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Summer Youth Learning and Employment Program to serve 1,500 of the Region’s Youth
Hartford Launches $1 Million Small Business Grant Program, Plans Additional $300,000 Grant Program, and Awards $120,000 to Small Businesses
Greater Hartford Wellbeing Index Highlights Challenges and Opportunities in the Region
Opinion: Census 2020: Connecticut’s avoidable fiscal problem
HARTFORD, CT -- This op-ed, written and supported by leaders from Connecticut's philanthropic community, urges the state government to invest additional funds in the 2020 Census to ensure an accurate count or risk recieving a full compliment of federal funds.
Housing Vital to Reducing Recidivism for Returning Citizens
HARTFORD, CT -- Jay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, gives his perspective on recindivisim, talks about the Foundation's support of the new Reentry Welcome Center in Hartford and the Connecticut’s Commission on Equity and Opportunity's new report, and mentions a new documentary that "will help to bring the voices of returning citizens that are seldom heard to audiences."
Regional Leaders to Craft Economic Strategy for the Hartford Metropolitan Region
Hartford Foundation-Sponsored Survey of Displaced Persons from Hurricanes Moving into Region is Underway
Hartford Leaders, Agencies Engage In Aid Talks And Waiting Game For Puerto Rican Families
HARTFORD, CT -- As people fleeing Puerto Rico begin to trickle into Connecticut, an informal coalition of city officials, philanthropists, hospitals, public schools and faith groups have been mobilizing, even as they face a big unknown: How many families will need their help? The disaster in Puerto Rico also has brought together a network of potential partners including Travelers, MetroHartford Alliance, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, and Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
Early Childhood: An Effective Long-term Investment in Connecticut’s Children
HARTFORD, CT -- Richard A. Sussman, director of early childhood investments for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, makes the case for "good investments based on research about what really works and have promise for making a positive and long-term impact." "One of the state’s recent examples of a good investment is the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC). Budget proposals recommend decreasing or eliminating the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood to create short-term savings.