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COVID Response Grants Will Fund Community Health Workers for Local Health Departments
Connecticut Health Foundation, 4-CT partner to provide $1.89 million to hire, train 40 community health workers
Connecticut Health Foundation names Kenneth R. Alleyne new board chair
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health Foundation elected Kenneth R. Alleyne as chair of its board of directors. He succeeds David I. Newton in chairing the board of Connecticut’s largest independent health philanthropy. In addition to electing a new chair, the foundation board appointed two new members and awarded $342,025 in grants this quarter.
Four Recommendations To Ensure Connecticut’s COVID-19 Response Does Not Leave Anyone Behind
A new policy brief from the Connecticut Health Foundation offers four recommendations for ensuring that the state’s COVID-19 response reaches those who are most at risk.
Towards Health Equity in Connecticut
DataHaven's new report focuses on health equity, social inequality, and the impacts of COVID-19 in Connecticut communities.
Sharing Resources in a Time of Crisis: CHEFA Grant allows Gaylord to loan ventilators during COVID-19
WALINGFORD, CT -- In the fall of 2018, neither Gaylord Specialty Healthcare nor Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority (CHEFA) could foresee how important the grant request and CHEFA’s positive decision would be 13 months into the future.
Connecticut Health Foundation selects Tiffany Donelson as next president and CEO
Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut Condemns Court Action to Undo Affordable Care Act
State Data Plan: Healthcare & Service Delivery
The Connecticut Data Collaborative in partnership with the Chief Data Officer Tyler Kleykamp is hosting two Data Forums to discuss the Focal Points in the State Data Plan.
CHEFA Hosts First Nonprofit Education Forum
HARTFORD, CT -- On June 26, 2019 The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) held its’ first Nonprofit Education Forum featuring Jeff Fuhrer, executive vice president and senior policy advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Gaylord Gets Grant to Help Ventilator-Dependent Patients
Northeast Funder Network 2019 Annual Meeting
This funder learning and strategy session will will focus on the challenges to and opportunities for building more healthy, vibrant and equitable communities, using Newport and the larger region as a portal for learning.
Funder Rountable Discussion - State Innovation Model (SIM) Health Enhancement Community Initiative
HARTFORD, CT -- On December 4, 2018, funders from across Connecticut came together to discuss an opportunity to create community-driven solutions to poor health, health inequity, and growing health care costs in Connecticut. The topic for the discussion was the Health Enhancement Community (HEC) Initiative. Access the meeting brief.
New Report Finds Medicaid's Impact Goes Beyond Health Care in CT
The Valley Community Foundation Awards More than $23,000 to Support Local Programs
DERBY, CT -- VCF has awarded a total of $23,090 in its Community Grants Program to 11 community groups serving the Valley. These grants will support youth, seniors and wellness initiatives in the region.
CHEFA Awards $75,000 to United Community and Family Services to Support Medical Equipment at New Griswold Health Center
GRISWOLD, CT -- A new United Community and Family Services (UCFS) Griswold Health Center became a reality on July 16, 2018 thanks to a $75,000 CHEFA Nonprofit Grant.
Sacred Heart University Awarded $74,700 CHEFA Grant to Address Swallowing Disorder Practitioner Training
FAIRFIELD, CT -- Sacred Heart University, has received a $74,700 Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) grant to develop systematic, standardized training to evaluate patients’ ability to swallow.
Advocates Express Concern About 2019 Health Insurance Rate Filings
Foundation’s $30,000 Grant to FoodCorps Will Give Waterbury and Naugatuck Schoolchildren Creative, Hands-On Lessons in Healthy Eating
WATERBURY, CT -- A $30,000 grant from Connecticut Community Foundation to the Connecticut affiliate of FoodCorps, a national organization that connects kids to healthy foods, will give schoolchildren in four Waterbury and Naugatuck schools hands-on lessons in healthy eating in order to promote their preferences for fruits and vegetables—and improve overall nutrition and wellness. The award is among 51 new grants totaling $366,600 made by the Foundation in their April grant round to nonprofit organizations serving communities in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.