NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation has announced the details of their current grantmaking cycle. Grants totaling $1,887,950 were awarded to 83 nonprofit organizations who align with the Community Foundation’s result areas and their mission to foster a vital and inclusive community where every individual has the opportunity to thrive.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way is recognizing Nancy Bernstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, Women’s Health USA and President and CEO at Women’s Health CT, with its highest honor, the Community Service Award, given in memory of Dr. Frederick G. Adams for service to our community.
HARTFORD, CT -- A new vaccine management system, refrigerators, and a freezer for five health center sites of United Community and Family Services will now be a reality thanks to a $64,431 grant from CHEFA, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- New windows, air exchange ventilation unit, and playground surfacing will now be a reality for the Pamela E. Hill Childcare wing of the YWCA of New Britain, thanks to a $69,425 grant from CHEFA, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Humanities awarded Everyday Democracy a $1,800 grant to bring critical thinker, conflict mediation expert and founder of Meta-Culture, Ashok Pannikar to Hartford, April 12, 2018 at the Hartford Public Library’s Center for Contemporary Culture, Hartford, CT from 5:30 – 7:30pm.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- DataHaven's 2018 Community Wellbeing Survey will allow unprecedented tracking of regional and local trends over the past three years, as well as create an even more in-depth portrait of Connecticut’s neighborhoods, when updated results are shared this fall.
BRISTOL, CT -- Before a gathering of board members, past leadership and staff at Main Street Community Foundation’s Annual Meeting, the Foundation celebrated 2017, which saw the distribution of $1.7 million in grants and scholarships to benefit the residents of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott through programs and community leadership initiatives.
WATERBURY, CT -- In its February grant round, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded a total of $27,000 in sponsorship grants to 30 nonprofit organizations hosting community events in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills in the coming months.
NEW BRITIAN, CT -- Hospital for Special Care President and Chief Executive Officer Lynn Ricci is the new board chair of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) and will serve in that capacity for the next two years in succession of retired Hospital of Central Connecticut President and CEO Laurence Tanner.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Morris and Irmgard Wessel Fund announced that the latest winners of its Unsung Heroes Award are the Immigrant Bail Fund for standing up for our immigrant neighbors and Doreen Abubakar, a social entrepreneur and environmental educator in New Haven’s Newhallville neighborhood.
NEW LONDON, CT -- A collaboration of six Connecticut community foundations has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Connecticut Mirror to support two journalism series and statewide community conversations. This effort will explore the long-term impact of Connecticut’s fiscal crisis on the nonprofit sector and the impact of wealth disparities in Connecticut.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- A collaboration of six Connecticut community foundations has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Connecticut Mirror to support two journalism series and statewide community conversations.
HARTFORD, CT -- In May 2017, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving launched “Spark Funds,” three new current-use funds developed to ignite and more closely engage the community in its strategic work of supporting education, family economic security and vibrant communities.
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.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation for 29 communities in Greater Hartford, awarded more than $ 34.5 million in grants to the region’s nonprofit agencies and educational institutions in 2017.
NEW LONDON, CT -- On March 8, International Women’s Day, advocates around the globe celebrate the achievements of women and call for advancing gender equality. Locally, the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut (CFECT) is bringing together leaders at MoveFORWARD* to share advances, identify obstacles, and -- together with the participation of the audience -- propose strategies to drive effective community action.
WHAT: Read Across America Day 2018
WHO: United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and Hartford Public Schools
HARTFORD, CT -- CHEFA, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, is pleased to announce the FY 2018 Client Grant Program awardees.
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County Giving Day starts at midnight on March 1st! This is Fairfield County’s biggest philanthropic day of the year, when everyone has the chance to be a philanthropist and to support causes nearest to their hearts!