Programs at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basic Needs: Food and Shelter
Our soup kitchen at 241 Arch Street in New Britain provides lunch 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Monday through Friday to anyone in need; and three meals per day, seven days per week, to shelter residents and former residents.
Community Outreach and Homelessness Prevention
PATH staff reach out to chronically homeless people living in abandoned buildings, doorways, parks, makeshift tents, shacks or under bridges. Most have burned their bridges and are either underserved or without support.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Arch Street Housing is a community of once-homeless individuals and families who have overcome tremendous challenges toward the goal of living independently in apartments of their own.
Latest News . . . . . . . . .
When Rocky shows up, everybody scores!
Imagine the surprise when Rocky the Rock Cat high-fived his way through a packed crowd gathered at Angelico's Restaurant in New Britain on Tuesday, January 24, at the Friendship Service Center's Annual Meeting!
Rocky's mission was two-fold: 1) to accept the Friendship Service Center's annual "Business of the Year" award for his New Britain Rock Cats baseball team and organization; and 2) to help his pals from Liberty Bank deliver their annual "Liberty Bank Home Run" award to the Friendship Center.
The Friendship Center then announced two additional awards. The "Landlord of the Year" award was presented to Daniel St. Laurant of New Britain; and the "Faith Community of the Year" award went to long-time supporter First Church of Christ, Congregational in New Britain.
New Britain Mayor Timothy O'Brien brought greetings from the City. Several Friendship Center program participants shared their personal journeys. Annual reports were presented by Board of Directors President Christine Tracyzk and Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Tomasso.
The new slate of Officers for the Board of Directors includes: James Delldonna, president; Wilson Keithline, vice president; Karen DeFelice, Secretary; and Joyce Petrisko, treasurer.
Three new directors were elected to the Board: Artemis Tsagaris, Marketing Director, Acadia Insurance, Rocky Hill; Catherine Parente, Senior Vice President, Farmington Bank; and Michael Schroeder, President and Publisher, New Britain Herald. Directors Christine Traczyk, president, and Mabel Yeterian secretary, were acknowledged and thanked for their many years of loyal service as directors. Mabel will join the Board of Trustees. Christine already serves as a Trustee.
Many thanks to Angelico's Restaurant for hosting the Annual Meeting.
Annual meeting doings . . . .
Friendship Center hits a "homer!"
Liberty Bank presented its annual Home Run Award to the Friendship Center during the annual meeting on January 24th. The size of the Liberty Bank grant each year is determined by the number of Rock Cat home runs during a season X $100. The Rock Cats had a good year with 37 runs, so the Friendship Center scored $3,700! Many thanks to our friends at Liberty Bank.
Photo: Rocky the Rock Cat joins his pals to present the award to the Friendship Center. From left: Steve Kunsey, Rock Cats; Pam Vannit, Liberty Bank; himself; and Amy Helbling, Rock Cats.
The Friendship Center's "Landlord of the Year" award was presented to Daniel St. Laurent (left) by Frank Maccarone, last year's recipient.
The "Faith Community of the Year" award was accepted by the Rev. Jack Cook on behalf of members of First Church of Christ, Congregational, New Britain.
The "Business of the Year" award was presented to the New Britain Rock Cats by Jason Howey, Friendship Center Board of Director, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Okay Industries in New Britain, last year's honoree. Shown in photo (from left) Steve Kunsey, Rock Cats; Amy Helbling, Rock Cats; Howey and, of course, ROCKY.
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