Coalition Asks Connecticut Legislature to Act on Land Use Reforms
Release Date:
07/14/2020
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Webster donates $25,000 to Hartford HealthCARES Colleague Assistance Fund
Release Date:
07/13/2020
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Hartford Foundation Awards $200,000 in Grants to Support Census and Voter Registration Efforts
Release Date:
07/13/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation remains committed to supporting civic engagement across our region. Last year, the Hartford Foundation awarded 20 grants totaling $448,400 over eighteen months to support voter engagement and Census participation activities among several underrepresented groups.
Summer Youth Learning and Employment Program to serve 1,500 of the Region’s Youth
Release Date:
07/09/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) is pleased to announce that the Summer Youth Employment and Learning Program (SYELP) will serve nearly 1,500 youth throughout North Central Connecticut at a time when youth and families are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and high unemployment. The sources of SYELP funding include a $1 million commitment from the City of Hartford, $300,000 from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, $150,000 from the Travelers Foundation, $60,000 from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation, $15,000 from the Bank of America Foundation, and $34,500 from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA). Funds from the State of CT Youth Employment Program, and the CT Department of Children and Families have also been committed.
Branford Community Foundation Awards $37000 In Scholarships
Release Date:
07/09/2020
BRANFORD, CT — Although the ceremony was via Zoom this year, the Branford High School scholarship awardees were no less impressive. The Branford Community Foundation was honored to provide awards to 29 graduating seniors from Branford High School.
Hartford Foundation and First Book Award $1 Million in Grants to Six Connecticut School Districts for Computers and Home Internet Access, Funded by The LEGO Group and The LEGO Foundation
Release Date:
07/09/2020
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.
How $241,500 in grants will help New Haven schools address racial equity
Release Date:
07/09/2020
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.
Partnership for Strong Communities Receives $5,000 Grant From Chelsea Groton Foundation
Release Date:
07/07/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- Partnership for Strong Communities in Hartford recently received a $5,000 grant from Chelsea Groton Foundation to support the operations of HOMEConnecticut.
The Partnership Loan Program for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses in New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley
Release Date:
07/07/2020
NEW HAVEN, CT -- A new public-private partnership is offering low-interest and partially forgivable loans to local minority-owned and women-owned small businesses. The initial loan pool of $1.5 million will offer loans of up to $25,000 for small businesses located in New Haven and the lower Naugatuck Valley cities of Derby and Ansonia. The Partnership Loan Program for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses in New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley was created through a partnership among The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, HEDCO, Inc., the Amour Propre Fund and The City of New Haven.
Horizons At New Canaan Country School Receives $25000 Grant
Release Date:
07/02/2020
NEW CANAAN, CT -- Horizons at New Canaan Country School recently received two grants totaling $25,000 from Fairfield County's Community Foundation to support the organization's Family Emergency Financial Assistance Fund and it's full-year High School Program.
25 Years of Grantmaking Celebrated by Local Community Foundation
Release Date:
07/02/2020
BRISTOL, CT -- Through its recent Spring competitive grant cycle, Main Street Community Foundation (MSCF) awarded $90,040 in grants to 27 local organizations representing a broad range of programs and projects.
Southington Residents To Benefit From $5000 In Grants
Release Date:
07/01/2020
SOUTHINGTON, CT -- Two organizations located in or serving Southington residents received grant awards from Main Street Community Foundation (MSCF). The grants will help meet basic needs of residents and provide support for the arts.
Hartford Foundation and the Travelers Championship Provide Grant to Launch Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations in Greater Hartford
Release Date:
06/30/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the Travelers Championship are providing a two-year grant to the University of New Haven’s Center for Advanced Policing (CAP) and Tow Youth Justice Institute (TYJI) to launch the Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations (CIYPR) in Greater Hartford.
Area families in need of help with food, housing due to pandemic have additional option after grant
Release Date:
06/30/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- As the COVID- 19 crisis continues to unfold, the Human Resources Agency of New Britain is able to continue helping families with the help of a grant from The American Savings Foundation. The ASF board of directors approved a grant of $56,500 to HRA for its emergency energy assistance program.
Connecticut Health Foundation names Kenneth R. Alleyne new board chair
Release Date:
06/29/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health Foundation elected Kenneth R. Alleyne as chair of its board of directors. He succeeds David I. Newton in chairing the board of Connecticut’s largest independent health philanthropy. In addition to electing a new chair, the foundation board appointed two new members and awarded $342,025 in grants this quarter.
Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board Approves Additional Funding for Organizations Responding to Coronavirus
Release Date:
06/29/2020
$900,000 will support recovery and rebuilding in communities across the region
2020 Travelers Championship Generates More Than $1.6 Million for Charity
Release Date:
06/28/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Travelers Companies, Inc. today announced that the 2020 Travelers Championship generated more than $1.6 million for more than 100 charitable organizations. Since Travelers became title sponsor in 2007, the event has generated more than $20 million for more than 750 charities across the region.
Nonprofits Raise Covid-19 Funds Through Northwest Corner Gives
Release Date:
06/26/2020
TORRINGTON, CT -- From June 15th - July 31st, more than 50 nonprofits are participating in Northwest Corner Gives (www.northwestcornergives.org), a crowdfunding giving platform, created by the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation to help local nonprofits raise matching funds for Covid-19 related expenses.
Thousands of pieces of PPE donated to Waterbury-area non-profits
Release Date:
06/26/2020
CHESHIRE, CT -- A team effort full of heart will help more than 100 non-profits in more than 20 towns in the Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills areas continue their important work during the COVID-19 pandemic. That team effort is happening at Marion Manufacturing in Cheshire, where workers have volunteered their time to unpack a truck load of PPE so representatives from the non-profits could pick them up. We’re talking about 200,000 surgical masks, 4,000 face shields, close to 800 N-95 masks. All of that made possible because of donations made to a COVID-19 Response Fund by the Greater Waterbury United Way and the Connecticut Community Foundation.
New Britain schools, United Way Partner to Create Face Shields for Fall Classes
Release Date:
06/25/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- With the next academic year less than three months away, the Consolidated School District of New Britain and the United Way of Central and Northeastern CT are partnering to create 10,000 face shields to meet safety needs in the fall.