About Journey Home
Our mission is to ensure a home for all. We work collaboratively with service providers, elected officials, businesses and local communities to end homelessness in the Capital Region of Connecticut by building partnerships, advancing innovative solutions and achieving enduring, systemic change.
Focus Areas
Homelessness preventionRapid rehousingSupportive servicesShelter diversionHousehold furnishings/in-kind supportsEmployment pathways
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessnessfamilies experiencing homelessnessunsheltered individuals
Funding Style
direct serviceemergency/short-term assistance
About Journey Home
Journey Home Inc centers its work on ending homelessness in the Capital Region of Connecticut, and its grantmaking shows a practical, service-oriented approach to that goal. The recent grants list is dominated by homeless-services providers and coordinated housing supports, with repeated support for organizations such as Friendship Service Center and Mercy Housing & Shelter. Those awards sit alongside grants to community organizations that deliver shelter, outreach, and housing placement services, showing a networked strategy rather than a single-program model. The foundation’s own program lineup adds another layer to that picture. A Hand Up connects people moving out of homelessness with donated furniture and household goods, while the Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network focuses on a streamlined entry point for homeless services and prioritizing chronically vulnerable individuals for housing. Journey Home Inc also supports workforce-related pathways through the Aerospace Employment Placement Program, linking rehousing work with economic stability. Across these efforts, the foundation combines direct service, emergency assistance, and systems coordination in Greater Hartford.
What Journey Home Funds
In homelessness assistance, Journey Home Inc gave $810,236 in 2024 and $660,597 in 2025 to Friendship Service Center in New Britain for homeless-services work. It also awarded $639,472 in 2023 and $353,498 in 2025 to Mercy Housing & Shelter in Hartford for the same cause area, showing sustained support for housing-focused providers. Its portfolio also includes shelter and outreach organizations. Community Renewal Team Inc received $367,114 in 2024 and $185,831 in 2025, while South Park Inn in Hartford received $359,792 in 2023, $260,762 in 2024, and $102,341 in 2025. The Salvation Army Southern New England Division in Hartford appears as another repeated recipient, with grants of $364,858 in 2024, $233,315 in 2023, and $142,882 in 2025.
How Journey Home Gives
Journey Home Inc’s typical grant size is $34,499 at the 25th percentile, $196,572 at the median, and $353,835 at the 75th percentile, which points to a middle band of relatively substantial operating support. The recent grant list also shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a local grantmaker, and it funds individuals is false. Its active programs include unsolicited opportunities, including A Hand Up and the Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network grant path.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.3M
Total Assets
$6.7M
Total Revenue
$7.5M
Total Expenses
$7.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $34K and $354K, with a median of $197K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$197K
75th Percentile
$354K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARISA ROTHSTEIN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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