Hartford, Connecticut, April 22, 2022 My Sisters’ Place needs your help by voting for them to receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm® to help improve their community. Starting April 27 at 12:00am ET, U.S. residents who are 18 and older with a valid email address can vote for their favorite cause at www.neighborhoodassist.com. 

My Sisters’ Place has until May 6 at 11:59pm ET to rally votes and anyone voting is allowed up to 10 votes per day. On June 7, the top 100 vote-receiving causes will be announced at www.neighborhoodassist.com and a $25,000 grant will be awarded to each of the affiliated nonprofits. 

My Sisters’ Place offers a comprehensive array of programs designed to end homelessness, all of which are informed by a recognition that the causes of homelessness in women and families are different. Our For the Love of Children Initiative (FLOCI) helps to break the cycle of homelessness by offering formerly homeless children who reside in our permanent supportive housing programs skill building programming, recreational and enrichment activities that prepare children for school and help social development in school-aged children and tutoring focused on math, reading and homework skills. FLOCI is the only Hartford youth program exclusively serving formerly homeless children and has received recognition for the truly comprehensive array of case management and supports we provide children such as seamless connections to behavioral health services and advocacy services supporting our children with disabilities and other special needs. 

A State Farm Neighborhood Assist award would allow My Sisters’ Place to expand its critical programs to more women, children and families in need. Please vote for My Sisters’ Place by visiting https://www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2041405 

“My Sisters’ Place is extremely honored to have been selected as a finalist especially in such a milestone year.” Kara A. Capone, Chief Executive Officer of Community Housing Advocates states. “My Sisters’ Place is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary and is beginning renovations on its 76 Pliny Street location which supports efforts to revitalize the North Hartford Promise Zone by creating 24 affordable housing units, all while providing its comprehensive array of essential services.” 

State Farm Neighborhood Assist is a crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that empowers communities to identify issues in their neighborhoods The State Farm Review Committee selected the top 200 finalists from 4,000 submissions. 

Media Contact: 

Lisa Pawlik 
221 Main Street, 4th Floor 
Hartford, CT 06106 
Phone: 860-808-2042 
LPawlik@mercyhousingct.org 

My Sisters’ Place is a 501C3 nonprofit organization committed to ending homelessness by empowering women, families and others in Greater Hartford to achieve independence and stability in their community by providing housing and supportive services. Established in 1982, My Sisters’ Place is proud to be celebrating its 40th anniversary!