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Cox Trust Closes with Early-Stage Investments in Education, Environment, and Health
BOSTON, MA -- The Jessie B. Cox Trust, a 35-year charitable lead trust focused on New England, closed at the end of 2017. The family-led Trust has made over $107million in grants, funding efforts predominantly in education, environment, health, and the development of community foundations across the region.
Main Cycle Grant Applications Due February 12
Branford Community Foundation Announces Four New Board Members
For Goodness Sake Awarded Grant from The Broad View Fund
BRITOL, CT -- On December 2, For Goodness Sake was awarded an $11,562 grant from The Broad View Fund at Main Street Community Foundation. The grant will support a strategic planning process for growing the organization.
Draper Foundation Fund Provides $763,978 in Support of Area Nonprofits
Community Foundation’s New Trustees Bring a Range of Experiences and Deep Commitment to Eastern Connecticut
NEW LONDON, CT -- Three new trustees, Mary Broderick, Harry Ferguson, and Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, were introduced at the 2017 annual meeting of the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.
Fund Started to Support Men & Boys
BRISTOL, CT -- Kimberly Selvaggi and John Sperduti spoke at the Men & Boys’ Fund’s community meeting on the needs of local men and boys. The meeting, held at Southington’s Hawk’s Landing Country Club on November 14th, introduced the Men & Boys’ Fund, a newly established fund at Main Street Community Foundation that works to improve the quality of life of local men and boys and help them make a positive difference in their communities.
Giving Guide: Business Gives Back
More Than $200K in Grants Approved by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Berkshire Taconic to Host Webinar on Regional Assessment on Nov. 30
SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation will host a webinar on November 30 at 11 a.m. to explore the most pressing issues in its four-county region.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation 25-Year Anniversary Gala Celebrated Founders, Donors, Supporters & Community Impact
NORWALK, CT -- For a quarter of a century, Fairfield County has reaped the rewards from a group of visionary business and community leaders who had the foresight to merge their respective foundations to enhance the region at large. They knew the region’s inequities, disparities and needs were significant and realized that together they could make a greater impact to better the lives of the county’s residents.
Valley Community Foundation Launches Planned Giving Initiative to Support Regional Nonprofits
More than $200K in Grants Approved by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Connecticut Community Foundation Welcomes Four Local Leaders to Board of Trustees
WATERBURY, CT -- Barbara Bradbury-Pape of Woodbury, Elizabeth Johnson of Cheshire, John Newton of Warren, and Rabbi Eric Polokoff of Southbury, have been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Community Foundation, which serves 21 towns in Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills.
Goodwin College Ceremony Recognizes First Class of Manufacturing Careers Collaborative
EAST HARTFORD, CT -- Goodwin College recognized eleven classmates in a recognition ceremony of the first class of the Manufacturing Career Pathways Collaborative, one of the nine collaborations that make up the Hartford Foundation’s $4.4 million Career Pathways Initiative.
Billings Forge Community Works and Our Piece of the Pie Receive $250,000 from Hartford Foundation for Opportunity Youth Job Training Program
HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford is home to an estimated 6,000 youth ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor working, often referred to as “Opportunity Youth.” One of the most significant needs these young people have is obtaining soft job skills, training, credentials, and real world work experience that employers demand. Some of these young people will receive the training and opportunities they need thanks to a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to Billings Forge Community Works, in collaboration with Our Piece of the Pie®, Inc. (OPP®), that will support an Opportunity Youth Job Training Program.
Bristol Summer Work Experience Program Fills Vital Need
BRISTOL, CT -- Despite the elimniation of the State Summer Youth Employment Program positions in Bristol, 30 Bristol high school students were given the opportunity to work a meaningful job within their community while developing the skills and personal qualities necessary for success in the workforce. The Walsh Summer Work Experience Program (WSWEP) was funded with a grant from the Tim and Mary Walsh Charitable Fund at Main Street Community Foundation and coordinated by the United Way of West Central Connecticut.
A Convening to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of New Haven Healthy Start THEN, NOW & BEYOND
New Study Revealing the Opioid Crisis Impact in Northwest CT
TORRINGTON, CT -- A new report about the impact of opioids was the center of a roundtable discussion in Torrington Wednesday afternoon. The report, “Beneath the Surface: The Opioid Epidemic in Northwest Connecticut” explores the crime rates related to opioid addiction in the area, insurance rates, treatment admission rates, how the crisis started, and what solutions can work specifically in a rural region. The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, the Foundation for Community Health, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and the McCall Center for Behavioral Health partnered to publish the report.