who live and work in our communities. For them, the Foundation has endeavored to create a warmer, more welcoming environment, and make funds available to provide for basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing and travel assistance. For others who will be admitted to the Center and then return to the community, the Foundation's funding of local mental health initatives and engagement programs may just make all the difference in the world.