To gauge the needs and service gaps impacting women and girls in our region, as well as service providers, in 2019 Fairfield County's Community Foundation commissioned two bodies of research.
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announces $210,554 in 2019 grants to 53 nonprofits aimed at providing greater equity for women and girls throughout Eastern Connecticut from its four Women & Girls Funds.
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls’ unveiled research today that will guide The Fund’s development of new investment areas, competitive grant making and advocacy efforts for 2020 and beyond.
The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, in conjunction with researchers at DataHaven, have developed their first Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Eastern Connecticut.
Male community leaders are invited to join the Aurora Foundation in supporting their efforts to educate, engage, and empower the community to address issues facing women and girls in Greater Hartford.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- At The Community Fund for Women & Girls’ annual meeting, newly appointed Chair Karen Peart announced grant awards totaling $130,000 to 12 nonprofit partner organizations working to advance gender equity in the region.
WATERBURY, CT -- The Women's Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation—65 women of all ages eager to make an impact for women and girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills—awarded grants totaling $29,500 to five organizations serving the region.
GREENWICH, CT -- Commemorating its history of community impact, Tracee Ellis Ross was the featured keynote speaker at Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon. More than 800 friends and supporters from Connecticut and beyond were part of this celebration held at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut, on April 4, 2019.
NORWALK, CT -- Tracee Ellis Ross is the keynote speaker at the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon on April 4th at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, CT.
TORRINGTON, CT -- Jane Williams of Winsted has been named to the executive committee of the Women & Girls Fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation.
NORWALK, CT -- The Connecticut Collective for Women and Girls, a new network, launched today to provide support and collaboration for organizations serving women and girls.
GOSHEN, CT -- On October 13, 2018 at the Clubhouse at Woodbridge Lake in Goshen, Karla Fortunato, president of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, delivered the keynote for Connecticut Community Foundation's celebration honoring 25 years of women's philanthropy.
NORWALK, CT -- Tracee Ellis Ross, award-winning actress, producer and activist will be featured as the keynote speaker at the 2019 Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon on April 4, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut.
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Fund for Women & Girls (FWG) is pleased to announce the launch of The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County, their latest philanthropic initiative with their partners to address sexual assault in the region.
TORRINGTON, CT -- Join the Women & Girls Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, for an evening full of laughs and thoughtful insights with Velya Jancz-Urban onOctober 18, 2018.