Southport Foundation Awards $35,330 In Grants To Aid Children, Families

SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- The John Patrick Flanagan Foundation, a charitable organization established to help vulnerable children and families, said it has awarded $35,330 in grants this year to several local organizations.

The John Patrick Flanagan Foundation, set up to support vulnerable children and families, has made more than $35,000 in donations this year to help support local organizations.
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Carol Reif

02/01/2016 5:00 a.m.

The grants were awarded to nine Fairfield or Bridgeport-based charities including: the Cardinal Shehan Center ($5,000); United in Hope ($1,250); Connecticut Audubon Society ($10,080); High School Scholarship Foundation of Fairfield ($1,000); Circle of Care ($5,000); Lawyers for Children America ($3,000); Caroline House ($3,000); Commence! College Counseling ($3,000); and LifeBridges Community Services ($4,000).

“We are very grateful to have the opportunity to give to these organizations that are dedicated to helping and shaping the lives of children in our community,” said foundation chair Amanda Flanagan.

The foundation has to date provided more than $150,000 in grants to local groups, Flanagan said.

The Southport-based foundation was established in the memory of John Patrick Flanagan who passed away at the age of 44 in 2008 from a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine cancer.

Flanagan’s family, friends, and colleagues set up the foundation to serve as a charitable legacy to support what they said he cherished above all else: children and family.

For more information about the foundation, click here.

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