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Connecticut teams up with Indeed on back-to-work initiative
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut has teamed with employment search engine Indeed to create a state-specific online portal to link those who have lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic with employers as the economy reopens. Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday the portal is the first of its kind in the country and part of a new program called the CT Back to Work Initiative, which also will include an online job fair and online job training programs for the approximately 610,000 state residents who have filed for unemployment during the pandemic.
CHEFA Makes Major Commitment to Support State's Workforce
Hartford Foundation Awards $750K Grant to Our Piece of the Pie in Support of the Hartford Youth Service Corps
DanburyWORKS Receives $22,000 Grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Collective Impact Opportunity Fund Awards More than $1 Million in First Round of Local Grant Funding
Eversource Supports Dress for Success with Clothing Drive and Contribution
HARTFORD, CT -- Eversource held an incredibly successful employee clothing drive and made a financial contribution to support Dress for Success.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation and Housatonic Community College Partner to Advance Women in Tech Careers
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to Housatonic Community College Foundation to support women who are interested in pursuing a career in the manufacturing industry.
Hartford Area Inner City Capital Connections Launches Capacity-building Training Initiative for Over 60 Businesses
HARTFORD, CT -- In February, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, in partnership with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and the City of Hartford, announced the Hartford Area Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program to drive job creation, capital investment, and economic growth in underserved communities.
Launch of DanburyWORKS to Take Place on May 20
$1 Million in Workforce Development Grants Awarded to CT Non-Profit Organizations by CHEFA
Nonprofits, Colleges Share $1M Grants for Workforce Development
HARTFORD, CT -- Several nonprofits and state colleges are splitting more than $1 million in grants from a quasi-public funder to spur workforce development in Connecticut. The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA), an agency that lends tax-exempt capital to nonprofits, on Wednesday awarded several grants aimed at expanding science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming and job training in the state.
CHEFA Announces Major Grant Awards to Support Connecticut Workforce Development
United Way of Western CT To Launch Cora’s Kids, Focus on Early Childhood Development Through Infant and Toddler Childcare
MEDIA ADVISORY: Second Chance Training & Employment Program to be Recognized
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Donors Raised $100K in Support of Three New Funds
Danbury Named As Finalist In Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2018 Mayors Challenge
Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance Receives $302,000 Grant to Reduce Unemployment in Hartford’s South End
HARTFORD, CT -- In an effort to employ more south-end residents, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a three-year, $302,000 grant to SINA to support a new program that matches south end residents with jobs available among SINA’s partners.
Braille Program to Offer York Inmates Job, Purpose
NIANTIC, CT -- The prison Braille program at York will be a partnership between the American Printing House for the Blind, Department of Correction and the state Department of Rehabilitation Services' Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind. The J. Walton Bissell Foundation of West Hartford awarded APH a $26,000 grant to buy computers and other equipment needed to launch the program, including a Perkins Braille embosser, translation software and Braille paper.