Connecticut’s Family Centers Merges With Literacy Volunteers

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Literacy Volunteers of Stamford and Greenwich is merging with Family Centers to trim some administration costs and expand efforts to provide English language skills to immigrant families in the area. This is the seventh merger Family Centers has been a part of since 1995. The merger between the two Stamford and Greenwich-based nonprofits comes at a time when charities are feeling pressure to combine their operations. The merger will add four staff members and 120 volunteers to Family Centers. Family Centers, according to a recent audit, had $11 million in expenses in 2011. This . . .