HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative (ECFC) with the CT State Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood presented a Symposium on Family and Community Engagement on December 13, 2017 at Gateway Community College in New Haven.
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.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Responding to both the State’s philanthropic needs and need for skilled philanthropy professionals, Central Connecticut State University is offering an innovative course in the practice of philanthropy. This ambitious 16-week course will begin in January and include 25 presenters from local nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. As part of the course, students will study local needs, create a case study, and write a proposal following the American Savings Foundation grant-making guidelines. At the end of the course, up to two of these projects may each be funded with a $5,000 grant from the American Savings Foundation.
NEW BRITAIN -The American Savings Foundation recently elected two new directors: Michael Carrier and Caitlyn Prescott
NEW BRITIAN, CT -- Through November 10, the Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund had received more than $31,000 from individuals, families, foundations, businesses, civic and school groups.
WATERBURY, CT -- The American Savings Foundation board of directors recently announced nine grants supporting a wide range of Waterbury area programs and services totaling $156,000. This includes a $45,000 grant to the Mattatuck Museum to support the organization’s youth and family programs.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Human Resources Agency will keep their food pantry operating through December 31, 2018 thanks to grants from American Savings Foundation and the United Way of Central and Northeastern CT and other private donations.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The newly created Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund has already received more than $20,000 in donations. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain made a $5,000 donation to the fund on Friday to compliment the American Savings Foundation’s donation of $10,000. Other donations by members of the community have totaled more than $5,000.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Just days after joining with other local agencies and civic leaders to establish the Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has made its own $5,000 donation to the very fund it will manage.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The American Savings Foundation board of directors recently announced eighteen grants totaling $427,495 supporting a variety of New Britain area programs and services that help to improve the quality of life in the community.
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.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Sponsors that help fund the school district’s summer learning programs got a firsthand look at where their money goes during two informational sessions Wednesday. Representatives from the American Savings Foundation, United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut, The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, members of the New Britain Coalition for New Britain’s Youth and others toured New Britain High School to observe students participating in the district’s "XTREME" Summer Enrichment Experience program.
SOUTHINGTON, CT -- Almost 400 high school students from central Connecticut were recipients of Robert T. Kenney scholarships. The scholarships were awarded by the American Savings Foundation Tuesday night. In all, $780,000 in scholarships were awarded.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The American Savings Foundation is looking for feedback from residents in the community. The foundation recently set up a survey on its website that lets members of the community analyze the ASF and its role.
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.
The city of Waterbury has made significant progress on many key human services issues over the past decade, according to the 2018: A Demographic, Social & Environmental Scan, released by the American Savings Foundation.
The comprehensive report on the city of New Britain draws together data from a wide variety of sources on more than 50 important indicators, from housing costs to preschool enrollment to high school graduation rates.
Part of the American Savings Foundation Lecture Series.