Thursday, October 26, 2017
DERBY, CT -- As part of a community-wide planned giving effort called the Valley Gives Back™, the Valley Community Foundation aims to build philanthropy in the region by providing local nonprofits
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Waveny Park Conservancy, with a $18,000 grant from New Canaan Community Foundation and a $2,500 contribution from New Canaan Rotary Club, has contructed two new bridges on the grounds and made other grounds and trails improvements.
Monday, October 23, 2017
MANSFIELD, CT -- The Natchaug Hospital’s Care Plus New London site and the city’s first responders will have better access to a kit that can help save the lives of opioid overdose victims due to funding from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.
Sunday, October 22, 2017
NEW LONDON, CT -- Maryam Elahi, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, contributed an opinion editorial about the how preserving and investing in natural spaces improves our mental and physical well-being and provides tremendous economic benefits as well.
Friday, October 20, 2017
HARTFORD, CT -- From MetroHartford Alliance: The Travelers has awarded a $25,000 presenting sponsorship to the Hartford Public Library's Beyond Words 2017 event which will take place on Wednesday, November 29, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Marriott Downtown Hartford. Marlene Ibsen, President, Travelers Foundation is the honorary chair and will present the Caroline M. Hewins Medal posthumously to Sharon O'Meara. O'Meara was a lead program officer at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for many years, impacting hundreds of nonprofits and their clients in the Hartford Region, and was instrumental in creating the American Place at the Hartford Public Library.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
HARTFORD, CT -- In an effort to support initiatives that provide families with access to quality housing, the Hartford Foundation has awarded a three-year, $240,000 General Operating Support grant to Hartford Habitat for Humanity.