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Member eBrief - AUGUST 2020
Valley Community Foundation Awards Nearly $890,000 in Single- and Multi-Year Grants
Community Food Drive to Be Held on August 7 & 8 at Danbury Fair Mall
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is partnering with the Danbury Fair Mall to conduct a food drive to benefit the Danbury Food Collaborative and its member pantries. Pantries are in desperate need of donations, as their shelves have been emptied by an overwhelming need for food as families face the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Connecticut Will Have Its First Statewide, Publicly Accessible Data Source to Assist Voter Registration, Voter Turnout Efforts
Coalition Asks Connecticut Legislature to Act on Land Use Reforms
Initiatives will increase housing supply, generate housing diversity, and improve the process for approving new residential development
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Hartford Foundation Awards $200,000 in Grants to Support Census and Voter Registration Efforts
Chelsea Groton Foundation Approves Record $451K in Grants During Single-Giving Cycle to Support Increased Need; Passes $4M in Giving Since Founding
Chelsea Groton Foundation Awards $464K to Support Area Non-profits and Students
Hartford Foundation and the Travelers Championship Provide Grant to Launch Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations in Greater Hartford
The Partnership Loan Program for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses in New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley
NEW HAVEN, CT -- A new public-private partnership is offering low-interest and partially forgivable loans to local minority-owned and women-owned small businesses. The initial loan pool of $1.5 million will offer loans of up to $25,000 for small businesses located in New Haven and the lower Naugatuck Valley cities of Derby and Ansonia. The Partnership Loan Program for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses in New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley was created through a partnership among The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, HEDCO, Inc., the Amour Propre Fund and The City of New Haven.
2020 Travelers Championship Generates More Than $1.6 Million for Charity
HARTFORD, CT -- The Travelers Companies, Inc. today announced that the 2020 Travelers Championship generated more than $1.6 million for more than 100 charitable organizations. Since Travelers became title sponsor in 2007, the event has generated more than $20 million for more than 750 charities across the region.
Chelsea Groton Foundation Approves Record $451K in Grants During Single-Giving Cycle to Support Increased Need
The Travelers Championship may look different this year, but its efforts to support local charities haven’t changed
HARTFORD, CT -- Nonprofits will benefit from some extra financial support from the Travelers Championship, even in a year when the tournament itself is far from normal. As a PGA Tour event, 100 percent of the Travelers Championship’s net proceeds each year go to charity. Since 1952, the tournament has generated more than $42 million in those efforts, including nearly $20 million since Travelers became the title sponsor in 2007 and $2.1 million last year alone.
Nominations Sought for Environmental Champion Awards
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- The Rockfall Foundation is currently seeking nominations for the 2020 Environmental Champion Awards. Nominations are being accepted from now until July 29.