• Domus Leader Wins Statewide Award

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    Domus Associate Executive Director Julie DeGennaro has been selected as one of ten 2013 Education and Empowerment Honorees of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. Julie, who celebrates 20 years with Domus this year, was nominated by a long-time Domus funder in salute of her decades-long focus on girls’ empowerment and education.This is a tremendous honor and due recognition of Julie’s work making sure vulnerable girls have what they need to develop into happy, healthy women.

  • Students Produce Documentary on Community Issue

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    Twelve Stamford Academy Charter High School students are involved with the Civic Life Project, which engages and motivates high schoolers to connect with the fundamentals of our democracy; be motivated to analyze, evaluate, and establish a position on civic issues; and affect change. Our students produced a 15-minute film about the lack of after-school activities in Stamford and how that affects young people and our city; we look forward to sharing it with you soon.

  • Social Justice Academy for teens in June

    The Domus Social Justice Academy is an intensive two-day experience where students entering 9th through 12th grade will gather (in two separate sessions) to discuss the social justice issues prevalent in lower Fairfield County and how they might address those challenges in pro-active and solution-oriented ways. We’ll discuss homelessness, the effects of poverty, the achievement gap, and more with experts in each of those fields. Our sessions will be engaging and give students chances to dialogue amongst themselves, actively problem solve, and have respectful discussions exploring all sides of the tough issues our communities—and the country—face. Find out more.

  • Domus Receives National Grant

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    Domus has been chosen by a prestigious national foundation for inclusion in a new venture created to support promising nonprofits. PropelNext is a new venture of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation which seeks to advance the programmatic impact of promising, primarily local youth-serving organizations across the country. Read more.

     

Our Results

graduation croppedUnderstanding what works and what needs to be changed enables us to be better teachers, family advocates, and outreach workers. Across the organization, we’re committed to measuring change, setting goals, and telling our stories in ways which show you what results we’ve accomplished with your investments.
 
 
  • In 2012, 93% of Stamford Academy graduates were accepted into post-secondary institutions, up from 50% in 2010 and 23% in 2009.
  • 43 students in our FUTURE 5 mentoring program were accepted into college thanks to a team of volunteer coaches.