FCCP Summer Equity and Power Sharing Series - Part 3
For CCP members and nonmember grantmakers
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MANCHESTER, CT -- The Aurora Foundation for Women and Girls has awarded Manchester Community College a $20,000 grant to advance its Women in STEM initiative.
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to Housatonic Community College Foundation to support women who are interested in pursuing a career in the manufacturing industry.
HARTFORD, CT -- As the governor and legislators negotiate a bond package to be considered in the upcoming special legislative session, they are considering not funding the grant program this year. Not funding the grant program would mean that while the state is generating a massive surplus for this fiscal year, as much as $1.6 billion, we would still cut assistance to community nonprofits that provide substance abuse and mental health services, house the homeless, provide residential and day programs for people with developmental disabilities, help people re-enter the community from prison, and promote arts and cultural programs that keep our communities vibrant, to name just a few of the vital programs nonprofits provide.
WINSTED, CT -- Students at Northwestern Connecticut Community College in need of assistance with the basic needs of life soon will have a bit more help. The institution announced Monday it has received a $6,000 grant from the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, which will go to bolster its Student Emergency Fund.
BOSTON, MA -- When billionaire Robert E. Smith decided to pay off the student loans of the graduating class of 2019 at Morehouse College, he suggested that others follow his lead. But is there even enough black private wealth in the United States to pay off all black student loan debt?
ENFIELD, CT -- Starting this fall, Asnuntuck Community College students will be able to connect with health and wellness professionals on the school’s 170 Elm St. campus. With a $25,000 grant it recently received from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the college plans to establish a “health and wellness hub” where students can connect with acommunity health care providers.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- Through the New Canaan Community Foundation, Jeanne Gnuse made a grant in memory of her husband, Tom, to the Summer Theatre of New Canaan.
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven will host an all-day convening about Greater New Haven’s future as a place of opportunity.