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Connecticut Community Foundation Trustees Recognize Innovation and Collaboration with 2018 Awards to Community Groups

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08/07/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (GWIM) and the Waterbury Juneteenth Celebration Committee are the recipients of the 2018 Trustee Fund Award, an honor created by current and former trustees of Connecticut Community Foundation to recognize exceptional innovation and collaboration that benefits communities in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.

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Southbury’s Brian M. Jones and Roxbury’s Stephen Seward Join Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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07/31/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- Connecticut Community Foundation’s members have elected Brian M. Jones of Southbury and Stephen Seward of Roxbury to three-year terms on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Jones and Seward will join a board composed of local residents from across 21 towns in the Foundation’s service area in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.

Women’s Giving Circle, Aiming to Improve Lives of Women and Girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, Awards First Grants

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07/03/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- The Women’s Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation, formed in 2017 so members could pool their dollars, study local issues and award grants together to nonprofit organizations tackling issues affecting women and girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, has awarded their first grants—totaling $34,000— to seven community groups.

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Connecticut Community Foundation Awards College Scholarships to 420 Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Students

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06/25/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- College will be more affordable for 420 students in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills thanks to scholarships awarded by Connecticut Community Foundation for the 2018-19 academic year. The awards total more than $900,000 and are for students attending two-year and four-year schools across the country.

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CT Reaches New Philanthropic High, But Fewer Residents Are Giving

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06/14/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut residents donated an all-time high of $5 billion to charity in 2015, according to a recent report from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. However, the number of residents that donate is decreasing, raising questions about the sustainability of these gifts. This article also includes quotes by Julie Loughran, President and CEO of the Connecticut Community Foundation.

New Connecticut Community Foundation Grants Open Doors to 23 Community Events

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06/13/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- In its May grant round, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded a total of $18,800 in sponsorship grants to 23 nonprofit organizations hosting community events in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills in the coming months. The sponsored events included concerts, history tours, fundraising parties, festivals and community celebrations.

Connecticut Community Foundation’s Annual Report Celebrates its Donors and Community Partners—the “Bridge Builders­” of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills

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05/29/2018

WATERBURY— Connecticut Community Foundation has released its 2017 annual report, which highlights the impact of the Foundation’s donors and community partners in improving the quality of life in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills—particularly in response to challenges. The Foundation awarded $5 million in grants and college scholarships in 2017 to local nonprofit organizations and students, respectively.

Foundation’s $30,000 Grant to FoodCorps Will Give Waterbury and Naugatuck Schoolchildren Creative, Hands-On Lessons in Healthy Eating

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05/16/2018

WATERBURY­, CT -- A $30,000 grant from Connecticut Community Foundation to the Connecticut affiliate of FoodCorps, a national organization that connects kids to healthy foods, will give schoolchildren in four Waterbury and Naugatuck schools hands-on lessons in healthy eating in order to promote their preferences for fruits and vegetables—and improve overall nutrition and wellness.  The award is among 51 new grants totaling $366,600 made by the Foundation in their April grant round to nonprofit organizations serving communities in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.

Mosaic Murals Near Waterbury Green Among Ten Arts Projects Newly Funded by Connecticut Community Foundation

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04/04/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- The Greater Waterbury YMCA’s “Art by the Green” is among the projects newly funded by Connecticut Community Foundation in its latest grand round.  In total, the Foundation awarded $84,000 to ten local nonprofit organizations whose projects promote innovative and immersive arts and culture experiences in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.

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New Online Resource Gives Local Nonprofit Organizations 50,000 Professional Volunteers at their Fingertips

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03/05/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- Connecticut Community Foundation has partnered with Catchafire to create an online platform that connects local nonprofit organizations to a network of over 50,000 passionate and skilled volunteers throughout the country—for free. 

Nonprofit Organizations Invited To Participate in Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills

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01/30/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- On April 24 and 25, 2018, Connecticut Community Foundation will host its sixth annual online community giving event, Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills. Nonprofit organizations who serve the region are invited to register now.  Ion Bank Foundation is the presenting sponsor.

Residents of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills Invited to Apply for Hundreds of College Scholarships

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01/18/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- Applications are now open for students residing in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills to apply for college scholarships from Connecticut Community Foundation for the 2018-19 academic year.  First-time applications to the Foundation are due by March 15. Applications for renewals of previously-awarded scholarships are due by February 15.

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Southbury Expanding Opioid Programs for Seniors

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01/18/2018

SOUTHBURY, CT -- The Pomperaug District Department of Health, which covers Southbury, Woodbury and Oxford, will use a $23,000 grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation to run programs for older adults who use prescription pain medications. The new program, called Senior Health Opiate Awareness and Response (SHOAR), will add senior-specific presentations to existing opioid prevention initiatives and new Chronic Pain Self-Management Programs for senior communities in the three towns.

Grant to Fund Roxbury Community Program, "A Town Wants to Know"

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01/17/2018

ROXBURY, CT -- The Connecticut Community Foundation has given a grant to fund a series of programs jointly hosted by the Minor Memorial Library and the Roxbury Conservation Commission as part of its “A Town Wants to Know” Series. The program will feature speakers and activities that will illuminate ...

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