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CT Philanthropy Digest - June 2018
Nine National Foundations Join to Address Nationwide Housing Instability
WASHINGTON, DC -- Understanding that stable homes provide an important platform for individual success and thriving communities, nine of the nation’s largest private foundations, including The Melville Charitable Trust, have joined forces to create the Funders for Housing and Opportunity collaborative with the goal of ensuring individuals and families across America who spend more than half of their income on rent -- or have no homes at all -- will be able to afford safe, stable rentals in thriving communities. Together, Funders for Housing and Opportunity will commit grant dollars that will be used to catalyze systemic change; $4.9 million has already been committed to four grantees over the next three years.
$10 Million From 9 Foundations Will Call Attention the Lack of Low-Cost Housing
Budget deal has plenty for Connecticut
Danbury Wins Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge Competition
CT Philanthropy Digest - February 2018
Challenge Moves Forward for CT’s Working Cities
CT Philanthropy Digest - December 2017
Amid State Funding Cuts, Nonprofits Rethink Their Operations
HARTFORD, CT -- Funding for private nonprofit human service organizations was cut again last week when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration announced it would be holding back about $181.6 million in what’s termed a “lapse.” “The human service spending cuts announced today by Governor Malloy come after more than a decade of underfunding of Connecticut’s community nonprofits and repeated budget reductions in recent years,” Gian-Carl Casa, president and CEO of CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, said. The article also mentions Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's survey on "Grantmaker Response to State Fiscal Crisis."
Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce: Working Cities Challenge Update
CCP Policy Update: State Budget and Federal Tax Reform
Civic Embassador Program Launches; Engages Students and Residents Throughout the State
CT Philanthropy Digest - November 2017
United Way 2-1-1 Continues to Respond to Hurricane Needs
CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2017
State to Continue Funding Pre-K Expansion Despite Lack of Budget
Fully Funding Connecticut Early Care Would Generate More than $13 Billion in Economic Activity, Report Finds
NEW HAVEN, CT -- In a new study, Connecticut Voices for Children analyzes the economic impact of early care and education programs in Connecticut. The research was supported by Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.