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Power of Partnership: Cultivating Our Local Talent Pipeline
Connecticut Service Providers Connect 397 Young People to Housing in 100 Days
HARTFORD, CT -- A group of service providers from across Connecticut announced Thursday that they have housed 397 youth and young adults in 100 days. The 100-Day Challenge was supported by funding from HUD, with an outpouring of philanthropic support from more than 20 funders across Connecticut.
CVS Adds $2M to Campaign to End Youth Vaping
HARTFORD, CVT -- CVS Health announced a $2 million contribution to an existing $50 million campaign to end e-cigarette use, known as vaping, among teenagers. An additional $2 million is pledged from the Aetna Foundation to provide educational materials and tools to prevent smoking and vaping to “thousands of clinicians.”
Webster Bank Expands Support of RiMaConn Relay with Donation to East Coast Greenway
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank, Presenting Sponsor of the Hartford Marathon Foundation's inaugural RiMaConn relay race, has announced it will donate $5,000 to the East Coast Greenway Alliance's efforts to protect and enhance trails in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The contribution will enhance trails in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and improve access at trail heads.
CVS Health Strengthens Commitment to Helping People Lead Smoke-Free Lives
Today, the Aetna Foundation is pledging an additional $2 million to provide educational materials and tools to prevent smoking and vaping to ...
Webster Bank Donates $30,000 to Support Disaster Recovery Efforts
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank today announced it will donate $30,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster recovery efforts for communities that may be affected by Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to hit the southeastern area of the United States in the coming days.
Torrington Savings Bank Announces Launch of Charitable Foundation
TORRINGTON, CT – Torrington Savings Bank announced today the launch of their new charitable foundation. The Torrington Savings Foundation will officially open the application process on August 30, 2019.
The Avangrid Foundation Releases Annual Report Focusing on Powering Momentum through Partnerships
ORANGE, CT -- The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of a diversified clean energy company, AVANGRID, Inc., today announced the release of the Avangrid Foundation Annual Report, "Momentum in Our Communities."
Cigna Foundation Announces Availability of $5 Million in Grants to Reduce Child Food Insecurity
Keeler Tavern Digitizes 7000 Historic Ridgefield Photographs
RIDGEFIELD, CT -- Over the last seven months, Terry McManus has spent dozens of hours at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center digitizing glass plate negatives that photographer Joseph Hartmann created of Ridgefield residents and the town during the early 20th century. Purchase of the digital scanner was made possible through funds raised at the 2018 Fairfield County Giving Day sponsored by Fairfield County's Community Foundation and Bank of America.
JPMorgan Chase and National Urban League Collaborate to Help Black Households Increase Savings
INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. is committing $1.5 million over two years to help the National Urban League launch their new Financial Savings Initiative, a program that will help black households build savings and meet their long-term financial goals.
Ulysses B. Hammond Named To Chelsea Groton Bank Board
GROTON, CT -- "Retired Connecticut College vice president and former D.C. Court System executive officer Ulysses B. Hammond was named to the Chelsea Groton Bank's Board of Trustees. A former bank corporator and Chesea Groton Bank Foundation board member, Hammond has spent nearly three decades in public service at all levels of government.
Webster Bank Named Presenting Sponsor of Hartford Marathon Foundation's Inaugural RiMaConn Relay
GLASTONBURY, CT -- The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is proud to announce Webster Bank as the Presenting Sponsor of the RiMaConn Relay, its first-ever team relay on the East Coast Greenway. The sold-out event will engage over 700 participants in a day-long race spanning 21 communities in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut on Saturday, August 24, 2019.
Newman's Own Foundation Donates Grant To Silvermine for Outreach Education Program
NEW CANAAN, CT -- Silvermine Arts Center has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Newman's Own Foundation, to support Art Partners, Silvermine's Outreach Education program providing curriculum-based studio art classes each year to over 1,000 under-resourced children and teens in Norwalk and Stamford.
Comcast Announces Largest Ever Expansion of Its Internet Essentials Program to Reach All Low-Income Americans
Grants Provide Work-Based Learning Program for Waterbury Students
WATERBURY, CT -- Thanks to a grant from the American Savings Foundation and the Frederick W. Marzahl Memorial Fund, the Connecticut Junior Republic (CJR) has been able to provide a six-week Work-Based Learning Summer Program for 40 at-risk and disadvantaged boys and girls from Waterbury.