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United Way of Western Connecticut Grant Cycle to Open February 5
CT Philanthropy Digest - February 2018
Today Is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day
Valley Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards Over $2.3M to More Than 900 Organizations in 2017
Bridgeport Launches "Call to Action" On Opioid Addiction
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Raises $60,000 in Grants to Support Neighbors in Need
Foundation Grant Will Help Meet the Needs of Area Youth Struggling with Homelessness
City of Hartford and Community Partners in Action to Launch Reentry Welcome Center with $450K from Hartford Foundation
United Way of Western Connecticut Welcomes New Board Members
Households Which Earned $54,000 or Less in 2017 Can File State and Federal Taxes for FREE
People's United Community Foundation Awards More Than $1M in Grants to Connecticut Nonprofits
BRIDGEPORT, CT -– People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arms of People’s United Bank, today announced that it awarded $1,114,226 to 155 Connecticut non-profit organizations in 2017.
PERSPECTIVE: Access to Healthy Foods: How Far Are You Willing to Go?
HARTFORD, CT -- Blog post by by Garth Graham, M.D., MPH, is a leading authority on social determinants of health. President of the Aetna Foundation since 2013 and Vice President of Community Health for Aetna, Inc., Dr. Graham is a former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Obama and Bush administrations where he also ran the Office of Minority Health.
For the first time in the history of the United States, today’s youth are expected to have a shorter life-span than their parents. With medical, scientific and technological advances, this notion seems dumbfounding. But when we step away from the science and technology and take a deeper look at our communities, you can find the root causes. Access to healthy food, public safety and environmental factors are all driving forces behind this decline in longevity. These social determinants of health are becoming increasingly influential to our health . . .
Hartford Public Library Receives almost $300,000 to Reduce Digital Divide in Hartford
Over $51,000 in Grants Announced at Women & Girls’ Fund Annual Meeting & Grantee Reception
Area Foundations Rally Support for Puerto Rican Families Relocating to Greater Waterbury After Hurricanes
Danbury’s Promise for Children Partnership Hosts Community Report Out
United Way Neighborhood Initiative Positively Impacting Literacy Assessment Scores at Danbury’s Park Avenue School
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Aids Southington Organizations
SOUTHINGTON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain in 2017 awarded three grants to Southington organizations totaling $42,500 in aid. From 2012 to 2017, CFGNB has provided Southington, either to organizations directly in town or to organizations outside of town with a local impact, with more than $2 million in financial aid. Through a partnership with American Savings Foundation, they will offer a series of six in-depth capacity building workshops to strengthen local non-profits from March to October. Up to 15 non-profit organizations can enroll. A $2,000 grant will be rewarded at the end of the series to those who attended ...