2025 Wrapped: A Highlight of Community Support
December 8, 2025Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation
: We received a $7,500 Autism Community Impact Grand from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation to support Manes & Motions Therapeutic Riding Center. The grant enhances Manes & Motions ability to offer more equine assistive technologies, reach a greater number of individuals with autism, and ensure that participants receive the personalized, high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their financial situation. It allows the HFSC community to create a more inclusive, supportive community for individuals with autism.
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain: We received a $15,000.00 Community Response and Community Initiatives Grant to support the purchase of two (2) portable ventilators for patients on our pediatric and long-term care units. This significant gift enables more ventilated patients to leave their bedside, reduce any delay in accommodating appointments that patients need to attend and allow for ease of transport to these appointments. Additionally, the portable ventilators improve the quality of life for these patients, allowing them to leave their room for activities, visits, or in some instances, out of the hospital with trained family or staff.
Society St. Jean Baptiste: We received a generous $25,000 donation from Society St. Jean Baptiste social club, which has served as a social hub for New Britain’s French community since 1901. In honor of the club’s rich history of community support, they chose to make a generous gift to us in honor of Tracy Levesque Monniere. This remarkable gift was given to benefit the Marie S. Gustin, Ph.D. Cardio-Pulmonary Fund, which supports continuing education efforts, community outreach, program costs and operational expenses for inpatient respiratory and cardio-pulmonary care.
Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation: a grant in the amount of $2,214.00 to support the purchase of two iPads and Alternative/Augmented Communication applications for our Autism Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). PHP accepts a variety of patients with autism who have varying abilities and skill levels, including complex communication needs with reduced verbal output. The iPads with the AAC apps support an increase in functional communication and a decrease in frustration due to breakdowns in understanding.