We are Grateful for you!

Friends Center mission is: educate children, empower families, inspire teachers, engage community, embrace diversity. Our Quaker-based culture is committed to integrity, equality, simplicity, community, stewardship and peace. Your shared belief in these values and endorsement of our mission are deeply appreciated.

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Ways to Give

Your support means the world to us…and to our Friends Center families!

Below find more details on different ways to contribute.

Donate

Visit our on-line giving page to process credit card payments through paypal, and find info on check or cash contributions.

Leave a Legacy

Leave a legacy of high-quality early childhood education. Find out more about planned giving and its lasting impact.

Pledge Your Birthday

Join the party! Give away your birthday to help give ALL children high quality learning experiences, especially in the early years when it matters most.

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Other Opportunities

Join us for some exciting community giving events, including the Great Give and our exciting Fair Haven Family Stroll.

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Areas of Support

Financial Aid

We believe that finances should never be an obstacle between a child and a chance for high-quality early childhood education. Your contributions allow us to offer sliding scale tuition to all of our families in need. In 2017-2018, our financial aid program assisted 71 of the 84 children at Friends Center. Read more

Mark R. Kravitz Fund

Established in 2012 as a memorial to Mark R. Kravitz, a distinguished jurist and Friends Center advocate, this fund empowers Friend Center’s Emotional Wellbeing Program, which provides all the families in our community access to invaluable emotional wellbeing support and trauma-informed care as needed. Read more

General Operating

From healthy snacks and creativity inspiring toys, to professional development workshops and community events, the Friends Center mission has many facets. Your gifts to our general operating fund help us keep our mission strong as we support our children, families and staff. Your support is especially critical during these challenging times as we see how truly essential early care is for so many. Read more

Expansion

The number of infants and toddlers in need of high-quality ECE in New Haven is more than triple the number of available spaces. To make matters worse, these spaces are dramatically unaffordable for many New Haven families and they vary drastically in terms of quality and hours. In response, Friends Center is expanding our infrastructure to serve more children, families, teachers and communities with high-quality early care and education.