The CVS Health Foundation is directing $1 million in grants through its Hometown Fund to 20 Greater Hartford nonprofits working to expand access to health care, address food insecurity, increase housing stability, and deliver critical community services across the region.

This year's grantees include ImmaCare, which provides emergency shelter, housing assistance, and wraparound services addressing mental health and substance use for individuals experiencing homelessness in Hartford. Additional recipients include Center for Children's Advocacy, Center for Latino Progress, Chrysalis Center, Easterseals Capital Region and Eastern Connecticut, Enfield Loaves and Fishes, Forge City Works, Friendship Service Center, Hartford Health Initiative, House of Bread, Journey Home, KNOX, Malta House of Care, Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation, Northeast Neighborhood Partners, Prudence Crandall Center, Special Olympics Connecticut, St. Vincent Depaul Place Middletown, Urban League of Greater Hartford, and YWCA Hartford Region.

"We're investing in Hartford nonprofits that are meeting people where they are — helping individuals and families access health care, food, stable housing and the support they need to stay healthy," said Jenny McColloch, president of the CVS Health Foundation. "Through our Hometown Fund, we focus on communities our colleagues call home, supporting organizations that are addressing the everyday factors that shape wellbeing and making a difference in the Greater Hartford area."

The Hometown Fund provides general operating support to nonprofits in the Hartford area and Rhode Island, two communities where CVS Health colleagues live and work. The grants reflect an approach centered on the factors that shape daily wellbeing: stable housing, food access, and mental health services alongside direct clinical care.

"ImmaCare is honored to receive a Hometown Fund grant from the CVS Health Foundation," said Teresa A. Wierbicki, director of strategic development at ImmaCare. "Flexible support like this is invaluable, allowing us to invest in strategic initiatives that strengthen our services, expand pathways to stable housing and address the increasing challenges of homelessness and housing insecurity. Together, we are creating lasting opportunities for individuals to rebuild their lives."

In 2025, CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation contributed more than $2.61 million in charitable giving across Connecticut, alongside volunteer hours, workforce development investments, and free health screenings through its Project Health initiative reaching hundreds of Connecticut residents.