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
2022 Thanksgiving Grocery Shopping List!
“The secret of living is giving.” – Anonymous It’s that time of the year again! We’re gearing up for Fall with thoughts of Thanksgiving. Now is the time to think about your holiday donation plans. With gratitude and thanksgiving, FSC thanks you in advance for realizing the impact your contributions can make to curb homelessness.…
Read MoreFrom the seeds of an idea, a beautiful garden blooms
Evelyn Anderson and Bonnie McNair wiped dirt from their gardening gloves and their brows as they surveyed the finished courtyard border garden that they andother Friends of the Friendship Service Center created through weeks of work. The idea for the garden began when Ana Trammell, Program Coordinator, attended a Friends meeting and said several residents…
Read MoreConnecticut Food Bank / Foodshare Walk Against Hunger
The Connecticut Food Bank / Foodshare Walk Against Hunger is the largest anti-hunger event of its kind in Connecticut. This year the Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare have combined organizations and have organized the statewide event as a cooperative effort with local partners to raise funds and awareness. This year the Walk will take place…
Read MoreHoops for the Homeless
Hoops for the Homeless is a three-on-three basketball tournament started in New Britain in 2013 to benefit homeless youth within the city. This event has been scheduled for the last Saturday in April. This year’s event was cancelled due to Covid, however, we are planning to be back in spring of 2022. Over the last…
Read MoreSOUPer Bowl
Friendship Center partners with the CCSU Ceramics Department and E.C. Goodwin Technical High School in an Empty Bowl Event to raise awareness of hunger and poverty in the community and elsewhere. All the proceeds from this event go to our Community Soup Kitchen that feeds approximately 250 people daily. We named it “The SOUPer Bowl”…
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South Church makes 10,000 PB & J Sandwiches
Since March 2020, South Church volunteers have been making and packing 200-300 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every week, along with a snack or two, and delivering them to the Friendship Service Center to hand out with their grab and go hot lunch as a meal for later. South Church turned to this form of…
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‘Bunnies for Hunnies’ deliver Easter joy
Each Easter season, approximately 50 stuffed rabbits “hop” into the arms of children who are assisted by the Friendship Center. These new friendships are made thanks to “Bunnies for Hunnies,” a Newington-family organization that was started eight years ago by the Vass family. At that time, the twin daughters, Julianna and Elaina Vass, collected 50…
Read MoreWarming Center recaps winter 2021 season
As springlike temperatures arrive, memories are fading of the coldest days of the yearwhen the Friendship Center helped people in need at the Warming Center. Located at57 Arch St., the program was opened in response to the state’s Cold Weather Protocolput in place on Dec. 16, 2020. From Jan. 4 until it closed on March…
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