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Building Healthier Communities Fund Accepting Grant Applications
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Building Healthier Communities Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, invites nonprofits to apply for program grants that support early childhood education and development by enhancing home visitation in the Greater Torrington and Winsted areas. The application deadline is May 1, 2019.
Want to Grow the Economy? Fix the Child Care Crisis (4/2/19)
OEC Wins $8.5 M Federal Award to Advance Child Success
Early Childhood Funder Collaborative
Early Childhood Funder Collaborative
Early Childhood Funder Collaborative
Early Childhood Funder Collaborative
Early Childhood Funder Collaborative
Liberty Bank Foundation Approves $241,500 in Grants
CONNECTICUT -- The Liberty Bank Foundation has approved $241,500 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving Liberty Bank’s market area and surrounding towns to support programs that will provide early childhood education, affordable housing, and basic human needs.
The Broad View Fund Awards Grant to Innovative Collaboration
Connecticut Early Childhood Trauma Training Needs Assessment
2018 Legislative Session Update - OEC
The Connecticut State Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has provided a 2018 Legislative Session Update on how the OEC fared in the state budget, as well as important bills that were passed, including two agency bills.
Stamford's Summer Preschool Program Expands in Second Year
STAMFORD, CT -- The Stamford Public Education Foundation’s Summer Start program, housed at Stillmeadow Elementary School, runs a six-week preschool for students from low-income families who have had no formal academic schooling. I It’s made possible with $90,000 of funding provided by United Way of Western Connecticut, Legg Mason, and Impact Fairfield County, which provided $100,000 to be used over the course of two years.
Trust for Learning Announces RFP to Advance Ideal Learning in the Public Sector
New Reach Out and Read Research Underway in Connecticut
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- Reach Out and Read has launched a new research study being conducted in Connecticut. Thanks to the generous support of The Grossman Family Foundation, and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr/ U.S. Bank Foundation, the study, "Rx for Success: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Technology-Based Dialogic Reading Training Incorporated into the Reach Out and Read Program" started enrolling families in April of 2018.
United Way of Western CT To Launch Cora’s Kids, Focus on Early Childhood Development Through Infant and Toddler Childcare
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Donors Raised $100K in Support of Three New Funds
HARTFORD, CT -- In May 2017, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving launched “Spark Funds,” three new current-use funds developed to ignite and more closely engage the community in its strategic work of supporting education, family economic security and vibrant communities.
Burlington Families to Explore Museum Free of Charge Thanks to Grant
BRISTOL, CT -- Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center, located in Bristol, will hold its inaugural “Imagine Nation Loves Burlington Day” in the spring of 2018. This program is being made possible by a $1,000 grant from the Burlington Community Fund at Main Street Community Foundation.
Funder Collaborations — Flourish or Flounder?
From The Foundation Review's December 2017 article examines funder collaboration illustrated by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Education First's funding efforts to support the Common Core State Standards in the nation's K-12 public education system.