Volunteers Help Put Finishing Touches on Habitat Homes
Release Date:
07/17/2018
... towns and cities.” All across the bank’s market area, 157 employees pitched in at 18 nonprofits, contributing ...
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Community Foundation Tops $700,000 in Scholarship Awards to Over 260 Students Across Eastern CT
Release Date:
07/17/2018
... with us a resolve to remove the financial barriers for area students as they pursue their educational dreams and to ...
Survey Reveals Hurricane Evacuees in Connecticut Need Access to Basic Necessities Including Food, Housing, Medical Services and Jobs
Release Date:
07/18/2018
... on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for funding basic needs, the majority of those affected relied on ...
2018 Youth Employment Program to Serve 1,300 Youths
Release Date:
07/13/2018
... American Savings Foundation and other groups also provided funding for the workforce program. 2018 Youth Employment ...
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Offers Get Out The Vote Grants
Release Date:
07/12/2018
... Vote , go to https://fccfoundation.org/civic-engagement-funding-opportunity-get-out-the-vote/ or contact Sharon Jones ...
Are You Ready for Night Fall?
Release Date:
07/09/2018
... on the horizon. Night Fall. Thanks to $5,000 in grant funding from the Richard P. Garmany Fund, a donor advised ...
Trust for Learning Announces RFP to Advance Ideal Learning in the Public Sector
Release Date:
06/21/2018
Trust for Learning (the Trust) is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) for projects that will build on its work of expanding highly developmental early childhood education, or Ideal Learning. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2018.
Get Out the Vote: Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Is Accepting Applications for a new civic engagement grants program
Release Date:
07/10/2018
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County's Community Foundation's new, nonpartisan initiative is designed to fund efforts to increase voter registration and information access for all County residents, particularly those who are historically disenfranchised. FCCF’s Get Out the Vote (GOTV) program offers support to nonprofits to boost local efforts to engage underrepresented voters in Fairfield County. Applications due by July 27, 2018.
Member eBrief - July 2018
Release Date:
07/16/2018
... which aims to give you the most up-to-date picture of funding in Connecticut. The annual Connecticut Giving Report ... This tool helps us answer questions such as: Who else is funding a particular issue in our region? Which organizations ... has launched All Together: GIA’s Comprehensive Guide to Funding in Aging . Completely re-designed and updated, the ...
Women’s Giving Circle, Aiming to Improve Lives of Women and Girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, Awards First Grants
Release Date:
07/03/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- The Women’s Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation, formed in 2017 so members could pool their dollars, study local issues and award grants together to nonprofit organizations tackling issues affecting women and girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, has awarded their first grants—totaling $34,000— to seven community groups.
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards College Scholarships to 420 Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Students
Release Date:
06/25/2018
... to establish 130 college scholarship funds to benefit area students. Among the largest scholarship providers in ... awards from these funds — totaling $10.4 million — to area students over the past 20 years. Dean Jair Andrade of ...
Local Nonprofits and Residents to Benefit from Community Foundation Grants
Release Date:
06/25/2018
... all proposals, conducts site visits and makes the final funding recommendations to the Board of Directors,” stated ...
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Presents Storyscape
Release Date:
11/29/2018
HAMDEN, CT -- William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund is celebrating 25 years with STORYSCAPE: A mixed media exhibit of stories exploring the landscape of education, justice, and community from across Connecticut.
Aetna and United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Team Up For Exciting Collaboration
Release Date:
07/02/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is proud to announce an exciting new collaboration with Aetna and the Hartford Yard Goats to keep kids healthy and on track this summer.
Free Tax Filing Returns More Than $28 million to Central and Northeastern Connecticut Taxpayers This Year
Release Date:
06/27/2018
... announced that 12,267 tax filers in its service area received $28,732,417 in refunds and credits thanks to ...
United Way’s Day of Action Engages Volunteers in Projects Throughout Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties
Release Date:
06/27/2018
... of Action,” said Kimberly Morgan, CEO of UWWC. “Our area is fortunate to be home to many socially responsible ... into a summer fair for a Community Block Party, where area families learned about community resources to keep ... addition to these projects, Day of Action volunteers from area companies engaged in projects such as reading to ...
$2,200 Raised to Support Local Men and Boys’ Needs
Release Date:
06/28/2018
BRISTOL, CT -- On Monday, June 25th, 52 people attended “Raise a Pint,” the initial fundraiser for the Men & Boys’ Fund at Main Street Community Foundation raising more than $2,200 to fund grants for existing programs and to provide for small immediate needs.
People's United CEO Says $544M Purchase Of Farmington Bank Signifies Confidence In Connecticut
Release Date:
06/19/2018
... and the rest of Connecticut. “The Greater Hartford area has a solid economy built around vibrant insurance and ...
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Presented $150,000 of Neighbors Helping Neighbors Grants to Community Organizations
Release Date:
06/21/2018
... Helping Neighbors grants provide local organizations with funding to address the needs of families struggling to make ...
Draper Foundation Fund Provides $664,800 in Support of Area Nonprofits
Release Date:
06/21/2018
... Connecticut Community Foundation, recently awarded area nonprofits $664,800. The Fund awarded $535,500 to 19 ... is critical to improving the health and wellness of the area’s youth and young adults,” according to Suzi Craig, ... $35,000 to support repairs to the ADA sidewalk/parking area adjacent to the Wellness Center building, and renovation ...