Public Safety
Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department
CVFD offers both fire and emergency medical services (EMS).
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For a small town, Cornwall has a wealth of nonprofits, community organizations, and civic groups.
Civic Organization
Cornwall Association
Our mission is to foster a sense of community and shared values; provide a forum for and encourage the discussion of key issues and developments and preserve Cornwall’s historic and rural character consistent with the economic needs of the town and its people.
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Civic Organization
Cornwall Foundation
In 2003, a handful of Cornwallians got together and decided to create our own community endowment, the Cornwall Foundation. Throughout our brief history, we have worked hard to balance the twin missions of a community foundation: supporting the efforts of the town’s charities and institutions while building an endowment to meet the needs and opportunities of the future.
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Cornwall Child Center
The Cornwall Child Center is a privately funded, nonprofit educational organization which was founded in 1974 to serve the youngest members of the Cornwall community and its surrounding neighbors. It is fully licensed by Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood and holds accreditation from NAEYC (National Association for Education of Young Children). Our mission is to provide the best possible early childhood program offering a stimulating environment responsive to children’s natural curiosity, creativity, and desire to learn. The Child Center fosters social skills in a friendly, family atmosphere, and encourages the involvement of parents, community, and the school.
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Non-Profit
Cornwall Chronicle
The Chronicle is a monthly, non-partisan, nonprofit community newspaper produced almost entirely by volunteers and funded by voluntary contributions from the public. Its mission is “the lessening of community misunderstandings and tensions” and “to increase the interest and understanding” of local government an civic affairs.
The Cornwall Chronicle was founded in 1991 by Tom Bevans, aided and abetted by his wife Margaret.
A print edition of the Chronicle is distributed free to 1,100 Cornwall residents plus 275 out of town subscribers. The paper has a no-advertising policy, and all the revenues of the not-for-profit publication are provided by donations from readers.
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Cornwalls Conservation Commission
We are an advisory commission whose mission is to promote activities and support regulations that encourage conservation of Cornwall’s natural resources and do so with the consensus of the citizens of Cornwall. We seek to serve as a voice for the natural world of Cornwall by promoting the health and preservation of its ecosystems. The commission reaches out to its citizens through education, publications, activities, presentations and regular commission meetings.
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Non-Profit
Cornwall Conservation Trust
The CCT is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of our town’s natural assets. It is organized to provide broad public participation in its activities, and membership is open to everyone.
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Cornwall Housing Corporation
Local organization committed to tackling the problem of high cost housing in the area and providing affordable housing to the community.
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Civic Organization
Cornwall Democratic Town Committee
Local civic committee committed to supporting our local Democratic contingency.
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Non-Profit
Housatonic Valley Association
HVA, a tri-state nonprofit citizen’s environmental group, works to conserve the natural character, environmental health and the economies of our region by protecting and restoring its land and waters… for today and for future generations.
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Little Guild of St. Francis
The mission of the Little Guild is to rescue, love, and heal homeless dogs and cats and help them find the forever homes they deserve.
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Community Group
The Cornwall Garden Club
Our Mission is to informally bring together Cornwall gardeners for fun, fellowship, and education while lending a garden-gloved hand to the town and its vital organizations.
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Housatonic Valley Institute / Silas C. Beers Charitable Trust
The Silas C. Beers Charitable Trust, also known as Housatonic Valley Institute (HVI) was established in 1925 and has been quietly assisting Cornwall residents achieve their higher education goals for the past century. HVI was restructured in 2021-2022 to expand the ways in which it supports education. Learn more about scholarship and grant opportunities.
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