As with other specialized holiday shopping days immediately following Thanksgiving, today has been dubbed Giving Tuesday and has a slightly different goal.  The day is meant to kick off a charitable season.  Several local non-profits are hoping to be included in that giving. 

Among those are foundations created in honor of children killed at Sandy Hook school including Catherine Hubbard, Charlotte Bacon, Jesse Lewis, and Jessica Rekos.  The Resiliency Center of Newtown and Sandy Hook Promise also have initiatives for this Giving Tuesday.  

The Women’s Center is asking that Greater Danbury area residents consider making year-end contributions.  As a non-profit, 50% of annual revenue is self-generator and goes to support free programs and services.  The Women's Center helps survivors of domestic and sexual violence.  The Women's Center says they have been especially busy this year as the #MeToo movement and overwhelming coverage of these issues continues to trigger survivors. 

As the only state certified victim service provider in the region, they were able to provide free crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy, shelter and prevention programs to 31,722 adults and children this past year.