Photos

Past Photos

Project Homeless Connect 2013: Vera, Veterans Case Manager, Neil, Psychiatric Social Worker , Vicky, former Case Manager, Deirdre, Executive Director

Project Homeless Connect 2013: Jay Case, State Representative - 63rd and Deirdre Houlihan DiCara, Executive Director

Torrington Firemen visit the children at FISH

St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Torrington - Second Grade Brownies make a donation to FISH.

Aurora Daly; Anne C. Dranginis, retired Associate Judge of the CT Appellate Court and Attorney - recipient of Girl Scouts of Connecticut's Centennial Gala "Women of Achievement" honoree; Deirdre Houlihan DiCara, FISH Executive and GS of CT's Centennial honoree; Cara Houlihan Blazier; and Rear Admiral Sandra Stocz, United States Coast Guard Academy Superintendent and honoree

Volunteer, Homer Valentine of the Living Water Ministries, builds new shelving at the food pantry as part of the United Way's Day of Caring

Young fundraising volunteers donate proceeds from their lemonade stand - with Deirdre are Nola and Sydney

Stocking shelves at the FISH food pantry - staff members Margaret, Vera, George, and Robin

Veterans Stand Down 2013 - Organized by FISH for nearly 300 veterans at the Torrington Armory, March 27th - FISH set-up crew

FISH distributed clothing to attendees at the 2013 Veterans Stand Down

Opening ceremony at Veterans Stand Down 2013

Stand Down 2013 - Stephanie Barksdale, United Way of NW CT Executive Director; Steve Caruso, FISH Board President and Nancy Cannavo, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital/Project Homeless Connect

Lion's Club volunteers with FISH Executive Director Deirdre Houlihan DiCara

Program and Service vendors at Veterans Stand Down 2013

Carmen gets a haircut at Veterans Stand Down 2013

Deirdre, Judy, Tom and Vera at Stand Down 2013

Church volunteers at Veterans Stand Down 2013 made and distributed "goodie-bags" for the Vets

Veterans Stand Down 2013 - Deirdre DiCara, Executive Director at FISH, Vera Halilaj, Veterans Case Manager and Event Coordinator, with Kevin Purcell, former Executive Director at FISH

Event Support crew - Lew, Margaret Franzi and Joe Ruzbasan

Memorial Day Parade 2013 - FISH Veterans marching unit

Memorial Day Parade 2013 - FISH Vets march

Following the parade was a Memorial Day barbeque for residents and friends of FISH - note Board Member Joanne Donne "babysitting"

Friends of FISH - Pennie and Ed with Deirdre

Staff Shelter Monitors - George and Daryl with Deirdre

Friends of FISH barbeque guests with Deirdre and George - Elaine, Darlene and Edie

Marie and Alan Eckstrand (Board Member) with Deirdre at the Memorial Day barbeque at FISH shelter

Torrington High School's Raider's Rally benefitted the Friendly Hands Food Bank, FISH/ Friends in Service to Humanity of NW CT, and the Susan B. Anthony Project - June 2013

Roses in bloom at FISH/Friends in Service to Humanity of NW CT - Food Pantry and Office entrance

Lights, Camera, Action - Stephanie Barksdale, United Way of NW CT Executive, with Deirdre DiCara, Executive Director and Steven Caruso, Board President of FISH, following a taping session for the United Way's 2013 campaign video

Summer 2013 college intern Lauren assists with website development project at FISH

Margaret Franzi, Food Pantry Manager trains college student Breck - July 2013

Summer 2013 high school volunteers - Chris and Griffin filling bags at the FISH Food Pantry

Elder Reeve and Elder Ripplinger volunteer at FISH Food Pantry every Tuesday as part of their mission work for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Litchfield volunteer Lorry Kaufman joins Food Pantry Manager Margaret Franzi on Fridays

Maryellen Leigh, LCSW, is the Grant Per Diem Liaison from the Department of Veteran Affairs who visits FISH weekly

Friends of FISH volunteer, Ellen, spends three mornings a week cheerfully assisting staff in a myriad of job assignments.

Mel Brickman learns more about FISH programs from Earl Gibson, Case Manager, serving shelter families and individuals, at the Main Street Market Place in Torrington - 2013.

Prepared and ready to meet and greet at the FISH booth at the Main Street Market Place are Deirdre - Executive Director, Earl - Case Manager, and volunteer Pennie.

Having a reunion at the FISH booth at Torrington's Main Street Market Place, 7/25/2013, are Deirdre, Jen, Marthe, Irma and Father Robert Tucker.

Kevin, United Way volunteer and Friend of FISH, and Joe, FISH volunteer, check out the new shelving in the FISH Food Pantry.

Deirdre, Executive Director, and Mike Hall, of New Opportunities, meet to brainstorm ideas to address the food needs of the hungry in NW CT.

Birthday girl, Macie, celebrated by requesting her party gifts be food items for the FISH Food Pantry. Her family and Earl and Deirdre join in unloading the van.

Deirdre, Executive Director, and Susan Suhanovsky, Board Treasurer, review the financial needs of the FISH agency to serve the emergency homeless shelter and food pantry.

Tom Stansfield, Deputy Director of the Torrington Area Health District, presents the program "The Perils of Summer - flying, crawling and creeping", as one of the life skills workshops co-sponsored by the Register Citizen and FISH.

Earl Gibson, Case Manager for families and individuals at FISH, and Steve Caruso, Board President, greet Titan baseball fans at the agency's information and donation booth at the ball park.

At the FISH info booth for food and monetary donations are Deirdre and Brett Hawkins, Director of Litchfield's Parks and Recreation Department - at a Litchfield Green summer concert.

Katherine Marchand - Beyer, Camp Moe Director, joined by enthusiastic campers, presented 1113 food items generously collected at the Camp's carnival for the FISH Food Pantry, to Steve, Deirdre and Earl.

Camp Moe's generous donation of 1113 food items fills the FISH van to transported to the food pantry in Torrington. FISH depends on food drives and food donations from individuals and organizations/churches/schools to fill the shelves of the food pantry.

Volunteers - Griffin, Elder Ripplinger and Elder Reeve deliver a dining table, donated by Barkhamsted First Selectman Don Stein, to the shelter to be used by our residents.

FISH Food Pantry Manager, Margaret Franzi, shows Cara, Gerry and Melissa high protein frozen meats donated by Stop and Shop. Last year enough food was donated to the pantry to distribute over 140,000 meals to our neighbors in need.

Several members of the FISH Board of Directors join Executive Director Deirdre DiCara following a meeting for a photo - L to R - Bob Milano, Donna Puzacki, Alan Eckstrand, Katharine Briggs, Susan Suhanovsky, President Steven Caruso and Ken Yancey.

Touring the FISH/Friends in Service to Humanity of NW CT Food Pantry and Emergency Homeless Shelter with Executive Director Deirdre DiCara are Board President Steve Caruso, Board member Bob Milano, Torrington City Council member and Mayoral candidate Elinor Carbone and Gerry Carbone.

Deirdre Houlihan DiCara, Executive Director at FISH, with U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty, meet to plan a future visit to the FISH Emergency Homeless Shelter and Community Food Pantry, located in Torrington, CT.

9/11/2013 United Way of NWCT kick-off breakfast, honoring first responders - Dale Martin, Winsted Town Manager; Don Stein, Barkhamsted First Selectman; Deirdre DiCara, FISH Executive Director - Celebrity waiters

Deirdre DiCara, Executive Director of FISH and Paul McLaughlin, President of United Way NW CT - 2013 kick-off event

United Way of NW CT staff members - Cheryl, Pat and Terri

FISH Case Managers - Earl Gibson and Vera Halilaj - at the Rocky Hill Veteran's Stand Down in September 2013.

Nina and Tony of Education Connection's Foothill Adult and Continuing Education program visit to organize the GED and Computer Classes sponsored at the FISH site.

Computer Training class members at FISH, with teacher Jamie, from Education Connection. Open to the community.

Fred Jury, owner of CT Boot & Shoe in Thomaston, meets with Deirdre DiCara, FISH Executive Director, to launch the shop's Veteran's Day Weekend promotion to benefit FISH - "4 days 4 FISH", 2013.

FISH/ Friends in Service to Humanity of NW CT receives a generous donation from the 13th annual golf tournament "Golf for Good Causes" sponsored by Burns, Brooks and McNeil Insurance Agency, Litchfield Bancorp and Northwest Community Bank - pictured are Deirdre DiCara, FISH Executive Director, receiving the check from Stephen Todd, President of Burns, Brooks and McNeil; with Paul McLaughlin, Senior Vice President and COO at Litchfield Bancorp (upper left) and Steven Zarrella, Senior Vice President at Northwest Community Bank.

Richard Jackson presented an afternoon session of spiritual messages as a fundraising benefit to support the programs at FISH.

Lifetime Girl Scouts at United Way kick-off event 2013 - Teresa Allen, Deirdre Houlihan DiCara and Rosemary Drescher.

Super volunteers and agency leaders at United Way of NW CT kick-off 9/11/2013

The Connecticut Credit Union Charitable Foundation's officers from the Moran/Nixon Chapter, Doreen Roy, President (left) and Barbara Thorpe, Treasurer (right), award FISH, represented by Deirdre DiCara, Executive Director, with a generous donation to help the men, women and children in need served by the agency.

Elder Crawford and Elder Reeve help out in the FISH Food Pantry which in 2012-2013 provided enough food for over 120,000 meals.

Susan Addison is a FISH Food Pantry volunteer.

GED class members at FISH, with teacher Jamie, from Education Connection. Open to the Community.

Recipients of Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation's 2013 grants are: Lisa from the Community Soup Kitchen, Deirdre from FISH of NW CT, Larry from LARC, Lynn from the Warner Theater and Barbara from the Susan B. Anthony Project.

Preparations begin at FISH for the installations of a walk-in freezer awarded from a grant from CHEFA, and a generator supported from grant funds at the Community Foundation of Northwest CT - pictured are contractors - Kevin from Advantage Repair, Michael Boe, architect and Joe from Creative Electric.

Deirdre DiCara receives 150 lbs. of food collected and donated by the Weight Watchers group at United Methodist Church in Torrington. The group is led by Cathy Semele.