HARTFORD, CT -- After serving more than 20 years as president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, Patricia Baker plans to retire in June 2020.
BRISTOL, CT -- Every day, women in the state of Connecticut are forging equity in women’s education, health, leadership and economic advancement.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for its 2020 Grant Funding Cycle with a deadline of October 4, 2019.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank, Presenting Sponsor of the Hartford Marathon Foundation's inaugural RiMaConn relay race, has announced it will donate $5,000 to the East Coast Greenway Alliance's efforts to protect and enhance trails in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The contribution will enhance trails in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and improve access at trail heads.
HARTFORD, CVT -- CVS Health announced a $2 million contribution to an existing $50 million campaign to end e-cigarette use, known as vaping, among teenagers. An additional $2 million is pledged from the Aetna Foundation to provide educational materials and tools to prevent smoking and vaping to “thousands of clinicians.”
HARTFORD, CT -- A group of service providers from across Connecticut announced Thursday that they have housed 397 youth and young adults in 100 days. The 100-Day Challenge was supported by funding from HUD, with an outpouring of philanthropic support from more than 20 funders across Connecticut.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Grace Farms Foundation, a Connecticut-based organization, announced today its new initiative to raise awareness about the use of forced labor in the manufacture of building products.
HARTFORD, CT -- Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut spoke up at today’s rate hike hearing on behalf of state residents who buy health insurance in the individual and small group markets. The hearing, held by the Connecticut Insurance
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC) will reap the rewards of the greatly anticipated opening of Fairfield County’s very own Nordstrom in Norwalk, CT on October 10.
DERBY, CT -- With the 2019-2020 school year starting, the Valley Community Foundation (VCF) is pleased to announce that it has awarded more than $175,000 from more than 60 scholarship funds to students pursuing higher education.
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Women & Girls Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $1,245 to Northwest Connecticut YMCA to support citizenship classes, including ESL and civics instruction for mothers and daughters.
Today, the Aetna Foundation is pledging an additional $2 million to provide educational materials and tools to prevent smoking and vaping to ...
SUFFIELD, CT -- The Town of Suffield has received a $12,500 grant from the Amiel P. Zak Public Service Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for its 350th Anniversary Celebration.
HARTFORD, CT -- Thanks to a three-year, $250,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, more food pantries and their employees, volunteers and clients will be learning about the benefits of choosing healthy foods as often as possible.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has committed $1 Million to the Debate 2020 Local Organizing Committee to secure the selection of the City of Hartford as a site for the 2020 Presidential Debate.
FARMINGTON, CT -- Asnuntuck and Tunxis Community Colleges have received more than $22,000 in renewed grant support from Aurora Women and Girls Foundation for "Launch Your Leadership Journey" (LYLJ), a tuition-free, experiential leadership development program for female students at both colleges.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank today announced it will donate $30,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster recovery efforts for communities that may be affected by Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to hit the southeastern area of the United States in the coming days.
ORANGE, CT -- The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of a diversified clean energy company, AVANGRID, Inc., today announced the release of the Avangrid Foundation Annual Report, "Momentum in Our Communities."
TORRINGTON, CT – Torrington Savings Bank announced today the launch of their new charitable foundation. The Torrington Savings Foundation will officially open the application process on August 30, 2019.
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- Children's Reading Partners, an initiative of the Jewish Community Relations Council is looking for reading partners and is offering trainings in September. Major grant funding is provided by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, SBM Charitable Foundation, the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation, People's United Community Foundation, and George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation at Bank of America.