Foundation Sweet Success

Foundation Sweet Success has been established as the giving vehicle for Connie's Bakery and General Store. 100% of after-tax profits from Connie's will support the charitable work of the Foundation.

Six non-profit organizations will be selected each year as Connie's charitable partners, and funds in the foundation will be divided equally among them. Any organization interested in becoming one of Connie's Charitable Partners please click here.

Individuals and businesses interested in financially supporting Connie's mission in ways other than through purchases from our bakery or retail store can make donations directly to the Foundation by either:

Placing a donation in your Cart when you shop and check out

For tax purposes, this donation will appear as a separate charge on your billing statement and you will receive a separate receipt. As required by the IRS, a letter acknowledging your donation and stating that we provided no goods or services in consideration of this gift will also be sent to your billing address.

OR

Making a check payable to "Foundation Sweet Success" to

Connies Bakery & General Store
41 South Moger Avenue
Mt. Kisco, New York 10549

All donations made to Foundation Sweet Success are 100% tax-deductible.

Our Current Charitable Partners

Each year, Connie will select six non-profit organizations to be Charitable Partners of Connie's Bakery and General Store. In addition to receiving a financial contribution, we will promote our Partners in our stores and on our web site in order to draw attention to the great work they are doing. Click on the names of any of our current charitable partners listed below to learn more about their missions and how you can get involved.

Breadwinners Foundation — The Breadwinners Foundation is a White Plains-based non-profit organization that provides short term financial assistance and resource information to families confronting economic hardship due to the tragic loss of a primary breadwinner. When a primary breadwinner dies and there are little or no resources, the crisis can cause overwhelming difficulties for a family. For more than nine years, The Breadwinners Foundation has offered a helping hand, assisting families with short term financial support such as medical expenses, mortgage payments, funeral costs, childcare fees, and other basic needs. Established by Keith J. Ahlers after his brother died suddenly, leaving his young family without financial resources, the organization is funded entirely by contributions from people in communities across the United States.

Career Closet — Career Closet provides free office clothes and other services through the Briarcliff Congregational Church in Briarcliff Manor. It was originally developed in 2005 in response to the need for appropriate clothing in the transition from welfare to work. It grew out of an effort by State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef to bring together a group of business people, volunteers and religious organizations to form the Coalition for Welfare to Work. Career Closet clients are able to select four outfits for the spring and summer season and return for another four outfits for the fall and winter season. The program is open only to people recommended by a job-training or counseling program, and they shop by appointment on Saturday from 9:30 A.M. to noon. Volunteers meet clients at a train station or bus stop and help them select clothing at Career Closet. Volunteer members of the coalition also provide practice job interviewing sessions where the participants live, at transitional housing shelters or at job training programs.

The Family Resource Center of Peekskill, Inc. — The Family Resource Center is a not-for-profit housing organization based in Peekskill. They operate 18 units which is inclusive of Supportive Housing Homeless families with children and affordable housing to Section 8 voucher recipients. FRC sets aside 8 units as temporary emergency housing. FRC is a Department of Housing and Urban Development certified Housing Counseling Agency. The agency offers housing counseling in the following areas: first-time homebuyer counseling, financial money management counseling, reverse mortgage counseling (HECM), and eviction prevention counseling. Additionally, FRC has a youth mentorship stipend paid initiative to help socio-disadvantaged troubled youth to gain work experience so that they can become productive citizens in society. The not-for-profit also has an emergency pantry program called "Harvest Time" which provides over 125 bags of food to needy families on a first come first serve basis on a weekly basis.

The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley — The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating hunger, while preventing the waste of wholesome food. FBHV is a branch of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and a member of Feeding America, the national food bank network. Working in partnership with the food industry, the FBHV collects large donations of unmarketable but still edible food, and distributes it to nearly 370 member agencies in the six counties in the Hudson Valley north of Westchester. These counties are Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Sullivan, Dutchess and Rockland. Last year, FBHV distributed over 8 million pounds of food to food pantries, soup kitchens, rehabilitation programs, senior programs, day care centers, and emergency shelters who feed the hungry.

Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley — Serving the Westchester Community since 1898, the Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley is a not for profit organization that provides home health care to all who need services regardless of their ability to pay. The organization which is consistently ranked among the top 25% of home health providers in the country offers comprehensive programs and the latest technology designed to assist with the compassionate care provided.

With the goal of fostering independence and choice for all of its patients, the VNA of Hudson Valley offers a complete continuum of professional services that address independent living, recovery from an illness or injury and end of life care. Services are provided by Registered Nurses, Medical Social Workers, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists and Certified Home Health Aides. As a leader in the field, the VNAHV also offers specialty programs such as maternal child health, healing arts therapies, palliative care, mental health home care and Telehealth – technology that enhances patient care by enabling patients' remote access to nurses. The VNAHV is the largest family of home health care providers which includes Hospice Care in Westchester and Putnam and VNA Home Health Services, both of which also serve Putnam County.

Veteran's Hospital of Castle Point — with core values of the Veteran's Hospital of Castle Point being commitment, compassion, excellence, respect and trust; America's Veterans are provided exceptional health care that improves their health and well being. Located along the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, the hospital provides an array of services to veterans who have served their country. The hospital provides excellent health care, research, and education; an organization where people choose to work; an active community partner; and a back up for national emergencies.

For information on our Charitable Partners previously chosen, please click here: Our Charitable Partners from Past Years.