We Support

Kolmar supports A New Way in mixed cities in Israel. For over 25 years, A New Way has been committed to building a shared society in Israel through multicultural educational processes. It acts as a unifying force and challenges the existing rifts in Israeli Jewish-Arab relations.

Kolmar’s ASJ Scholarship program has been supporting needy and marginalized women students in Gaza since 2008 by providing them with a university education. These talented students would otherwise be unable to further their education after leaving high school due to financial constraints within their families. Most of the students have been able to start a promising career upon graduation, something they wouldn’t have been able to do without the ASJ Scholarship. Kolmar’s generous financial support has clearly reflected on the success and well-being of the students as it has allowed them to focus on their academic performance and to avoid distracting financial pressures.

Kolmar continues to support the educational program Il Papavero in Ferrara, Italy, which helps children with learning difficulties by giving them extra tuition in subjects such as Italian and maths outside of school hours. Learning Italian in particular is very important for emigrant children so they can become integrated.

Kolmar supports Beth-El Center, a nonprofit organization that offers a continuum of services for men, women, families and veterans experiencing housing instability, homelessness, food insecurity and hunger. Their focus is to empower households while helping them achieve independence to become self-sufficient, connecting them to housing, food, and services within their communities. Their vision is to create a community where everyone is home and all are fed! Beth-El Center is located in Milford, CT and serves 13 municipalities along the shoreline from Milford to Madison and within the Greater Naugatuck Valley.

BluePath is a nonprofit organization that transforms lives by providing expertly trained service dogs for children with autism and their families – free of charge. A well-trained service dog makes a profound difference in the life of an individual with a disability – an impact that becomes exponential as an entire family experiences freedom and reconnects with their community.

Since 2006, Building Homes for Heroes has been at the forefront in making a significant difference to the lives of wounded American service members. Kolmar is supporting this organization that builds or modifies homes, and gifts them, mortgage-free, to injured veterans and their families, while providing support services to enable them to build better lives.

The Center for Family Justice provides crisis and supportive services to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and child abuse. They provide cutting-edge prevention education and training in communities to create social change. Their goal is to break the cycle of violence by building healthy relationships, empowering communities and mobilizing bystanders to speak out about abuse and violence.

Fellowship Place’s mission is to serve adults living with mental health conditions by offering a full range of therapeutic support and rehabilitation services that promote independence, wellness and a meaningful life. The services that are provided are designed to increase stability, self-sufficiency, and help function at the highest level possible, including help with basic needs, meals, socialization, skill-building groups, case management, job training and career development services, expressive arts programs, computer classes, physical recreation and much more.

For 20 years, the Fondation Pacifique has been defending the values of human solidarity and environmental awareness in favour of people and the oceans. Kolmar is supporting Pacifique’s Jeunes En Mer program, which gives young people in troubled situations the opportunity to spend some time at sea on a sailing boat as part of the crew, learning new skills and integrating as a team.

Kolmar made a donation to the Swiss Glückskette National Day of Solidarity, to help bolster solidarity for universal education and equal opportunities for all children and young people, and to lay the foundations for a fair and inclusive society.

Kolmar is sponsoring the secondary education of two students in Tanzania so they can have a brighter future and to help them on the way to making their dreams come true. The aim of the school is to raise the education level of girls in Tanzania. By helping these students, Kolmar is not only changing the girls’ lives, but also making a meaningful contribution to the empowerment of women in Tanzania.

Junior Achievement is an organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures and make smart academic and economic choices. Junior Achievement’s programs include work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. The goal is to ignite the spark in young people to experience and realize the opportunities and realities of work and life in the 21st century as well as inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy.

Kolmar continues to support the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra, founded in 1805/06. With its 200-year history, the Orchestra successfully combines tradition and innovation. It actively promotes new music through the commissioning of works from composers, and the Orchestra is committed to fostering young talent, with its own orchestra academy and a comprehensive outreach programme.

Kolmar supports Spooner House, a local organization in Shelton, CT which assists those in need through the provision of food, shelter, and support services. Through their shelter and programs for the homeless, they are helping men, women, and families with children to get back on their feet, acquire the skills they need to take care of themselves and their families and break the cycle of homelessness. They work to help each client achieve self-sufficiency to strengthen the entire community.

The Eric M. Suhl Foundation was created in memory of Eric Matthew Suhl who passed away aged 28 in 2016. The mission of the Foundation is to enjoy the company of family and friends while positively impacting and supporting causes Eric loved and issues he faced in his life. One of the Eric M. Suhl Foundation’s founding principles is to help raise awareness for all types of mental health initiatives.