Norma Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives

03/11/2019

This page will be deleted in mid-March. Please join our official page, nOURish Bridgeport here: https://www.facebook.com/nOURishBridgeport/

A food-centered, volunteer-driven, community-anchored organization dedicated to mitigating food insecurity in Bridgeport.

02/21/2019

Dear Friends - as you know, last spring, Norma Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives became nOURish BRIDGEPORT Inc.

All of our great programs are continuing of course, and you can keep up to date with our events and outreach on our nOURish BRIDGEPORT page by "liking" it, here: https://www.facebook.com/nOURishBridgeport/

This page will be removed over the next week or so and we'd hate to lose you, so see you at https://www.facebook.com/nOURishBridgeport/

Thank you for your continued support!

A food-centered, volunteer-driven, community-anchored organization dedicated to mitigating food insecurity in Bridgeport.

02/05/2019

01/17/2019

Thank you for liking our page...we are now Nourish Bridgeport.. A request was accidentally sent out to like this page, but no further information will be posted here..sorry for the inconvenience. Kindly like Nourish Bridgeport moving forward..

10/23/2018

Please like our new page, with our new name...NOURISH BRIDGEPORT...this page is no longer active...

09/14/2018

Please like our NEW PAGE!!!!

A food-centered, volunteer-driven, community-anchored organization dedicated to mitigating food insecurity in Bridgeport.

05/31/2018

Early Wednesday evening May 30, the circa 1840 historical Fairfield, CT landmark Sturges Cottage was the host site for Nourish Bridgeport's fundraising soiree, themed "Hope Blooms". The beautiful evening was enjoyed in the expansive back garden for the most part, with attendees enjoying wine, beer, passed hors d'oeuvres and presentation by select members of the group's Board of Directors. Guests also heard from a woman, who is directly benefitting from the support of the group, who escaped violence and abuse in El Salvador. Descendants of the Sturges family also led guests on a tour of Sturges Cottage, which features many artifacts, 30 rooms, 11 staircases and 13 fireplaces!

Nourish Bridgeport, formerly known as Norma Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives, aims to better the lives of the homeless and hungry in Bridgeport, CT. Its task as an organization is two-fold: to welcome neighbors in need with open arms and hearts...offering extreme hospitality and unconditional warmth that is not paralleled anywhere in Bridgeport. And to help improve the quality of their lives in so many ways.

Some of the group's outreach includes offering healthy home cooked meals with fresh vegetables and proteins at its weekly Feel the Warmth Community supper and our Food Pantry programs to improve dietary intake. Its English as a Second language (ESL) program offers a healthy meal and child care for over 50 individuals each Wednesday after work so that those in need can come and learn without personal sacrifice.

According to the group, the need for its programs is increasing in Bridgeport and they need more financial support to continue their outreach.

To learn more, visit their page at:
https://www.facebook.com/NourishBPT/

05/30/2018

As we prepare for our Hope Blooms fundraiser later today we want to thank all that have go generously committed to helping us continue to better the lives of the homeless and hungry in Bridgeport. Our task as an organization is two-fold. We welcome our neighbors in need with open arms and hearts...offering extreme hospitality and unconditional warmth that is not paralleled anywhere in Bridgeport. Furthermore, we aim to help improve the quality of their lives in so many ways. We offer healthy home cooked meals with fresh vegetables and proteins at our weekly Feel the Warmth Community supper and our Food Pantry programs to improve dietary intake. Our English as a Second language (ESL) program offers a healthy meal and child care for over 50 individuals each Wednesday after work so that those in need can come can learn without personal sacrifice. Sadly the need for our programs in increasing in Bridgeport. We need your financial support to continue our outreach. PLEASE consider making a financial commitment to nOURish BRIDGEPORT. We have a donate tab here on our page. Any and all contributions are significant when it comes to helping our neighbors in need.

05/24/2018

Please like our NEW page, nOURishBRIDGEPORT, here: https://www.facebook.com/nOURishBridgeport/

Norma Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives is now nOURishBRIDGEPORT and this page will no longer be updated, while that one will!

Head on over, and thank you for your continued support!

A food-centered, volunteer-driven, community-anchored organization dedicated to mitigating food insecurity in Bridgeport.

04/27/2018

So we have a few things under construction with our name change. Our apologies for any inconvenience in finding us! This FB page is in the process of being re-titled, and our website will be up and running soon -- all as Nourish Bridgeport, formerly known as Norma F. Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives (aka NPUOI). And yes, we are still in partnership with United Congregational Church! And yes, we still need YOUR support! Good night! It's been a long day.

04/27/2018

Tonight we had our cake and ate it too! We had so much to celebrate at our Feel the Warmth community supper. We unveiled our new name and logo to over 90 guests with a beautiful cake that all enjoyed. Our meal was sponsored by Salisbury Congregational Church UCC. Pastor Diane Monti-Catania brought members of her congregation along with new volunteers from the Northwest Connecticut Unitarian Fellowship of Salisbury. Their meal sponsorship allowed us to serve roasted chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, steamed broccoli and carrots along with our fresh salad bar AND CAKE!!! We could not continue to serve the hungry and homeless a nutritious meal without the financial support of our community, mission and mitzvah partners. As we celebrate our new name and our amazing outreach history in Bridgeport, we hope you will consider becoming a support partner of nOURish BRIDGEPORT.

04/26/2018

As we unveil our new name, we want to acknowledge that generous start-up grants from the Norma F. Pfriem Foundation starting in 2010 enabled us to assess the needs of our neighbors, create relevant programs, and build a volunteer community that extends far beyond city limits. We are so grateful to Ms. Pfriem and the trustees of the foundation that bore her name. We believe Nourish Bridgeport accurately reflects our mission, and we are committed to continuing our support of Bridgeport's under-served residents.