Become One of 40 Neighbors Bringing Mental Health Support to Fairfield County & Beyond!

This Mental Health Month, we’re growing our Circle of monthly donors to make sure mindfulness tools for resilience, stress management, and trauma recovery are available—not just for some, but for everyone. We’re in search of 40 mindful, compassionate people to join. Will you be one of them?

A monthly gift isn’t a donation, it’s a practice.

 

Mindfulness isn’t a luxury.
It’s a life-saving skill.

Just twenty minutes from where many of us live and work, people are up against more than we ever see.

A parent in Norwalk is recovering from addiction with no safe space to process trauma.

An hourly worker in Stamford is navigating the immigration system and living in constant fear.

A school counselor in Bridgeport is suffering from debilitating burnout and is on the verge of quitting.

This is where Community Mindfulness Project shows up.

Funded by generous donors across Fairfield County and the country, we work in local schools, recovery centers, immigrant resource centers, and nonprofits.

CMP mindfulness training is helping people in life-changing and sometimes life-saving ways.

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

- Victor Frankl

"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf."

- Jon Kabat-Zinn

Your support changes lives, one neighbor at a time

Our accessible, community-based programming empowers individuals to:

Build lasting resilience

Evidence-based mindfulness practices enhance emotional regulation and reduce reactivity in everyday, real-world situations.

Transform personal well-being

Mindful habits not only lead to stress reduction, they can also improve immune system function, aid in clearer thinking, and even help reduce chronic pain.

Contribute to stronger communities

When helpers, healers, and leaders are able to manage their well-being, they can better serve others and create positive change, benefiting us all.

2025 Grounded in Research,
Driven by Impact

For over 11 years, Community Mindfulness Project has sat shoulder to shoulder in our local communities, fostering connection and sharing long lasting tools to support physical and mental health.

In 2025, programs reached the most vulnerable individuals facing unprecedented levels of burnout, trauma and loneliness including educators, frontline workers, those impacted by gun violence, young parents, those in recovery, immigrants and first-generation college students.

513

programs delivered

85%

training or resilience proficiency building offerings

30

trusted partners across education, recovery, workforce development, and community health

63%

average reported increase in comfortable emotions (ie. hopeful, peaceful, safe)

3

priority cities: Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk

37%

average reported decrease in uncomfortable emotions (ie. worried, exhausted, pessimistic)

Now, we’re being asked for:

Bilingual programs to scale our support of Spanish speakers

More facilitators to lead free community sessions

More weekly programs, because transformation happens with consistency

If you’ve been wondering how you can get more involved in your community and extend compassion to neighbors navigating life’s hardest situations, this is it!

We would be honored to have you in the Circle.

Hear Why Neighbors Are Joining The Circle

  • "The unique thing that Community Mindfulness Project does is it helps people reframe their circumstances in a way that is both portable and teachable. The tools they provide people are not limited to a one-time service. The ripple effect and amplification potential are great."

    CMP Donor

  • "There are so many things that touch me about the program. I think it is the habit of going someplace like the Library and having someone facilitate us in a way that promotes non-judgment and also community. As you know better than anyone, there is such an epidemic of loneliness in the world… having someone facilitate us in a way that allows us to be in a room full of somewhat like-minded people, trying to bring some inner peace to ourselves… well, that’s pretty awesome. Thanks for what you are doing. It’s awesome."

    CMP Donor

  • "I donate to CMP because the mindfulness sessions that I enjoy are so vital for me. Donating is always an opportunity for me to remember a loved one, I generally dedicate my donations to my beloved father or other loved ones. Thanks for the CMP, congratulations of your work, you are really making a difference!"

    CMP Donor

  • "The online sessions were a God send during COVID and were a beautiful way to start each day being grounded and reminded that 'THIS TOO WILL PASS', stay in the moment and so much more. I am so grateful to be able to stay a member of this wonderful community from afar. I have saved poems and jotted down deep thoughts that the facilitators have shared over the years, that had touched me deeply then and they come in handy each time I read them. They still touch my heart."

    – CMP Donor

Join The Circle of monthly supporters

Join your neighbors in lightening the mental load of our most under-resourced community members. Let’s create a healthier, empowered, more resilient Fairfield County together.