HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving President and CEO Jay Williams spoke with MetroHartford Alliance Content Manager Nan Price about how the Foundation responds to and meets the community’s needs during challenging times.
Community Foundation
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation recently announced the second round of grants awarded through its COVID-19 Response Fund. Grants this week invest a total of $137,000 and focus on supporting local hospitals and emergency services on the front lines; the emergency needs of local families and workers, including financial assistance and food; and vital funds to support the local small business community.
SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and its Northwest Corner Fund have launched the Northwest Corner COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to rapidly deploy flexible resources to nonprofit organizations and social service providers working with residents who are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
HARTFORD, CT -- Last week, Congressman John Larson’s campaign announce the creation of a new fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving intended to provide support for local nonprofit organizations to provide meals to health care workers.
NORWALK, CT -- An Op-Ed by Juanita T. James, president and CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.
MERIDEN-WALLOINGFORD, CT -- The United Way of Meriden and Wallingford and the Meriden-Wallingford Community Foundation are collaborating with nine local major financial backers on the Meriden-Wallingford Community Foundation Coronavirus Response Fund.