Liberty Bank’s Giving Circle helps homeless

MIDDLETOWN — During the months of April and May, applying for a mortgage at Liberty Bank helps homeless people throughout the area served by the bank.

Liberty’s Giving Circle program sets aside $100 for every mortgage application received by the bank during April and May, and then divides the accumulated funds among local agencies that provide emergency or transitional housing for homeless families and individuals. As of 2017, the total donated through the 23-year-old program rose to almost $549,000.

Giving Circle funds for 2018 will be granted to the following nonprofit organizations:

Hartford County: Bristol Homeless Shelter, operated by St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Bristol, Inc.; Friendship Service Center, New Britain; Prudence Crandall Center, New Britain; Salvation Army Shelter, New Britain

Middlesex County: The Eddy Center, operated by The Connection, Inc., Middletown; Middlesex Family Shelter, operated by Columbus House, Middletown; New Horizons Domestic Violence Shelter, operated by Community Health Center, Middletown

New Haven County: Christian Community Action, New Haven; Columbus House, New Haven; Emergency Shelter Management Services, New Haven; Liberty Community Services, New Haven; New Reach, Inc., New Haven; Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury; Salvation Army Emergency Shelter for Families, Waterbury; Shelter Now, operated by New Opportunities, Inc., Meriden; St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury; Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services, Ansonia; Wallingford Emergency Shelter, Wallingford

Greater New London: Always Home (previously Mystic Area Shelter & Hospitality); Covenant Shelter of New London; New London Homeless Hospitality Center; Safe Futures, New London

Norwich: Bethsaida Community; Martin House; Thames River Family Program, operated by Thames River Community Service

Willimantic: Holy Family Home & Shelter; Windham No-Freeze Hospitality Center

Learn more at libertybank.com/personal/home-lending.