Uplifting and uniting our community
By providing caring services and resources to meet our neighbors’ needs with dignity and respect.
Find Your Treasure!
Join us on Saturday, March 29th, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at 866 Main Street, 5th Floor, Willimantic. Discover antiques, collectibles, and treasures for everyone! Proceeds support the WAIM General Fund.
Questions: Call 860-456-7270 x105
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WAIM Voted Best Non-Profit!
We’re honored to be named Best Non-Profit in the Willimantic Chronicle’s "Best Of" Reader’s Poll! Thank you to our amazing community for the support!
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Walk For Warmth
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Walk for Warmth! You’ve raised over $43,000 for WAIM’s Emergency Financial Assistance Fuel, Rental and Unmet Needs Fund. There is still time to donate.
Cupid’s Run (February 2025)
Get moving this February by signing up for the 2-mile Cupid Made Me Do It run. Volunteers are needed for registration from 8 am to 11 am. All sponsorship money goes directly to WAIM. Contact Susan at susanahunter@waimct.org if you want to volunteer or become a sponsor.
Material Donations
WAIM accepts donations of clothing, furniture, appliances, and household items, which are distributed to community members in need at no cost. These items are given a second life and provide essential support to families in our community.
WAIM (Windham Area Interfaith Ministry) provides basic needs and support to area residents with insufficient income. Our goal is to keep people safely housed, meet basic material needs and connect them to resources that sustain their stability.
Our Programs
Emergency Financial Assistance
WAIM is dedicated to helping our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet. Emergency financial assistance from WAIM can help with rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, transportation expenses, and other basic needs.
Material Donations
WAIM distributes donated clothing, furniture, appliances, and other household items to people in need in our community for free. Literally, tons of useful items are kept out of local landfills and welcomed into the homes of individuals and families who give them a second life.
Partners in Independence
Meet with a trained mentor who will provide thoughtful guidance and help you identify goals and develop strategies to achieve them.
Get Involved
Events
Support engagement with our community partners, schools, churches, and individuals like you.
Material Donations
WAIM distributes donated clothing, furniture, appliances, and other household items to people in need in our community for free.
Volunteer
Volunteers are essential to achieving our mission of uplifting and uniting our community.
Sat. WAIM Flea Market today! 8-12
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Nice flea market
WAIM Flea Market!
Saturday, March 29th
8am-Noon
5th floor
866 Main Street
Willimantic
Reasonable offers accepted! All proceeds go to the WAIM general fund! Questions please call Kristin 860-456-7270 x105 ... See MoreSee Less
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Beautiful!
Sharon Eileen furniture and baskets at WAIM
We started out the Thread City Mend-a-thon with these piles of clothes that needed mending. We had over thirteen volunteers this afternoon that came to help out.
The bin is filled with the clothes that we fixed. There are 5 pieces of clothing that we didn't get to.
A huge thank you to Silas Brassard for creating and organizing the event. A huge thank you to everyone that came out and lended their sewing skills. A special thank you to Laura and Molly from the UCONN Natural Resources Academy for your support.
These clothes have a new life. They will be put on the racks of WAIM for folks to take rather than go to a landfill. ... See MoreSee Less
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This is great! And for the clothes that can’t be repaired, there is textile recycling — so nothing has been be thrown out!! portal.ct.gov/deep/reduce-reuse-recycle/textiles-reuse--recycling (scroll down on webpage to see options)
This is wonderful!!
A wonderful idea. I’m glad these clothes are being put to good use instead of going in the garbage.
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Is this an ongoing project? I live in Killingly but I would be able to commute and participate starting in the Summer time...will it still be going on then???
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