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Member eBrief - MAY 2020
Free Financial Coaching Service to Help Connecticut Residents Struggling Amid COVID-19
The Great Give 2020 raises $3.57 Million for Greater New Haven nonprofits, shattering previous record.
Guilford Foundation Raises Money, Keeps Organizations Connected During Crisis
GUILFORD, CT -- During the current pandemic, people in Guilford and along the shoreline have been turning to The Guilford Foundation, which has served not only as a conduit to disburse desperately needed funds to individuals and charitable organizations but also as a community resource helping non-profits and local leaders collaborate in this critical time. The foundation has already funded $30,000 of individual grants through the Women & Family Life Center and helping purchase $5,000 worth of masks and protective gear for VNA Community Healthcare and Hospice.
Over $130K in grants given to local nonprofits by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
CVS Health is expanding its mental health services to frontline coronavirus workers
$1.3 million distributed to Greater New Haven nonprofits helping vulnerable communities
Hartford Foundation Announces Fifth Round of Grants from COVID-19 Response Fund
Grants in response to COVID-19
Hartford Launches Initiatives to Address Disparities in Coronavirus Outcomes
Governor Lamont Announces Statewide Launch of Free Online Job Training Program for Unemployment Claimants
HARTFORD, CT -- Governor Ned Lamont today announced the statewide expansion of a program that will make free online learning licenses available to recipients of unemployment insurance, including those who have been impacted by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 public health crisis. The SkillUp CT program will significantly expand access to comprehensive online course work from a leading global provider for thousands of Connecticut residents. The program will be funded by the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) under an existing grant to the state’s five regional workforce boards.
Five Community Organizations Receive Grants through Tufts Health Plan Employee Groups
Regional Organizations Awarded more than $50,000 in Second Round of Grants from Valley Community COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Announces First Round of Grants from Its Neighbors in Need Fund
Liberty Bank Team Announces Additional $100,000 to Support Local Community Partners in COVID-19 Response
City of Hartford Distrubutes Thousands of PPE Through Partnerships with State of Connecticut, Philanthropic Foundations
HARTFORD, CT -- Today the City of Hartford conducted two significant distributions of PPE. The first distribution today is in partnership with the State of Connecticut and CBIA-CONNSTEP, which will provide more than 3,500 recently donated surgical masks to more than 100 essential businesses in Hartford that registered online. A partnership between the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and New Britain medical equipment manufacturer OKAY Industries, Inc., produced 4,000 face shields for more than a dozen regional non-profits.