NORWALK, CT -- Underscoring their commitment to collaboratively support public agencies and non-profit organizations striving to close education, workforce and other opportunity gaps in Connecticut, the founding members of the Collective Impact Opportunity Fund today announced the initial distribution of grants from the Fund — bestowing $1,032,000 to 10 organizations serving the region.
Education
ENFIELD, CT -- Starting this fall, Asnuntuck Community College students will be able to connect with health and wellness professionals on the school’s 170 Elm St. campus. With a $25,000 grant it recently received from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the college plans to establish a “health and wellness hub” where students can connect with acommunity health care providers.
HARTFORD, CT -- On June 26, 2019 The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) held its’ first Nonprofit Education Forum featuring Jeff Fuhrer, executive vice president and senior policy advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) is pleased to announce the FY 2019 Nonprofit Grant Program awardees.
WINSTED, CT -- Students at Northwestern Connecticut Community College, including local high schoolers, will be able to reap the benefits of new scientific equipment after a $35,000 grant was supplied by the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation.
HARTFORD, CT -- Nearly 3,400 children will participate in summer learning programs and receive healthy food as part of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s Summer Smarts initiative. Eleven community organizations serving children in Greater Hartford benefited from awards totaling $429,500.