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Teens To Keep Up Conservation Work At Beardsley Zoo Thanks To $10K Grant
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Beardsley Zoo’s Conservation Discovery Corps will continue its programming for teens thanks to a $10,000 grant from People’s United Community Foundation. The grant will support the zoo’s program designed for high school students to work alongside field biologists and study the role of zoos in conservation and education.
The Bridge Family Center in West Hartford Rceives $500 Community Spirit Grant
HARTFORD – The Bridge Family Center in West Hartford has been awarded $500 from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation’s Community Spirit 9/11 Mini-Grant program.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls Hosts Fifth Annual Girls’ Leadership Summit
Lights, Camera, Save! Teen Video Contest Underway at Savings Institute Bank & Trust
WILLIMANTIC, CT -- Savings Institute Bank & Trust is accepting submissions for its Lights, Camera, Save! video contest. The contest, organized by the American Bankers Association Foundation, is a national competition that encourages teens to use video to communicate the value of saving money and inspire their peers to become lifelong savers.
People's United Bank Marks 175 Year Anniversary With Foundation Gift
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- People's United Bank , N.A. a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBCT), will celebrate its 175th anniversary on December 24th. To commence the celebration, the bank today announced a $175,000 grant from People's United Community Foundation to Junior Achievement USA, who will use the funding for upcoming regional financial literacy and career-readiness programs for youth across six states that align with the People's United footprint, including: CT, NY, MA, VT, NH, ME. This is the single largest one-time grant gifted by the Foundation to a non-profit organization since launching in 2007.
Private Donations Will Support Hartford's Youth Service Corps For Second Year
The Travelers Foundation’s contribution of a $90,000 grant to Capital Workforce Partners
Catholic Groups Aid Disaster Victims, At-risk New Haven youth
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Knights of Columbus has raised more than $2.8 million for its outreach efforts in the wake of recent natural disasters that have plagued the southern U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. Catholic Charities has announced that it was awarded a $20,000 grant from the United Way of Greater New Haven to help support Centro San José’s comprehensive educational and enrichment program for New Haven youth.
Billings Forge Community Works and Our Piece of the Pie Receive $250,000 from Hartford Foundation for Opportunity Youth Job Training Program
Hartford Youth Take Advantage Of Opportunities Through Summer Employment
Grant Supports Prevention Program for Wolcott Youth
Center for Latino Progress Receives Comcast Foundation Grant
Torrington Youth Summer Program Gets Second Chance After Eversource Donation
TORRINGTON, CT -- Programs like the Torrington Area Youth Service Bureau’s Summer Youth Employment rely on financial support from the state to function. With no approved state budget in June, the summer program was in jeopardy of being canceled completely. But a recent donation from Eversource helped organizers of the program to hire four students.
$500K in Grants to Support Youth Programs in New Britain
Grant Helps to Promote Wellness of Wolcott Youth
CT’s Beardsley Zoo Receives $30K Grant
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has received a $30,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, including a $15,000 award from the foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls. The funds will be used to support the Zoo’s teen program, Conservation Discovery Corps (CDC).
Perrin Family Foundation Adds New Team Member
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Perrin Family Foundation welcomes Mercedes MacAlpine as its new Program Associate.
United Way Seeks Northern Fairfield County Partners to Administer New Fund
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is seeking nonprofit agency, foundation, school, or government partners to assist in administering its newly created ALICE® Enrichment Fund (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed).