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Nonprofits Receive $86,525 in late June Grants

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08/07/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 21 ... “Unhealthy eating habits, use of toxic pesticides in conventional agriculture, and lack of social relationships are major factors in the unprecedented health and mental health crises in the ...

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Chelsea Groton Foundation Awards Over $189K in Grants to Area Organizations

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07/12/2018

... CT -- The Chelsea Groton Foundation awarded $189,585 in grants to 67 non-profit organizations from Connecticut and Rhode Island this spring. This dollar amount ... marks the greatest total awarded to area organizations in a single giving cycle since the Chelsea Groton Foundation ...

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Corporate Giving

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Women’s Giving Circle, Aiming to Improve Lives of Women and Girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, Awards First Grants

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07/03/2018

... WATERBURY, CT -- The Women’s Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation, formed in 2017 so members could pool their dollars, study local ... 8-18 years-old. They will build life skills, connect to resources and develop positive relationships with peers and ...

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Local Nonprofits and Residents to Benefit from Community Foundation Grants

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06/25/2018

... inspire, affect and touch the residents living and working in the towns of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, ... a broad range of programs and projects received $110,000 in grant awards. This is the result of the Foundation’s ... are blind or visually impaired (Bristol Savings Bank Fund) Connecticut Rivers Council Boy Scouts - STEM Scouting, an ...

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Draper Foundation Fund Provides $664,800 in Support of Area Nonprofits

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06/21/2018

... CT -- The Draper Foundation Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, recently awarded area ... awarded $535,500 to 19 designated nonprofits and $129,300 in donor-advised grants to nonprofits that provide essential ... for Litchfield County. “Mental Health First Aid training in Litchfield County is critical to improving the health and ...

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United Way of Western Connecticut Announces Nearly $500,000 in Grant Funding

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06/11/2018

... paycheck to paycheck DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) announced today the investment of $498,000 ... financial stability, and food insecurity programs in Greater Danbury, Greater New Milford, and Stamford. The ... of hard-working, struggling households by mobilizing the resources of local communities to create lasting change. We ...

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Community Foundation Tops Last Year's Grant Awards with Highest Amount Yet

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05/23/2018

$1.99 Million to Eastern Connecticut Nonprofits NEW LONDON, CT – The Community ... on this year’s grants. The awards include $277,000 in inaugural grants made possible by the Janvrin Fund. Mary ... of the natural environment. The grants were issued in alignment with the Foundation’s four priorities of ...

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CHEFA Awards FY 2018 Grants

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05/18/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- CHEFA, The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority is ... met on May 16, 2018 and voted to award $1,048,238 in grant funds to nineteen nonprofit organizations. The ...

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Nonprofits Receive $103,950 in Spring Grants

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05/16/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 21 ... flexible emergency funding that will prevent families in the Community Foundation’s service area from having to ... Foundation to support the cost of a financial reality fair in Torrington to improve financial literacy skills in high ...

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Transit-Oriented Development in Kensington Boosted by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Grant

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04/23/2018

Berlin Programs Among Beneficiaries of More than $250,000 in Grants as Community Foundation Makes First Awards of 2018 NEW BRITAIN, CT -- A $12,500 grant to the Connecticut Main Street Center to further transit-orien

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More than $250,000 Awarded as Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Makes First Grants of 2018

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04/17/2018

... Foundation’s board of directors has approved $254,900 in the Community Response, Community Initiatives and ... summer learning loss among low-performing students in grades 1 through 4. Arts, Culture & Heritage Southington ... with disabilities. Community and Economic Development Connecticut Main Street Center. A $12,500 grant from the ...

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Grant will Help Sustain Successful Treatment Model for Children with Mental Health and Medical Needs

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03/28/2018

Foundation awards $260,000 in grants this quarter HARTFORD, CT -- Clifford Beers Clinic ... grant. With the federal funds expiring this year, the Connecticut Health Foundation has awarded Clifford Beers a ... health philanthropy. Clifford Beers Clinic, based in New Haven, developed WrapAround New Haven to focus on ...

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Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Awards $1,887,950 in Grants to 83 Area Nonprofits

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03/27/2018

The Grantees Selected Are Creating Lasting Change in Fairfield County NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s ... grants were also provided to Southwestern CT Agency on Aging and Building One Community. Result Area: All ... Stones Museum for Children; Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut; Sterling House Community Center; The Klein ...

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Community Foundation

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Hartford Foundation’s Record-Breaking Grantmaking Topped $34.5 Million in 2017

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03/01/2018

... Public Giving, the community foundation for 29 communities in Greater Hartford, awarded more than $ 34.5 million in ... vibrant communities in Greater Hartford. Education The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy was awarded a two-year, ... families by connecting them to appropriate community resources. VCN will use the dollars to contract with a ...

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Farmington Bank Donates $1.1 Million to Non-Profits in 2017

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02/21/2018

Organizations in Central Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Recipients of Bank’s ... services that address critical needs or provide tools and resources to create positive change for families and ...

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Foundation Grant Will Help Meet the Needs of Area Youth Struggling with Homelessness

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01/23/2018

... for pain reduction. Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging in Waterbury was granted $25,600 to expand its Live ... training and incentives for volunteer leaders, community sites, and program participants. Connecticut Coalition ... local land trusts in order to save the region’s natural resources, agricultural lands, and high quality of life. View ...

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People's United Community Foundation Awards More Than $1M in Grants to Connecticut Nonprofits

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01/22/2018

... Bank, today announced that it awarded $1,114,226 to 155 Connecticut non-profit organizations in 2017. Funding was distributed state-wide in alignment with the Foundations’ focus areas including: ...

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Chelsea Groton Foundation Gives Over $170K to Area Organizations

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12/20/2017

... of a $5 million endowment to the Chelsea Groton Foundation in December 2016 enabled the Foundation to provide a greater ... financial support to organizations that impact our region in the areas of health, human and social services; education; ... 10 New London teenagers who will care for urban farming sites, public fruit trees and community gardens; $3,500 to ...

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Nonprofits Receive $135,965 in Late Fall Grants

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01/09/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 36 ... of equipment for the new Five Points printmaking studio “In addition to providing open studio time to professionals, ... centers, and expand the network of addiction specialists in Northwest Connecticut,” said John Simoncelli, Executive ...

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$200K in New Grants End Community Foundation's Grantmaking Year

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12/29/2017

... to Strengthen Our Communities Nearly $200,000 Awarded in New Community Initiatives Grant Category New Britain, ... The Foundation’s final grants of 2017, some $198,233 in Community Initiative Grants, are reflective of a wide ... to empowering parents for the benefit of their children. Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance. A $10,000 grant from ...

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