Applications - please make a project selection:

(submit one application to one project only)

Muffie Locke Incentive Award

Our dear friend Muffie Locke was devoted to helping people. As a life-long nurse and community builder, she touched the lives of everyone around her with selflessness and compassion for others. Unfortunately, Muffie left us in 2024 to her battle with cancer. We honor her memory with our Muffie Incentive Award program, continuing the spirit of generosity and helpful giving in our cherished friend's name.

This program enhances a child’s mental and social development. Opening opportunities to attend activities such as dance, sports, music, art class, and other positive outlets, creating a community that supports youth development. The collective efforts of Umbrella Impact and other community organizations alleviate the stress on low to moderate-income families seeking positive activities for their children. Families that cannot afford the fees, the purchase of uniforms, or the equipment. Umbrella Impact assists families with scholarships for their child’s commitment to a fee-based activity. The Umbrella Impact community appreciates you and your child’s dedication to academic progress, positive youth development, and loyalty to community growth. 


Here are the qualifications for this project:


Children must progress, C or more (proof required)

Children between the ages of 9-14

Low-to-moderate income families live and attend schools in West Haven or the surrounding areas

Enrolling or enrolled in activity (proof required)

10 to WIN Project

Umbrella Impact’s “10 to WIN” Project, our phase two project, empowers ten children from low to moderate-income families to obtain essential financial knowledge and skills through practice and hands-on learning. We focus on practicing financial skills, character building, and community engagement. Our unique curriculum promotes children’s active citizenship by encouraging them to contribute to the community, stimulating a sense of social responsibility and connectedness. Workshops on budgeting, saving, managing debt, and investing are a few of our topics for practice. In addition to building character, leadership, and financial knowledge, there are opportunities to assist in keeping the environment clean. Children learn the importance of redistributing wealth, nurturing self and others, and community engagement. 

Here are the qualifications for the project:

Children between the ages of 9-14 or grades 4-8 from low to moderate-income families

No more than ten children every rotation - the project rotates every six months

Committment is mandatory to participate

Meet every Saturday (and some weekdays) in-person or via Zoom (times TBA)

Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the project locations

377 Main Street, #105

West Haven, CT
203-809-1342

[email protected]

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Umbrella Impact complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Umbrella Impact does exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity).