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I am Family Philanthropy: William Graustein

The National Center for Family Philanthropy's new video series, I Am Family Philanthropy, shared the reflections of CCP member William Graustein of the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. Bill reflects on his father's legacy and the history of the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. He also shares how the Community Leadership Program in New Haven, CT is helping the community connect and build relationships across boundaries of difference.

Family Foundation News

Tuesday, August 11, 2020
City of Norwalk Announces Initiative to Help Bridge Digital Divide As the Fall Semester Approaches

NORWALK, CT -- On Monday, the City of Norwalk announced the Connectivity Initiative to try and help the 7-8 percent of children who did not have high-quality, reliable internet service. Dalio Education is the lead supporter of the initiative, providing $315,000 to Norwalk Public Schools which will contract with Altice/Optimum to provide high-speed internet to the 1,000 Norwalk families. This will be supplemented with a $50,000 grant from the Be Foundation. The Per and Astrid Heidenreich Family Foundation and The Ritter Family Foundation have each provided grants of $125,000 to support the Community Services Department and the Family Navigators. 

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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Butterflies Are Free. Saving Them Isn't, So Branford Is Helping

BRANFORD, CT -- Bees and other natural pollinators are incredibly efficient little critters, but they could always use a little help fulfilling their unique role in the world’s ecosystem — and the Branford Fire Department, working with Sustainable CT, is happy to do what it can to help. Project organizers are asking the community to join the initiative by donating money or volunteering in the effort. All community donations will be doubled by Sustainable CT’s Community Match Fund, funded by the Smart Seed Fund, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, and the Connecticut Green Bank, provides a dollar-for-dollar match to donations raised from the community, doubling local investment in projects.

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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Youth Voice & COVID-19

NEW HAVEN, CT -- In April of 2020, as part of our institutional response to COVID19, The Perrin Family Foundation launched a youth communication project intended to capture how young people were experiencing the global crisis. Over the next few weeks the Foundation will be sharing the youth experiences and connecting the stories to larger themes and issues.

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