HARTFORD, CT -- donation from a New Haven-based foundation has propped up a local nonprofit dedicated to fighting homelessness. The Melville Charitable Trust has pledged $86,000 to Journey Home, which saw that same amount of city funding slashed from Mayor Luke Bronin's budget for the fiscal year.
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Friday, July 7, 2017
ROCKY HILL, CT -- The Governor's veto of Public Act 17-170, An Act Concerning the Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals Procedure, seeks to ensure that there is continued growth in the stock of affordable housing across Connecticut. Connecticut United Ways support increasing the supply of affordable housing. As part of our work to support ALICE Families, United Way produced an issue brief in 2015 on the challenges many families face in Connecticut paying for housing.
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Friday, July 7, 2017
DANBURY, CT -- The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut has been awarded $12,500 by Fairfield County's Community Foundation to support its operations, allowing its services to the region, its artists, and arts enthusiasts to continue and grow.
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Thursday, July 6, 2017
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Back on My Feet, a national nonprofit organization, announced it is expanding its partnership with Cigna through a $100,000 grant from the Cigna Foundation and the naming of a Cigna executive to its Board of Directors to help drive health and wellness programming. Operating in 12 major cities coast to coast, Back on My Feet combats homelessness through the power of running, community support and essential employment and housing resources.
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Thursday, July 6, 2017
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
BRISTOL, CT -- A total of 38 organizations representing a broad range of programs and projects received $125,060 in grant awards from Main Street Community Foundation's 2017 General Competive Grant Cycle.
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
NEW HAVEN, CT -- In a new study, Connecticut Voices for Children analyzes the economic impact of early care and education programs in Connecticut. The research was supported by Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
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Monday, July 3, 2017
NEW BRITAIN - The American Savings Foundation’s board of directors recently announced almost $500,000 in grants to support youth-oriented programs over the coming school year. The announcement comes on the heels of a recent Community Needs Assessment done by Klingberg Family Centers and the Coalition for New Britain Youth, which found that 49 percent of middle school students say they are involved in local youth programs.
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Friday, June 30, 2017
WELLESLEY, MA -- Armed with gardening gloves, shovels, paint brushes and bug spray, Harvard Pilgrim volunteers in Manchester, New Hampshire weeded, and in Portland, Maine gave two full days of service.
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Thursday, June 29, 2017
FARMINGTON, CT -- Judith Meyers received the Distinguished Contribution to Practice Award from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) on June 23 at their biennial in Ottawa, Canada, where she was invited to give an address. She was honored for her career as a community psychologist.
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