5 Nonprofits To Get Behind In The Lymes Area

THE LYMES, CT — Nonprofit groups are keystone community organizations in the Lymes area. Fortunately, there is no shortage of organizations to volunteer or get behind financially, and that need your help.

Here are five outstanding nonprofit groups you should know about in the Lymes area:

1. Brian Dagle Foundation: The foundation is dedicated to the healing of grieving adults as well as community education on mental health and suicide awareness.
2. East Lyme and Niantic Land Conservation Trust: The trust protects and manages lands of significant natural resource, agricultural, cultural and open space value.
3. Care and Share of East Lyme provides food, financial and emergency support to individuals and families in East Lyme, Niantic and Salem, Connecticut. Food donations are accepted on Saturdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at 12 Roxbury Road in Niantic.
4. East Lyme Food Pantry, located at St. John's Episcopal Church (400 Main Street) in Niantic, the pantry's goal is to give out three days' worth of food, including canned goods, packaged food, fresh produce, meat, eggs, dairy, bread and other grocery items.
5. East Lyme Youth Services mission is to foster the positive development of youth by providing and/or coordinating preventive, remediative, educational, social and service opportunities for young people and support for their families.

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