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NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The American Savings Foundation board of directors announced that it has awarded two grants totaling $85,000 to the Children’s Law Center of Connecticut (CLC). The grants are $75,000 to support the Legal Representation program in New Britain and Waterbury, and $10,000 to the Families in Transition program.
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DANBURY, CT -- As it has done for several weeks now, The News-Times, in partnership with the United Way of Western Connecticut, will continue to present cases like Michael’s every Thursday through the holiday season. The six stories highlighted each week outline how a local resident or family, whose names have been changed to protect their privacy, could be helped by receiving an estimated dollar amount.
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WEST HARTFORD, CT -- A new multimedia exhibit will put West Hartford's diverse population on display. The project was developed over the last year by town employees Roszena Haskins, the town's director of adult and continuing education, and Kerry Jones, director of elementary education, after receiving a $50,000 grant from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund.
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FARMINGTON, CT -- The Hill-Stead Museum recently received a $32,500 grant from the SBM Charitable Foundation to continue educational outreach for 800 students from East Hartford, Vernon, and Manchester.
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BRITOL, CT -- On December 2, For Goodness Sake was awarded an $11,562 grant from The Broad View Fund at Main Street Community Foundation. The grant will support a strategic planning process for growing the organization.
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HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut by the Numbers highlights information in CT Voices publication, The Changing State of Early Childhood 2016-2017. The publication was supported by the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a program of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
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BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bridgeport Hospital Foundation has received a $25,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation to support the unmet needs of underserved outpatients.
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HARTFORD, CT -- The MetroHartford Alliance's Executive Committee recently voted to appoint Nancy Wheeler, Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Investor Relations, as the organization's interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2018.
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NEW HAVEN, CT— Columbus House awarded the John S. Martinez Community Service Award to Liberty Bank Foundation at the nonprofit's annual meeting Dec. 7 at the New Haven Lawn Club.
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BLOOMFIELD, CT -- Mary Tullis Engvall, of Canton, is the new Director of Civic Affairs, Corporate Responsibility and Executive Director of the Cigna Foundation.