Upcoming Events
FSC's Giving Tuesday Auction
Friendship Service Center, Inc. is proud to announce our first-ever Annual Appeal Fundraising Auction! The auction will culminate on December 3, 2024, capitalizing upon the spirit of Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to generosity and community support with opportunities to contribute to causes that matter. All funds raised from this auction will go towards supporting our homelessness prevention and response services, such as Hope Connection Center, our drop-in center for people experiencing homelessness; our Virginia C. Davis Emergency Shelter for individual adults and families with children; and Tomasso Community Kitchen, which addresses regional food insecurity and hunger.
The mission of Friendship Service Center is that, with collaboration, our work is “love made visible” through supportive services and partnership with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Thank you in advance for collaborating with us to make love visible this December!
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Past Events
Putters For A Purpose – 2024
Thank you to everyone who helped make our Putters for a Purpose Mini Golf Tournament an incredible success! With your generosity and support, we raised over $13,000 for our Hope Connection Center, which provides critical services to individuals at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness. We’re especially grateful to our sponsors and event partners for helping…
Read More2024 CT Foodshare Walk Against Hunger
Thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised over $35,000 at the CT Foodshare’s Walk Against Hunger, surpassing our $20,000 goal! Your support sustains our Tomasso Community Kitchen (TCK), providing over 225 meals a day for our community on weekdays and three meals a day, seven days a week for our emergency shelter residents. Thank you…
Read More2023 Holiday Adopt-A-Family
On behalf of Friendship Service Center, Inc. we wanted to express our sincerest gratitude for your support in this year’s Adopt-a-Family event! With your help, we were able to ensure that all our clients and families received gifts this year! Thank you to New Britain EMS for helping us keep this holiday tradition alive by…
Read MorePutters For A Purpose 2023
Thank You For Joining Us! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported and joined us for an incredible day at our 2nd Annual Putters for a Purpose Mini Golf Tournament! We were thrilled by the amazing turnout and together we raised a remarkable $10,380! We could not have been successful without you!
Read MoreFriendship Service Center Presents: 60’s Soiree
Get Ready to Party with a Purpose Join us Thursday, October 19th for a groovy journey back in time as we celebrate 55 incredible years of dedicated homeless response and community support. Step into the swinging 60s with a night filled with delicious hors d’oeuvres, refreshing drinks, and beats that will keep you on the…
Read MoreIndulge For A Cause!
The Friends of FSC are hosting a fundraising in partnership with Puerto Vallarta, in Newington, to support our cause! On Tuesday, June 20th, from 3 pm to 10:30 pm, you can dine in or take out, and a percentage of your bill will be donated to the Friendship Service Center!
Read MoreBring Humanity Back, One Haircut at a Time
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON MAY 14TH AT 12PM** Join us at the Hope Connection Center on Sunday, April 30th for a free haircut by Nikki Stylez, games, and food between the hours of 10 am-1 pm.
Read More2023 Hoops for Homeless
** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER, DATE TBD** Hoops for Homeless will take place on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at Central Park in New Britain! This is an annual basketball fundraiser that raises money and awareness of youth homelessness in our communities. It’ll be an amazing event for families…
Read MoreCONGRESSWOMAN JAHANA HAYES SITE VISIT
Connecticut District 5 Congresswoman Jahana Hayes visited the FSC on Friday, March 17th and was eager to learn about the services we provide to people in need in Central CT. To read more about her visit and what she had to say about her visit, click the link below!
Read MoreBloomin’ 4 Good is back!
Thank you to Stop & Shop who has one again included the FSC in the Bloomin’ 4 Good fundraising program. During November, just visit the Stop & Shop located at 1135 Farmington Ave., Berlin or 44 Fenn Rd., Newington and purchase a Bloomin’ 4 Good bouquet and $1 will go to the Friendship Service Center to help us feed…
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