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Community Foundation Grants Provide Support Amid 2017's Unprecedented Challenges

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11/20/2017

... Community, Now More Than Ever NEW HAVEN, CT -- Against a backdrop of state budget reductions and federal policy ... that supports them are facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the state budget, new federal policy directions ... are impacting their services, The Foundation is hosting a Convening on November 29 entitled Preserving Our Values ...

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Grantmaker Response to State Fiscal Crisis

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11/28/2017

As many of you know, the CT state legislature passed a budget on October 26. Outstanding questions about that ... Unfortunately, the newly adopted budget is already in a deficit , and there are more issues on the horizon. Those ... and health care for retirees will continue to grow as a portion of the budget leaving less and less for critical ...

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Liberty Bank, Rotary Clubs Raise Record $356,372 to Help Fill Thanksgiving Food Baskets

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11/21/2017

MIDDLETOWN, CT -- A 2016 study conducted by the United Ways of Connecticut ...

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Generous Local Donors Support Puerto Rico Relief

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11/18/2017

... are partnering to ensure they receive assistance. To make a gift, which will be directed to organizations working to ...

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Newman's Own Foundation is Teaming Up with CrowdRise To Launch $500,000 Holiday Challenge

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11/20/2017

... Newman's Own Foundation Holiday Challenge will donate half a million dollars to competing charities, based on certain ... since 1982, Newman's Own Foundation has committed half a million dollars for this year's CrowdRise Holiday ... wished my good friend, Paul, was still around to know that a fellow actor he admired had said these words and taken the ...

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Liberty Bank Presents Willard M. Mcrae Community Diversity Award to Lottie Scott

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11/15/2017

... 2017 Willard M. McRae Community Diversity Award . Scott, a strong community advocate and leader over the last 25 years, received her award from bank officials at a gala reception at the Norwich Inn Wednesday night that was ... As this year’s award recipient, Scott was able to direct a $5,000 charitable donation from the Liberty Bank Foundation ...

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Community Fund of Darien Announces New Way to Defeat New Canaan

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11/16/2017

DARIEN and NEW CANAAN, CT -- On this Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, The Community Fund of Darien will face off against The New Canaan Community Foundation to see who can raise the most money (strictly between 12:01 am to 11:59 pm that day) to support their communities.

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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Grant Supports Weitzman Institute Community eConsult Network Pilot in CT

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11/16/2017

... HARTFORD, CT -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Community eConsult Network to test the ... their primary care providers with quick access to a network of board-certified specialists. The specialists can provide medical opinions through a secure telehealth platform. A study by the Weitzman ...

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Fairfield County Community's Foundation Grant to CityCenter Danbury Farmer's Market Supports Fresh Food for All

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11/16/2017

DANBURY, CT -- A very generous $34,500 grant from the Fairfield County’s ...

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Winterfest Will Return to Hartford Area

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11/15/2017

... The Bushnell Park Foundation, and many individuals (a complete list is located on the www.WinterfestHartford.com ...

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Report: 1 in 10 Young Adults Experience Homelessness During 1 Year, High Number are LGBTQ

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11/16/2017

WASHINGTON — A groundbreaking study released today by Chapin Hall at the ... 17 experience some form of homelessness over the course of a year. This study captures youth homelessness broadly, ... identifies who is most at risk, and illuminates a nationwide problem cutting across rural and urban areas ...

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More Than $200K in Grants Approved by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain

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09/20/2017

... Board of Directors approved $216,405 in grants supporting a wide variety of non-profit programs and community ... year by the Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin, a supporting organization of CFGNB, the Community ... & Heritage Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. A $12,000 grant to hire a part-time individual and corporate ...

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Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Fund Continues to Grow; $31K-Plus and Counting

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11/13/2017

... at the Community Foundation. The fund aims to serve as a central and local charitable hub for those in New Britain ...

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Connecticut Fair Housing Center Receives $235,000 Hartford Foundation Grant for New Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Project

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11/14/2017

HARTFORD, CT -- Despite having a lower than average unemployment rate, Connecticut has the ... in the nation. This high number of foreclosures includes a significant rise in reverse mortgage foreclosures. The ... Center this past year, nearly 600 were about foreclosure, a growing portion of which was on reverse mortgages. ...

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United Way to Honor Danbury Heroes Who Impact Lives Throughout the City

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11/13/2017

... Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury DANBURY, CT -- Danbury is a city of heroes, and United Way of Western Connecticut ... CEO of United Way of Western Connecticut. “It is such a pleasure to be able to shine a light on their accomplishments and service.” Nominees ...

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Bank of America Partners with Feeding America on the Give A Meal Program

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11/10/2017

... and its network of 200 member food banks on the Give A Meal program. Nationally, a shocking 1 in 8 Americans—more than 41 million ... with hunger. Here in Connecticut, nearly half a million residents struggle with hunger and more than ...

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Berkshire Taconic to Host Webinar on Regional Assessment on Nov. 30

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11/09/2017

... MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation will host a webinar on November 30 at 11 a.m. to explore the most pressing issues in its four-county region. Following on the recent report “A Closer Look,” the webinar will feature BTCF president ...

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