The Opportunity Picture: Connecticut
View Connecticut's "Opportunity Picture," from The Opportunity Index, a tool designed to provide a snapshot of what opportunity looks like at the state and county levels.
Education
Thursday, July 9, 2020
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Two grants from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund totaling $241,500 are intended to help the New Haven Public Schools support racial equity within the school district.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
HARTFORD, CT -- Six school districts in Connecticut will begin the school year with new Chromebooks and home Internet connectivity, enabling distance learning for the first time for nearly 3,000 students from underserved communities. The $1 million initiative will support students in kindergarten through Grade 5 in the Bloomfield, East Hartford, Manchester, Vernon, Windsor, and Windsor Locks school districts. The grants, awarded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and made possible through funding from The LEGO Group and The LEGO Foundation, are being distributed by First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise focused on equal access to quality education.
Friday, June 12, 2020
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation recently announced $531,000 in grant investments supporting local nonprofit organizations.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank announced today a new program with The Governor’s Prevention Partnership that will enable The Partnership’s in-school mentoring program to transition to an online foru
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is excited to announce that a $1.3 Million, 5-year grant has been awarded to New Haven Promise.