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Private Donations Will Support Hartford's Youth Service Corps For Second Year
Programs Hope to Assist Non-College-Bound Students with Community Foundation Help
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Armed with a variety of strategies to put local high school students not planning to attend college on successful career paths, three local programs recently made presentations to members of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Catalyst Fund in an effort to secure up to $10,000 in grant funding to implement their plans.
More than $200K in Grants Approved by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Hurricane Relief Fund Growing
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.
Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund Bolstered by $5,000 Donation from Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Member eBrief - October 2017
Concerns Raised That U.S. Census Count Changes, Funding Cutbacks May Hurt Connecticut
HARTFORD, CT -- CT by the Numbers reports on the Census 2020 and how underfundingf the process can hurt Connecticut. CCP's promotion of the national United Philanthropy Forum webinar is mentioned, as well as, DataHaven's research on the potential impact on Connecticut nonprofits.
Grant Will Fund New Models for Meeting Health Needs of Immigrant Children, Homeless Youth
Help After Hurricane Harvey
Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program Continues to Help Close the Digital Divide in Hartford and Throughout Connecticut
Comcast NBCUniversal Makes Additional $1M Cash Donamtion to Hurricane Relief Efforts
Comcast NBC Universal Supports Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
United Way 2-1-1 Continues to Respond to Hurricane Needs
40 Years On, Community Foundation Continues Its Giving Mission
NEW CANAAN, CT -- Over the past 40 years, the foundation has given to local nonprofits in a range of areas, including youth programs, human services, elderly and special needs, health care and arts and culture. In 1987, its grants topped $100,000 and it distributed $1 million in grants in 2013. The foundation also awards over $100,000 worth of scholarships to students, many from the Sapienza Scholarship Fund established in 2007.
A Continuing Mission Evolves: Branford Early Childhood Collaborative Turns 16
BRANFORD, CT -- At 16 years old, Branford Early Childhood Collaborative (BECC), once a grassroots group, is evolving to meet its continuing mission. Now in the process of becoming a 501 (c)3 non-profit, BECC also has a newly established, 15-person Board of Directors chaired by Dr. Bruce Storm Ed.D. The new direction grew out of a change in funding support. For many years, BECC was largely funded with support from the Graustein Memorial Fund and operated under the umbrella of United Way of Greater New Haven.
Connecticut Community Foundation Welcomes Four Local Leaders to Board of Trustees
WATERBURY, CT -- Barbara Bradbury-Pape of Woodbury, Elizabeth Johnson of Cheshire, John Newton of Warren, and Rabbi Eric Polokoff of Southbury, have been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Community Foundation, which serves 21 towns in Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills.
CHDI Welcomes New President & CEO Jeffrey Vanderploeg
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.
Campaign Launched To Help Vulnerable Children & Families
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The United Way of Greater New Haven is launching an annual campaign to help children and families in need, at a time when “funding cuts and general instability around the state budget process have sent shockwaves through the nonprofit community in Greater New Haven.”