MILFORD, CT -- Beth-El Center homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Milford has been awarded a $90,000 multi-year grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The grant will be paid out in $30,000 increments over three years to provide general operating assistance for the shelter, its support services, advocacy and community education.
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announced today grants of $1,034,525 in support of four strategic priorities: youth empowerment, basic needs and rights, environmental conservation and education, and animal welfare.
DANBURY, CT -- A $38,000 grant from the Fairfield County's Community Foundation (FCCF) will enable the CityCenter Danbury Farmers’ Market to make fresh produce accessible to people who might otherwise not have access to healthy food options. The grant also supports new COVID-19 protocols to help keep shoppers safe.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced a round of grants totaling $716,334 to several nonprofits around the state, including many that are in or serve the north-central region. The grants constitute the fourth round of funding as part of the charitable organization’s COVID-19 Response Fund, which was launched in March, bringing the total amount donated through the fund to about $4 million.
ENFIELD, CT -- The Enfield Food Shelf has received a $25,000 grant that will help it increase services for those in need as the community deals with the impact, financial and otherwise, of the novel coronavirus pandemic.The grant is part of the third round of funding from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, which launched the COVID-19 Response Fund in March.
HARTFORD, CT -- Thanks to a three-year, $250,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, more food pantries and their employees, volunteers and clients will be learning about the benefits of choosing healthy foods as often as possible.