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About the Artist
Elaine C. Carroll has worked in not-for-profit management for 20 years. She has secured grants from many major foundations and the Connecticut Office of the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Department of Education. In Spring 2010, she produced the all-Stamford fundraising concert for Haitian Earthquake Relief that raised $24,637 in a few short weeks; the Symphony’s musicians donated their performance so that all of the money raised could be sent to Haiti. Under her leadership as Executive Director, the NHSO has enjoyed a new-found economic stability. The Symphony has been “in the black” for several consecutive seasons and replenished its Strategic Cash Reserve. The Symphony is making more music in more places and engaging more listeners. The NHSO will presents more than 50 public performances each season for more than 40,000 people. Elaine and the NHSO staff work with partners in Shelton, Hamden, Norwalk, Hartford, Essex, Clinton, Cheshire, Fairfield, Milford, New London, Woodstock, Norfolk, and the Naugatuck Valley to create a truly regional presence for the Symphony.
The Community Soup Kitchen serves free, nutritious meals and provides social services to all in a safe, respectful, and caring environment.
Donate Learn MoreConnCAT’s mission is to inspire, motivate, and prepare youth and adults for educational and career advancement, through after-school arts, and job training programming. ConnCAT’s Culinary Arts Academy is designed to fulfill the market demand for food service professionals.
Donate Learn MoreHaven’s Harvest offers timely and reliable surplus food pick-up and delivery in the New Haven area, connecting businesses with community sites through the transfer of high quality excess food.
Donate Learn MoreThe New Haven Food Policy Council’s mission is to build and maintain a food system that nourishes all people in a just and sustainable manner. Their work is done in collaboration with the City of New Haven, a number of local and regional non-profit organizations, small businesses, and activists.
Donate Learn MoreAtelier Florian will donate $5 from each HomeCooked Music Festival menu purchase to our Food Charity partners.
The Wharf Restaurant at the Madison Beach Hotel is featuring a special week-long take out menu bundle. A $5 donation will be added on to each menu bundle purchase in support of our HCMF food partners.
100% of the proceeds from meals purchased from the Orchid Café will benefit the ConnCAT Culinary Arts Academy, one of the HomeCooked Music Festival Charity Partners.
100% of your donation and restaurant purchases will benefit our charity partners. The NHSO does not take any fees or profit on the HomeCooked Festival.