The Connecticut Association of Nonprofits on Wednesday met at Stonebridge Restaurant in Milford to thank state Sen. Gayle Slossberg. D-Milford, for the lawmaker’s "ardent and outspoken" advocacy and support for nonprofit organizations.

"Nonprofits provide services for Connecticut s neediest residents, and they do so at a great cost savings to the state," Slossberg, who serves as the Senate chair of the Government Administration & Elections Committee, said in a statement.

"The people who operate and staff these nonprofits are truly selfless individuals, dedicated to their work and to serving those who need a helping hand. The state should do all it can to support this work and the people who devote their lives to nonprofits. I’m very proud to support our nonprofit providers," she said.

Slossberg, shown with Beth-El Center Executive Director Toni Dolan and Gloria Hayes from Good Shepherd Day Care in Milford, won her office for the first time in 2004 and was reelected in 2006. She represents Milford, Orange, and the southern half of West Haven.

Ron Cretaro, executive director of Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, said "Slossberg has worked tirelessly on behalf of all nonprofits, not only in her district, but across the state."
"We are grateful for her dedication to our work and compassion towards those we serve," he said in the statement.

Organizations recognizing Slossberg Wednesday included: Boys & Girls Village Inc.; the Beth-El Shelter; Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven; Marrakech, Inc.; the Good Shepherd Day Care Center; Vantage Group; ACORD, Inc.; the Woodruff Family YMCA; the West Haven Community House; United Way of Milford; and the Connecticut Women’s Consortium.