As a family philanthropy, the PCLB Foundation supports a number of organizations born out of our personal interests and connections. Under the umbrella of Family Projects, we will continue honoring those family connections, by supporting work and organizations including:

• Danbury: In Danbury – a place that members of the Buck family have called home – we have ongoing and evolving initiatives to ensure that this is a thriving community for all its residents. More specifically, PCLB supports Danbury organizations to:
• Increase food security among all Danbury residents.
• Reduce social isolation among older adults.
• Increase participation of English Language Learner (ELL) students in strong out-of-school time programming with the ultimate goal of improving their high school graduation rates.
• Fundação Carmem Lucia (FCL): FCL was created in 2009 to realize Carmen Lucia Buck’s dream of building a model health clinic in her hometown of Vila Velha, ES, Brazil. Over the last fifteen years, FCL has grown to provide medical, dental, psychological, educational, and social assistance services to thousands of people in Vila Velha.
• Associação Beneficente de Recuperação da Alegria e Saúde (ABRAS): ABRAS is a Brazil-based philanthropy that supports education, healthcare, and social services in local communities.
• Casa Piñero: Casa Piñero is a museum and historical home of Puerto Rico’s first native governor, Jesus T. Piñero, who helped foster the island’s relationship with mainland U.S.A.
• Discretionary: PCLB funds a select group of organizations that are of personal interest to our Board.