FARMINGTON, CT -- Connecticut Health and Development Insititute welcomes Cynthia Fitzgerald to the Board of Directors of the Children’s Fund of Connecticut and CHDI.
FARMINGTON, CT -- The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) awarded $125,000 in grants to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary use of emergency departments by youth with behavioral health needs and explore the role of pediatric primary care in promoting population health.
FARMINGTON, CT -- Children's Fund of Connecticut and Child Health and Development Institute President and CEO Jeffrey Vanderploeg teamed up with past president and CEO Judith Meyers to share tips for running a successful foundation in the January issue of Grant Makers in Health. Their article was based on CHDI's Celebrating 20 Years publication and includes five key components and nine lessons learned.
FARMINGTON, CT -- A new report released by the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) examines how Connecticut and communities in four other states are using MLDA to efficiently assess and address the needs of these children. Support for this work was provided in part by the LEGO Children's Fund, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and The Children's Fund of Connecticut.
HARTFORD, CT -- Early Childhood Obesity is the focus of three Connecticut-based foundations as they combine forces to award $194,884 in grants for obesity prevention projects in Connecticut. The grants are funded with contributions from the Children’s Fund of Connecticut (CFC), the Connecticut Health Foundation, and Newman’s Own Foundation and will be administered by CFC’s non-profit subsidiary, the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI).
FARMINGTON, CT -- CHDI welcomes its new President and CEO Jeffrey Vanderploeg, Ph.D., a leader in children's mental health who brings a decade of committed service to CHDI's mission.
GUILFORD, CT -- Shore Publishing's Person of the Week is Judith Meyers, President and CEO of Children's Fund of Connecticut and Child Health and Development Institute. She is also Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's board chair. The article highlight's Meyer's “knowledge-driven change-making for children’s health and mental health in Connecticut.”
HARTFORD, CT -- When Jay Williams takes over the leadership of The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving next week, he will be part of a significant changing of the guard in leading community nonprofit and business organizations. The article also mentions the changing leradership at CCP Member organzaitions Children's Fund of Connecticut and MetroHartford Alliance.
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.
FARMINGTON, CT -- Judith Meyers, who for nearly two decades has been a leader improving children's health and well-being in Connecticut, announced plans to step down as President and CEO of the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI) as of September 30, 2017.
HARTFORD, CT -- A letter on behalf of the CCP board and signed by Judith Meyers, CCP Board Chair, and Frances Padilla, CCP Chair of the Government Relations and Policy Committee, expressing CCP's strong opposition to legislation that would repeal the Johnson Amendment, was published in the CT Mirror's CT ViewPoints.
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 250 philanthropy leaders from across the nation, including five representing Connecticut philanthropy, are gathering on Capitol Hill starting today to urge lawmakers to value and strengthen charitable giving in America. Their meetings are part of Foundations on the Hill, a multi-day event presented by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers in partnership with the Council on Foundations and the Alliance for Charitable Reform.