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"To provide economically disadvantaged residents of the greater
Norwalk area with the range of community, social and economic
development and emergency assistance services needed to
enhance the quality of life, increase self-sufficiency, and reduce the
incidence of poverty."
Norwalk area with the range of community, social and economic
development and emergency assistance services needed to
enhance the quality of life, increase self-sufficiency, and reduce the
incidence of poverty."
Community Action agency serving the greater Norwalk area including
New Canaan, Greenwich, Westport, Weston, Wilton and
Darien. Our mission is to reduce the conditions of poverty and to help
low income families and residents to
become self sufficient through the delivery of direct program services
and advocacy at the state, federal and
community level. more...
New Canaan, Greenwich, Westport, Weston, Wilton and
Darien. Our mission is to reduce the conditions of poverty and to help
low income families and residents to
become self sufficient through the delivery of direct program services
and advocacy at the state, federal and
community level. more...
NEON believes any social service program should not be a hand out
but rather a hand up to a better life.
NEON has adopted the motto of, "Give a Man a Fish and He’ll Eat for a
Day, Teach a man How to Fish and He’ll Eat for a lifetime." more...
but rather a hand up to a better life.
NEON has adopted the motto of, "Give a Man a Fish and He’ll Eat for a
Day, Teach a man How to Fish and He’ll Eat for a lifetime." more...
From the days of the earliest settlers, the spirits of helping others
has been a key element of American society. As communities sprang
up and populations grew, the church became an important social
institution and helpmate to those less fortunate.
institution and helpmate to those less fortunate.
The Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s witnessed the development
of the settlement house, one of the early examples of a physical facility,
other than a church, that served as a center of activity for community
problem-solving.
In the early 1900s, schools began to offer formal training in the
principles and methods of social work, which led to the birth of a new
profession. The great depression of the 1930s overwhelmed the
nation's communities, leaving churches and voluntary social welfare
programs unable to cope with the magnitude of the existing social
problems. Read More...
has been a key element of American society. As communities sprang
up and populations grew, the church became an important social
institution and helpmate to those less fortunate.
institution and helpmate to those less fortunate.
The Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s witnessed the development
of the settlement house, one of the early examples of a physical facility,
other than a church, that served as a center of activity for community
problem-solving.
In the early 1900s, schools began to offer formal training in the
principles and methods of social work, which led to the birth of a new
profession. The great depression of the 1930s overwhelmed the
nation's communities, leaving churches and voluntary social welfare
programs unable to cope with the magnitude of the existing social
problems. Read More...
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| Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now, Inc. Making The Case For Change... Engaging The Community To End Poverty |
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