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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.
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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.
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WATERTOWN, MA -- Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced today it is providing funding to 18 additional nonprofit organizations as part of the $1 million it has committed to support community efforts on behalf of older people affected by the coronavirus.
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NEW YORK, NY -- Imagine, for a moment, a future when the coronavirus pandemic is at last behind us. Stores are reopening, people are leaving their homes and workers are returning to their jobs. However, because Congress did not provide for the thousands of child-care providers across the country that desperately needed assistance, the vast majority have been forced to close their doors forever.
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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.
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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.
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HARTFORD, CT -- With about half of Connecticut counted, the Commerce Department said Monday it will seek congressional authorization to delay the completion of the 2020 Census due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- WASHINGTON, DC -- The 2020 Census is underway and more households across America are responding every day. Over 70 million households have responded to date, representing over 48% of all households in America. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Census Bureau is adjusting 2020 Census operations.
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NEW YORK, NY -- Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation's art program director, Heather Pontonio @HPontonio is quoted on how the foundation is working to respond to COVID-19. “Collectively, this whole group is trying to figure out how to get money on the ground as fast as possible,”
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SHARON, CT -- The Foundation for Community Health has adopted a three tiered approach to organizing its response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic: Response, Recovery, and Resiliency.