POMFRET, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut held a community conversation on open space, at the Audubon Center in Pomfret on Oct. 24. The CFECT is a philanthropic organization with a history of serving eastern Connecticut for 33 years.
HARTFORD, CT -- Bank of America has announced KNOX as the 2017 Neighborhood Builder recipient. Through horticulture and agriculture, KNOX forges partnerships between residents, businesses and government, to build greener and more beautiful neighborhoods in Hartford.
HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Generation Work has announced the inaugural class of the Workforce Leaders Academy (WLA). The WLA is a 12-month fellowship designed to improve the quantity, quality and sustainability of efforts to move young adults ages 18-29 to work. WLA is a project of Hartford Generation Work, in collaboration with United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, Capital Workforce Partners, the City of Hartford and Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. WLA is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation with additional support by the Nutmeg Foundation and Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford.
SOUTHINGTON, CT -- The United Way of Southington plans to expand rides for local seniors after a $40,000 grant from the Main Street Community Foundation. The money will help offset federal funding for senior rides that was lost two years ago.
HARTFORD, CT -- Knox Hartford has received a cash infusion that will boost its horticulture efforts over the next two years. A grant from Bank of America will help support the group’s volunteer coordination, urban farming, workforce development and environmental education.
HARTFORD, CT -- In an effort to be more nimble and responsive to unforeseen natural disasters, violence and other incidents that impact residents in the Greater Hartford region, The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has established the "Respond-Rebuild-Renew Fund." The Foundation has made an initial $25,000 contribution to the fund.