Wednesday, October 4, 2017
WILTON, CT -- Thanks to a $5,000 grant from United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Wilton youth will have access to the GoZen! program, an evidenced-based treatment that teaches children how to manage anxiety.
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
BRANFORD, CT -- At 16 years old, Branford Early Childhood Collaborative (BECC), once a grassroots group, is evolving to meet its continuing mission. Now in the process of becoming a 501 (c)3 non-profit, BECC also has a newly established, 15-person Board of Directors chaired by Dr. Bruce Storm Ed.D. The new direction grew out of a change in funding support. For many years, BECC was largely funded with support from the Graustein Memorial Fund and operated under the umbrella of United Way of Greater New Haven.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
NEW CANAAN, CT -- Over the past 40 years, the foundation has given to local nonprofits in a range of areas, including youth programs, human services, elderly and special needs, health care and arts and culture. In 1987, its grants topped $100,000 and it distributed $1 million in grants in 2013. The foundation also awards over $100,000 worth of scholarships to students, many from the Sapienza Scholarship Fund established in 2007.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health Foundation has awarded grants totaling $650,000 this quarter to 11 organizations largely focused on health equity causes. Recipients include Hartford-based Center for Children's Advocacy, which is getting $65,000 to develop an in-school model for identifying the mental and physical health needs of the increasing number of immigrant children arriving in Connecticut and helping them get care.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The United Way of Greater New Haven is launching an annual campaign to help children and families in need, at a time when “funding cuts and general instability around the state budget process have sent shockwaves through the nonprofit community in Greater New Haven.”
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
NEWARK, NJ -- News and analysis about Prudential's incorporating corporate social responsibility into their company's business operations and the new C-suite leader of CSR and their Foundation, Lata Reddy.