While relatively new to the world of nonprofit organizations, The Newport Foundation Incorporated comes with long-standing community roots. Established as a nonprofit company in 1994, we created an outstanding 48-bed skilled nursing home. Bickford Health Care Center stands as our greatest accomplishment. Distinguished by the excellent care of its residents, Bickford provides many of the amenities of life at home including an outdoor courtyard with flower and vegetable gardens; indoor plants; and resident pets.
Children, family, friends, and community volunteers are daily guests and contribute to homey experiences for the residents.

Our outreach to all health care recipients is exemplified by Chariots of Hope, one of our affiliate organizations that recycles used wheelchairs and donates them to needy people in local communities and around the world. In 2003 Chariots formed the first sled hockey team in CT for the physically challenged.

As a group of affiliated entities, the Newport Foundation keeps individual financial accountability for each corporate body, defines roles for professional staff, and permits sharing of expertise among related corporations. This allows the Newport Foundation to focus entirely on obtaining grants and raising funds for the affiliates.

Our achievements are a continuing process made possible through a cadre of dedicated workers who deserve a standing ovation for their commitment to our mission. This includes our staff members, boards of directors, consultants, and advisory council representatives. We have a vision of making possible what some think is impossible – providing a continuum of integrated conventional and holistic health care services for all who seek it. Along the way, we embrace all who share this objective.

Paul D. Bobbitt, President
The Newport Foundation Incorporated
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