Over the past four years the Trust has funded several Mission Related Investments (MRIs) in the Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford, a community that has suffered from poverty, lack of opportunity and disinvestment.  Firebox is one of these investments. This 125 seat restaurant provides jobs for local residents and aims to draw visitors and business to Frog Hollow. Eleven staff members live in the Frog Hollow neighborhood. Learn more about the Trust's Mission Related Investments.

 


"The Melville Charitable Trust began its work on homelessness with two simple thoughts: The first was that the persistence of homelessness in the wealthiest democracy in the world was, quite simply, scandalous. The second was that it was a solvable problem."

 

Stephen Melville
Chair of the Melville Charitable Trust Board of Directors

It is possible to end homelessness in America. We know that adequate, affordable and accessible housing is the solution. We know that quality housing with supportive services can get our most vulnerable homeless families and individuals out of shelters and off the streets. Supportive housing changes lives.

The Melville Trust is a founding member of Funders Together, a growing philanthropic movement to end homelessness in America. This movement is supporting changes in charitable organizations and government agencies at every level to assure the smart, efficient and humane use of our grant and tax dollars and to help people move from homelessness to self sufficiency. Learn more about the "Funding Principles for Ending Homelessness."              

 

Melville Partner Spotlight:

 

Located in Hartford, the Lyceum Resource and Conference Center (pictured below) provides a common ground to all those working on solutions to homelessness, the development of affordable and supportive housing, and creation of vibrant and healthy communities. Their website, www.lyceumcenter.org is a key resource for housing information and knowledge in Connecticut. Designed to meet the needs of a wide audience, the site contains introductory information about:

- Solutions to end homelessness that are working across the nation and in your community,
- Development, research, and trends in supportive and affordable housing,
- The multifaceted dimensions of community development work, and
- A statewide calendar of events

 bridges to the Greater Hartford community.