Regional Leaders to Craft Economic Strategy for the Hartford Metropolitan Region
Release Date:
02/27/2018
... Transportation, and Community Development Have Launched a Project to Move the Region's Economy Forward HARTFORD, CT -- ...
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Nine National Foundations Join to Address Nationwide Housing Instability
Release Date:
02/23/2018
... the scale of the problem,” said Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie, Project Director, Funders for Housing and Opportunity. “Too ... Center for Community Change ’s Housing Trust Fund Project will build the power and capacity of state and local ...
$10 Million From 9 Foundations Will Call Attention the Lack of Low-Cost Housing
Release Date:
02/20/2018
WASHINGTON, CD -- Nine foundations, including The Melville Charitable Trust, have pooled about $10 million to build a three-year public-advocacy campaign to ensure Americans have secure, affordable places to live. The collaboration includes several foundations that haven’t previously concentrated on housing, such as the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The new coalition, called Funders for Housing and Opportunity, today announced $4.9 million in three-year grants to four coalitions and projects, each of will mount public-awareness campaigns to call attention to housing issues.
Burlington Families to Explore Museum Free of Charge Thanks to Grant
Release Date:
01/31/2018
BRISTOL, CT -- Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center, located in Bristol, will hold its inaugural “Imagine Nation Loves Burlington Day” in the spring of 2018. This program is being made possible by a $1,000 grant from the Burlington Community Fund at Main Street Community Foundation.
Farmington Bank Donates $1.1 Million to Non-Profits in 2017
Release Date:
02/21/2018
FARMINGTON, CT -- More than $1.1 million in sponsorships and grants were given by Farmington Bank and its charitable arm, the Farmington Bank Community Foundation, to more than 450 non-profit organizations in Connecticut and Massachusetts in 2017, the Bank announced today.
Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance Receives $302,000 Grant to Reduce Unemployment in Hartford’s South End
Release Date:
02/20/2018
... in those neighborhoods is estimated at 23 percent. This project is unique because major neighborhood employers have ... residents in entry-level employment over three years. This project to provide more Greater Hartford residents with ...
Membership Drive Begins for Community Foundation’s Catalyst Fund
Release Date:
02/20/2018
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Fresh on the heels of having awarded a $10,000 Catalyst Fund grant to Plainville Community Schools to support the school system’s Alternative Learning Center, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Catalyst Fund has opened 2018 membership with new incentives and membership categories.
United Way and Praxair Partnered to Celebrate Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Black History Month
Release Date:
02/16/2018
... Luther King, Jr. Day, ahead of Black History Month. The project involved numerous Praxair employees on January 15, ...
“Man in a Van” Rescues Nearly 140,000 Pounds of Food Since October
Release Date:
02/14/2018
... to afford food. So far, he’s devoted 82 days to this project, traveling 5,084 miles around Greater Danbury and ... as a volunteer.
Northwest CT Community Foundation Releases Demographics Report
Release Date:
02/14/2018
... are headed . Community Crossroads is an extensive research project focused on the demographic composition of Northwest ...
Hartford Public Schools District Receives $380,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation to Support Family and School Community Partnership Efforts
Release Date:
02/14/2018
... grant to the school district will primarily support project personnel, staff and partner training, related ...
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Board Welcomes Three New Members
Release Date:
02/13/2018
... served as the executive director of the Susan B. Anthony Project for more than two decades, tirelessly advocating for ...
Danbury Wins Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge Competition
Release Date:
02/06/2018
... their progress over the coming years.” Danbury’s project is set to commence in March, and the collaborative ...
Member eBrief - February 2018
Release Date:
02/16/2018
... long career as a real estate developer, understood each project within its environmental context, and applied ... has released, Community Crossroads , an extensive research project focused on the demographic composition of their ... Newman's Own Foundation is launching its #Newmanitatian project. A Newmanitarian is someone who gives back just ...
Windsor Public Schools Receives $334,690 Grant for Family and Community Partnership Plan
Release Date:
01/29/2018
... led conferences in grades 3-8. The home visitation pilot project has yielded positive feedback from both participating ... on this investment." This year Windsor's home visit pilot project included 42 teachers visiting a total of 174 ...
New Issue Brief Addresses Northwest Connecticut's Addiction Crisis
Release Date:
01/17/2018
SHARON, CT -- The Foundation for Community Health has launched a new publication series, Cultivating Solutions, designed to share information, raise awareness and advocate for change. The inaugural publication, "Addressing Northwest Connecticut's Addiction Crisis," tackles the addiction epidemic via an issue brief, future editions may vary in composition or format depending on the topic.
Hartford Selected to Participate in National Job Quality Initiative
Release Date:
01/16/2018
... more effectively hire and retain frontline workers. The project will focus on securing fair and equable wages, ...
Community Foundation Accepting Grant and Scholarship Applications
Release Date:
01/29/2018
BRISTOL, CT -- Main Street Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from area nonprofit organizations through its competitive General Grant Cycle and the Plainville Community Fund while scholarship applications are being accepted from local students. All guidelines, eligibility criteria and links to the online applications are available on the Foundation’s website, www.mainstreetfoundation.org. Deadlines are March 16 and March 30, 2018.
CT Philanthropy Digest - February 2018
Release Date:
02/02/2018
... Foundation Environment and Human Health Embarks on a New Project to Encourage Schools to Be Healthier Places for ... Foundation investments as well as its community indicators project, including the creation of the Metro Hartford ...
Valley Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
Release Date:
01/24/2018
... on special assignment for new schools and new project development. Jim has been a member of the Board of ... member of the Board of Directors for the Online Journalism Project. One of the founders of the Commodore Hull ... the Lower Naugatuck Valley Boys & Girls Club’s Ansonia Project after-school programs and pre-school slots. Bill is ...