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Applications for Grant Funding Now Available to Local Non-Profit Organizations Helping Victims of Hurricane Maria

Release Date:

02/15/2018

... to non-profit organizations in the Greater New Britain area seeking assistance with relocation efforts of hurricane ... Rico Relief Fund from the drop-down menu. Applications for funding are open only to local non-profit organizations with ... Applicants will be required to describe how the requested funding will specifically help individuals and/or families ...

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Community Foundation

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Disaster Relief

“Man in a Van” Rescues Nearly 140,000 Pounds of Food Since October

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02/14/2018

... food at local grocery stores and delivering it to Danbury-area food pantries. The pantries all work together as part of ... to pick up and deliver food in the greater Danbury area.

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ACES Village School Receives Grant for Improvements

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02/14/2018

... and streamline wheelchair access to the food service area, particularly when students are operating, or learning ...

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Equity and Inclusion

Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

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02/01/2018

WESTPORT, CT -- Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, today announced that it reached the milestone of donating a total of $500 million to charity since Newman's Own started in 1982.

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness

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01/30/2018

WESTPORT, CT -- In recognition of reaching the milestone of $500 milliondonated to charity, Newman's Own Foundation has launched a #Newmanitarian campaign, calling for acts of kindness. This can include small gestures of being kind, doing good deeds, and extending generosity towards others. Individuals are asked to visit Newmanitarian.org and take a pledge to give back. Newmanitarians can then share the pledge and their good deeds on social media.

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Corporate Giving

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Northwest CT Community Foundation Releases Demographics Report

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02/14/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has published, Community Crossroads - Northwest Connecticut - Where we are now and were we are headed. Community Crossroads is an extensive research project focused on the demographic composition of Northwest Connecticut communities – now and in the future – and core community wellbeing indicators, such as housing, employment, education, healthcare and crime

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Hartford Public Schools District Receives $380,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation to Support Family and School Community Partnership Efforts

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02/14/2018

... student learning and successful outcomes at school. Funding from this grant will allow the Hartford district to: ...

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CHEFA Announces $74,614 Grant to Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective

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02/13/2018

... remarked “This grant not only supports CHEFA’s health funding priority, but also represents a commitment to ... childcare, and cultural sectors that are the core funding priorities for the agency. Photo: Pointing to the new ...

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Greater New Haven NAACP and Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Announce New Partnership for $10,000 Down Payment Assistance Program

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02/12/2018

... and support around home ownership in the greater New Haven area,” stated Dori Dumas, NAACP President. “This ... years that many of residents of the Greater New Haven area will take advantage of this tremendous opportunity”. ...

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Community Foundation

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Affordable Housing

Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Board Welcomes Three New Members

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02/13/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- Barbara Spiegel of Norfolk, Larry Power of Lakeville and Vincent Inconiglios of Falls Village have been named to the board of directors of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, which provides philanthropic support to 20 towns in Litchfield County.

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Bracket-Style Fundraising Tournament to Raise Awareness and Funds for Connecticut Charities

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02/13/2018

CONNECTICUT -- Next month, 59 nonprofits in Connecticut will have the opportunity to win $10,000 on top of the money they raise through Brackets for Good – Connecticut, a month-long competitive fundraising tournament that inspires community members to learn about and rally behind charitable nonprofits.

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

United Way of North Central Connecticut Invests in Education in Enfield

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02/12/2018

Funding to Provide 120 Books for United Way Read Aloud Event ... Aloud event at the Stowe Early Learning Center in Enfield. Funding will be used to buy 120 books that will be read by ...

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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut to Invest $253,000 in Greater Hartford Region

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02/12/2018

... current service levels in light of reductions in public funding. The awards will reduce disruption in services by ... basic human services not be harmed by reductions in public funding,” said Paula S. Gilberto, President and CEO, United ... services and supports, United Way is providing additional funding to ensure children and families have access to ...

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Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Eastern Connecticut

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02/2018

The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, in conjunction with researchers at DataHaven, has developed their first “Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Eastern Connecticut.”

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Memorial Fund Helps Send Kids to Summer Camp

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02/12/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- Southside Café’s George Mazzaferro Memorial Fund, a fund of The Northwest Connecticut Community Fo

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Community Foundation

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Youth Development

Legal Aid Nonprofit Receives 15K Grant

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02/07/2018

... increase legal support for nonprofits in the tri-state area. Pro Bono Partnership — a nonprofit organization ...

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Funding Opportunities from The Community Foundation for Nonprofit Grantseekers

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02/08/2018

... permanent charitable endowment and largest funder of area nonprofits, is now accepting grant applications from ... Foundation for Greater New Haven’s 20 town service area includes: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, ... or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cfgnh . Funding Opportunities from The Community Foundation for ...

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$24K Grant Helps Preserve the Colebrook Store

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02/07/2018

COLEBROOK, CT -- The Colebrook Preservation Society announced it received a $24,000 grant from the Draper Foundation Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, to pay for work on the restoration of the Colebrook Store which CPS, a non-profit organization, owns on behalf for ...

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Community Foundation

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Danbury Wins Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge Competition

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02/06/2018

... of only five Connecticut communities to be awarded this funding after a competitive grant application process. East ... jury, which selected the winning cities in January 2018. Funding for the Working Cities Challenge is not provided by ...

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Comcast Foundation Awards Over $434K in 2017 to New England Area Nonprofits

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02/06/2018

... and Lawrence Community Works Inc are using their funding for STEM and computer-related education and ... Foundation Awards Over $434K in 2017 to New England Area Nonprofits ...

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Corporate Giving

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Youth Development

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