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Neighbor to Neighbor Winter Guide 2025

In response to the surge of public discussion on homelessness, Beth-El Center has put together a Neighbor-To-Neighbor Guide to empower people with the knowledge and resources on how to best support their unhoused and housing unstable neighbors. [ more ]


Beth-El Center 2024 Year End Update

As we end 2024, we're grateful for your support and want to share some statistics of how your generosity has helped hundreds of men, women and children in crisis this year [ more ]


Beth-El Center in Milford Receives Funding from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

Beth-El Center, a leader in caring for and meeting the needs of people experiencing homelessness and hunger, recently received a $7,350 donation from the Archbishop's Annual Appeal through its Vicariate Outreach Program which offers support to local organizations whose missions are consistent with the mission of the Catholic Church. [ more ]


Building Hope - The New Beth-El Center, Inc.
For over 40 years, the Beth-El Center has delivered hope, compassion and lifesaving care to thousands of families, children, veterans and individuals in the Greater Milford area who were facing housing instability and food insecurity.  Our goals are simple, treat everyone with dignity and respect, do everything possible to move those in need to independence, and bring whole communities together in the work to solve homelessness and hunger.  We have evolved from modest beginnings as a soup kitchen to todays Center ... [ more ]


A Bountiful Way to Support Beth-El Center
Donating stock to the Beth-El Center is one of the most discerning ways to give.

Gifts of securities can work to your benefit when:
• Your stocks have appreciated greatly since your purchased them
• A surge in value of one of your holdings has thrown your portfolio off balance
• You want to focus on other investment categories
• You are looking to maximize your donation [ more ]


Meet Beth-El Board Member Rachel Merva
How did you get involved with Beth El Center?

As the Mary Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church Missions Chairperson, I've been involved with projects that provide a lot of support for Beth-El.

For years we've been doing a monthly community supper at their Community Kitchen on the fourth Thursday of the month.

We sponsor Beth-El's Trick or Trot 5K and Beth-El is the benefactor for the Super Bowl of Caring that we do every January. It's been a natural fit for me to get more involved in the strategy of the Center so that's when I joined the Board ... [ more ]


Beth-El Center’s New Building Approved by Milford Planning and Zoning
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - This evening the Milford Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved Beth-El Center's proposed new operations site at 995 Bridgeport Avenue in Milford. In addition, there were over thirty written letters of support for the project plus fifty supporters who were present at the Planning and Zoning meeting. The Beth-El Center project had no community opposition to the planned expansion, a testament to the positive and trusting relationships built by the Beth-El Center with the community at large ... [ more ]


Milford Shelter's $1M Land Buy Clears Way for New $10M Facility

The Beth-El Center homeless shelter is looking forward to building a new home, as its planned $1.08 million purchase of a lot on Bridgeport Avenue will eventually accommodate a $10 million, state-of-the-art facility, officials said. Read more here: https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/beth-el-homeless-shelter-milford-land-purchase-18441423.php



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