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Department of Public Works Receives Grant for Outdoor Classrooms

Release Date: 
12/19/2019
BRISTOL, CT -- Last evening, December 18th, Main Street Community Foundation presented a $1,000 grant from the Broad ... to right: Susan Sadecki, President & CEO of Main Street Community Foundation; Jason Morrocco and Lindsey Rivers, of ... Samantha Rajotte Scholarship & Program Officer Main Street Community Foundation samantha@mainstreetfoundation.org ...
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Community Foundation
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Environment & Animals

Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut Condemns Court Action to Undo Affordable Care Act

Release Date: 
12/19/2019
... decision puts the health care of hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents at risk,” said Frances G. Padilla, president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut.  “Our country’s leaders should work to ... will not stand by and watch this judicial train wreck.  Connecticut residents must demand that no retreat from the ...
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CCP Members
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Public Policy
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Health

This is My Hartford: Lynn Vasquez, Community Relations Specialist at Eversource Energy

Release Date: 
12/18/2019
... CT -- Metro Hartford Alliances intereviewed Lynn Vasque, Community Relations Specialist, Eversource Energy, for its ... Alliance connects with local business owners, community drivers, residents, and employees to find out how ... our city and region.  This is My Hartford: Lynn Vasquez, Community Relations Specialist at Eversource Energy ...

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Introduces New Podcast, Fairfield County Thrives

Release Date: 
12/17/2019
... for the newest initiative of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF).  The Community Foundation ... and activist, Tracee Ellis Ross who grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. Ms. James had the opportunity to sit down and ... Community Foundation is in compliance with the Council on Foundations’ national standards and has awarded over $230 ...
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Community Foundation

Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million to Nine Community Organizations

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12/17/2019
... -- Tufts Health Plan Foundation today announced nine new community investments totaling $972,000 and demonstrating the ... earlier this year. “The Foundation is proud to support community efforts to be vibrant, healthy and equitable,” ... gaps in food and health care access, transportation and community safety. “We value advocacy and leadership among ...
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Corporate Giving
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Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Aging
Health

University of Saint Joseph ArtsMentors Program Receives $10K in Funding from the Richard P. Garmany Fund

Release Date: 
12/17/2019
... year, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) ArtsMentors, a community engagement program for underserved youth, has ... and workshops.  “ArtsMentors is a unique program in Connecticut that shares diverse, transformative arts ... arts education with opportunities for mentored research, community service, clinical field work, and internships. ...
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Community Foundation
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
Youth Development

United Way of Western Connecticut Welcomes New Board Members

Release Date: 
12/16/2019
... CT -- Two new members have joined United Way of Western Connecticut’s Board of Directors. They will play key roles ... Northern Fairfield County Council. Samantha LaBonne is the Community Relations and Economic Development Specialist for ... council in focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs in the Greater Danbury area.   In Stamford, ...
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CCP Members

Gforce Youth Enrichment Corp. Receives Grant from Black Giving Circle at Hartford Foundation

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12/16/2019
... Fund is “to create sustainable change in the Black community by leveraging the philanthropic efforts of donors ... the fund examine issues facing Greater Hartford’s Black community and, collectively, recommend grants to nonprofit ... The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding ...
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Community Foundation
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Youth Development

Age Well Ambassadors Program to Launch in Greater Danbury

Release Date: 
12/11/2019
United Way of Western Connecticut Receives Grants to Assist Older Adults DANBURY, ... said Marie Miszewski, co-chair of Danbury’s Age Well Community Council and President/CEO of the Regional YMCA. ... the program aims to inform Danbury’s older adults about community services and supports to put healthy food on their ...

Community Foundation Awards 5 Grants Totaling $6,500 from the Men & Boys’ Fund

Release Date: 
12/09/2019
... Those are just a few ways grants awarded by Main Street Community Foundation through the Men & Boys’ Fund will ... affect local residents. On December 9, 2019, Main Street Community Foundation presented a total of $6,500 in grants ... boys in Bristol schools Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut - $880 - Summer Camp Scholarships – Financial ...
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Aetna Foundation Pledges $500K to Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford

Release Date: 
12/05/2019

HARTFORD, CT -- The philanthropic arm of Hartford health insurer Aetna on Thursday announced it will donate $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Club (BGHH) of Hartford to promote healthy living. Funding from the Aetna Foundation, an independent charitable affiliate of Rhode Island-based CVS Health Corp., will be awarded to BGHH over the next five years to ramp-up programs aimed at preventing underage substance abuse of alcohol, tobacco and vaping products and improving the overall health of youth.

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January Women's Giving Circle Gathering

Connecticut Community Foundation's Women' Giving Circle has ... to lean more about how poverty impacts women and girls in Connecticut. To better understand how families have been ... us to talk about her experience as executive director of Connecticut Voices for Children. A potluck meal will be ...
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Funding Area: 
Women & Girls

CT Philanthropy Digest - DECEMBER 2019

Release Date: 
12/18/2019
... Leaders Visit East Hartford, A CT Working Cities Challenge Community >> Latest CT Foundation Stats Available >> Two CT ... represents the latest available data about Connecticut foundations, is part of the “Get on the Map” campaign to ... and Girls (CCWG), a statewide network for organizations serving women and girls is a primary audience for the ...

Four Grants Awarded to Advance Innovations in Children's Health and Mental Health

Release Date: 
11/19/2019
... health. The grants are funded by the Children’s Fund of Connecticut and the Connecticut Health Foundation and ... and outcomes, as well as improve referral materials for community providers and caregivers. The goal is to support appropriate utilization of community-based behavioral health resources by the pediatric ...
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Health
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Valley Community Foundation Welcomes Aleta Miner to Board of Directors

Release Date: 
11/26/2019
DERBY, CT -- The Valley Community Foundation’s (VCF) Board of Directors is pleased ... speaks volumes to how committed she is to not only this community but the organizations that serve it. We look ... BHcare, and on the Advisory Board for the Yale University Community Rowing Program. She additionally holds an elected ...

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