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MIDDLETOWN, CT -- This year marks the 20th anniversary of both the Liberty Bank Foundation and the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, and Middlesex United Way recounts their accomplishments and highlights some of their successful collaborations, including the Middlesex County Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, and the Middletown Thanksgiving Community Project.
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MYSTIC, CT -- Dozens of women — and a few men — packed the ballroom of the Hilton Mystic on Friday morning for the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut's annual Celebration of Women Breakfast. It was a chance for the Community Foundation to reflect on the programs that ran last year with financial support from its Southeast Area Women & Girls Fund, and to encourage donors to continue their support.
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NEW BRITAIN, CT -- While millions on the island of Puerto Rico are still reeling and trying to make sense of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, family and friends here in New Britain and the state of Connecticut are suffering along with them. To provide assistance, a coalition of city leaders and organizations have come together to help those in need through what will be a long period of recovery.
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NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Armed with a variety of strategies to put local high school students not planning to attend college on successful career paths, three local programs recently made presentations to members of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Catalyst Fund in an effort to secure up to $10,000 in grant funding to implement their plans.
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NEW YORK, NY -- The Public Theater and Brooklyn College announced a new partnership, strengthening both institutions’ deep commitment to fostering the professional development of talented emerging artists and arts administrators. The partnership will invest in nurturing generations of arts leaders whose presence will help diversify the field. This partnership is made possible with the generous support of The Tow Foundation.
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SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the fourth and final round of deadlines for competitive grants in 2017. Covering the period from October 1 through December 31, the fall cycle of deadlines is open to regional nonprofits, schools and individuals.
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NEW BRITAIN, CT -- David Obedzinski, who assumed his new post in mid-August following the retirement of long-time President Jim Williamson, has scheduled a series of community meetings with non-profit organizations in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington during the month of October, a “Fall Listening Tour.”
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MIDDLETOWN, CT -- A deeply ingrained corporate culture of collaboration and willingness to listen is part of what made Liberty Bank No. 1 in The Hartford Courant Top Workplaces competition for 2017 in the large employer division.
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GUILFORD, CT -- The Guilford Foundation recently presented scholarship awards totaling $12,300 to 12 Guilford High School graduates to help offset the costs of their education.
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DANBURY, CT -- The Danbury Hospital Foundation has received a $40,000 contribution from the Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation to expand outreach capacity of the Hospital’s Greater Danbury Community Care Team (CCT) by adding a peer engagement specialist.