Teens helped through Pathway to Success
June 2026 – Recent surveys of area teens conducted by Brooker Memorial have found that 50% are interested in participating in both mentoring and job shadowing with career professionals while they are in high school. While no program currently exists, Brooker is working to make this a reality. An online fundraising campaign through Northwest Corner […]
Brooker Memorial partners with EdAdvance Head Start for dental care
June 2026 – In recent months Brooker Memorial began offering dental services to preschool students at EdAdvance’s Head Start in Torrington. During the past several weeks, 15 children in the preschool program received exams by Residents from the UConn School of Dental Medicine, under the guidance of Dr. Moises Salas, and 17 received dental cleanings. […]
UConn dental students assist patients
Brooker is proud of its partnership with the UConn School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Moises Salas, an assistant clinical professor, oversees a residency program here at Brooker. Each week second-year Dental Residents, under his guidance, treat patients at Brooker. This academic year, the program has expanded to two Residents here each Tuesday. Dr. Salas has […]
Brooker’s Employee Giving Grows
80% of Brooker employees helping nonprofits Brooker Memorial’s Employee Giving Campaign this year has shown a dramatic increase in the number giving to the area nonprofits, with 21 employees representing 80 percent of the full-time staff giving. The largest number, 15 employees, are participating in the current campaign of the United Way of Northwest Connecticut. […]
Brooker Memorial Dental Clinic opens for Head Start preschool students
Brooker Memorial has installed a dental clinic for preschool students through a collaboration with EdAdvance Head Start that will soon be providing dental hygiene services at the Grove Street facility. The two organizations held a reception for grant funders and dignitaries Wednesday, Jan. 14 and gave tours of the dental clinic space to the 35 […]
Angel Tree gifts provided to 10 children
Brooker Memorial was one of 49 organizations that received a grant this month from the Northwest CT Community Foundation (NCCF) as part of its critical needs program. A total of $116,000 was awarded to assist the area’s most economically distressed residents. Grants will help provide the most basic of necessities–food, warm clothing, and shelter. The […]
Leadership change at Brooker with new president
After 15 years of dedicated leadership, William “Bill” Marchand has stepped down as President of the Brooker Memorial Board of Managers. A Corporator since 1994 and Board member since 1997, Bill became president in 2010 and has guided the board with a steady, thoughtful hand. Donna Mattiello has been elected as the new President of […]
Judy Hogan thanked for years volunteering in garden
Judy Hogan was welcomed back to Brooker near the end of the summer and saluted for her work bringing the Child Care Center garden to life. She worked with a group of volunteers to build the raised beds and plan the plantings. She reminisced with Director Charlene Lee and the teachers, Molly Weir, Lacey Gover […]
Brooker celebrates 107 years at Annual Meeting
President Bill Marchand welcomed the 39 corporators in attendance to the Sept. 25 107th Annual Meeting of Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial. During the meeting, news was shared about the 2024-2025 fiscal year that ended June 30 and each corporator was presented with a copy of the annual report (available here). Corporators were approved, adding five new corporators: […]
Brooker Memorial hosts Michelle Cook at Annual Meeting
In front of 39 Corporators during the 107th annual meeting of Brooker Memorial on Sept. 25, Michelle Cook, ombudsman for the state Office of Early Childhood, reminded everyone about the importance of child care. “If we do not invest in our children, if we do not invest in our infrastructure of child care in the […]