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Building Hope - The New Beth-El Center, Inc. For over 40 years, the Beth-El Center has delivered hope, compassion and lifesaving care to thousands of families, children, veterans and individuals in the Greater Milford area who were facing housing instability and food insecurity. Our goals are simple, treat everyone with dignity and respect, do everything possible to move those in need to independence, and bring whole communities together in the work to solve homelessness and hunger. We have evolved from modest beginnings as a soup kitchen to todays Center ... [ more ] | |
Register for the 13th Annual Milford Trick or Trot 5K Saturday, October 26, 2024 - It's time to register for the Milford Trick or Trot 5K Run/Walk at Lisman Landing in Downtown Milford. The Trick or Trot is now in its 13th year and averages over 500 participants. Runners and walkers, who are encouraged to wear costumes, will enjoy ... [ more ] | |
After-Hours at Tribus Brewery Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 5:30pm - You're invited to a fun, relaxing after-work gathering at Tribus Brewery in Milford to support the Beth-El Center's food programs to help end hunger in our community ...
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Meet Beth-El Board Member Rachel Merva How did you get involved with Beth El Center?
As the Mary Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church Missions Chairperson, I've been involved with projects that provide a lot of support for Beth-El. For years we've been doing a monthly community supper at their Community Kitchen on the fourth Thursday of the month. We sponsor Beth-El's Trick or Trot 5K and Beth-El is the benefactor for the Super Bowl of Caring that we do every January. It's been a natural fit for me to get more involved in the strategy of the Center so that's when I joined the Board ... [ more ] | |
Meet Our New Board President Justin Colby We're pleased to announce Justin Colby as our incoming Beth-El Center Board President, succeeding the great work of our most recent past President, Max Case. Read on to learn more about Justin and his involvement with and plans for the Center:
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Beth-El Center’s New Building Approved by Milford Planning and Zoning Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - This evening the Milford Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved Beth-El Center's proposed new operations site at 995 Bridgeport Avenue in Milford. In addition, there were over thirty written letters of support for the project plus fifty supporters who were present at the Planning and Zoning meeting. The Beth-El Center project had no community opposition to the planned expansion, a testament to the positive and trusting relationships built by the Beth-El Center with the community at large ... [ more ] | |
Milford Shelter's $1M Land Buy Clears Way for New $10M Facility The Beth-El Center homeless shelter is looking forward to building a new home, as its planned $1.08 million purchase of a lot on Bridgeport Avenue will eventually accommodate a $10 million, state-of-the-art facility, officials said. Read more here: https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/beth-el-homeless-shelter-milford-land-purchase-18441423.php |
Beth-El Center strives to alleviate homelessness and hunger in the Milford to Guilford shoreline and lower Naugatuck Valley areas through shelter, support services, advocacy and community education in partnership with the faith-based community and in collaboration with the public and private organizations and in collaboration with public and private organizations.
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