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Coalition Asks Connecticut Legislature to Act on Land Use Reforms
Release Date:
07/14/2020
... Jason Rojas for their insights and comments for the press conference, now available at CT-N and on the DesegregateCT ...
Partnership for Strong Communities Receives $5,000 Grant From Chelsea Groton Foundation
Release Date:
07/07/2020
... for Strong Communities, works to increase the state’s stock of affordable housing. HOMEConnecticut promotes the ... the expansion of affordable housing within the Bank’s market area.” said Kiley Gosselin, Executive Director of ... and homelessness support programs. These housing resources have helped Connecticut reach a historic decline in ...
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Announces JPMorgan Chase & Co. Investment Creating Regional Housing Opportunity
Release Date:
06/15/2020
... equitable access NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) announces its partnership in ... of opportunity by increasing equitable access to vital resources with a focus on community health, civic health, ... FCCHO was there from the onset of the crisis, facilitating resources and the sharing of best practices among our peers, ...
Nearly $1 Million in Funding Provided to Emergency Food and Shelter Programs in Hartford County
Release Date:
06/15/2020
... those impacted by COVID-19, bringing the total federal resources to nearly $1 million. The funds will help to ... Burlington, New Britain and Plainville) Manchester Area Conference of Churches The Salvation Army (Hartford) Town of ... a philanthropic response to COVID-19. United Way’s vision is a community where opportunities are available for ...
Liberty Bank Foundation Approves $263,050 in GRants
Release Date:
10/21/2019
... - $5,000 - To support the ALL IN! Coalition's High School Advisory Project ... - $5,000 - To support the Power Hour After School Program Bristol Early Childhood Alliance - $5,000 - To ... - $5,000 - To support the Women's Empowerment Center Futures Inc. - $5,000 - ...
Hartford Foundation Awards $220K Grant for Supports for Hartford Families Impacted By HUD Contract Terminations
Release Date:
07/09/2019
... to residents. HARTFORD, CT -- Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has ... of relocating under tight time constraints in a voucher program and rental market that for many are unfamiliar.” In addition to the experience and resources offered by the Council and OCA, the collaborative ...
Liberty Bank Foundation Approves $241,500 in Grants
Release Date:
10/30/2018
... grants to nonprofit organizations serving Liberty Bank’s market area and surrounding towns to support programs that ... $5,000 To support the Equine/Animal Growth and Learning program Farm to Family $2,500 To support the weekend backpack ... of Hartford $5,000 To support the Meriden Family Center’s school readiness programs City of Meriden Health & Human ...
New Report: 4 out of 10 Families in Connecticut Struggle to Pay for Basic Needs
Release Date:
09/02/2018
2018 ALICE® Report Explains What's Fueling this Increase as United Ways Across the State Offer ... incentive program digital financial coaching and online resources. United Ways are working to help ALICE families ... assets and savings by supporting tax preparation at VITA sites where eligible families can secure tax credits (EITC, ...
Nine National Foundations Join to Address Nationwide Housing Instability
Release Date:
02/23/2018
... success and thriving communities, nine of the nation’s largest private foundations have joined forces to create ... support. Drawing on their diverse expertise and collective resources, members of Funders for Housing and Opportunity ... with the aim of increasing the expanded learning program quality through gains in student health and wellness, ...
9 Foundations Partner To Tackle America’s Housing Crisis, As Trump Tries To Gut Funding
Release Date:
02/21/2018
... desperate affordable housing crisis has led nine U.S. foundations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates ... advocacy and organizing,” said Susan Thomas, senior program officer at Melville Charitable Trust and chair of ... and Opportunity. 9 Foundations Partner To Tackle America’s Housing Crisis, As Trump Tries To Gut Funding ...
Greater New Haven NAACP and Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Announce New Partnership for $10,000 Down Payment Assistance Program
Release Date:
02/12/2018
... Foundation for Greater New Haven will hold a press conference on this Wednesday February 14, 2018 to announce a partnership for a new homeownership ... New Haven (NHS) and the Chair the Greater New Haven Branch's Housing Committee, along with the lending team at NHS, will ...
Announcing a New Partnership to Improve Opportunities for Urban Homebuyers
Release Date:
02/12/2018
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Press Conference announcing a new partnership to improve ... Impact Mortgage Program WHEN: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 TIME: 3:30 p.m. WHERE: NAACP Greater New Haven Branch ... Conn. 06511 WHY: Homeownership for Greater New Haven’s urban residents in lower income brackets is exceedingly ...
For Goodness Sake Awarded Grant from The Broad View Fund
Release Date:
12/14/2017
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.
Hartford Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative Receives $440,000 Hartford Foundation Grant to Support Community Development Efforts
Release Date:
12/07/2017
... community for Hartford residents. NINA and Hartford’s two other CDCs, Mutual Housing Association of Greater ...
Middlesex Habitat for Humanity Wins $20,000 Grant Contest
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... of CT is one of three winners of Liberty Bank Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Grant competition. It will receive a grant of $20,000 to fund expanded operations. “It’s not very often that we have the pleasure of making grants ... Winners were honored at a Liberty Bank Foundation conference and luncheon held at St. Clements Castle on ...
Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity receives $240,000 General Operating Support Grant from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2017
... new homes for low-income families. Hartford Habitat’s programs respond to the shortage of affordable housing in ... and entire neighborhoods. Hartford Habitat for Humanity’s “A Brush with Kindness” and Critical Home Repair ... its new Financial Freedom Center, based in Hartford’s north end. Habitat recently launched the Financial Freedom ...
The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness Receives $275,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Release Date:
07/10/2017
... job. Such stories are all too common for Connecticut’s families, many of whom live their lives one paycheck away ... a toll on our communities. We owe it to our state’s young people to make sure that no family or youth has to ... less likely to continue their education. “At a time when resources for housing and homelessness are at risk, it is ...
Connecticut for Livable Communities
Publication date:
07/2014
Connecticut’s Legislative Commission on Aging has issued “Connecticut ...
Philanthropy Impacts Connecticut Communities
Read these compiled snapshots highlight just a few of the ways philanthropy is working on issues of concern to us all.