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Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity receives $240,000 General Operating Support Grant from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Release Date: 
10/19/2017
... Humanity. Support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving will help Habitat respond to the demand for its core ... Freedom Center. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 ... more information about the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888. ### Contact: ...

Three Foundations Join Forces to Advance Obesity Prevention Efforts in Connecticut

Release Date: 
10/17/2017
... CT -- Early Childhood Obesity is the focus of three Connecticut-based foundations as they combine forces to award ... $194,884 in grants for obesity prevention projects in Connecticut.  The grants are funded with contributions from the Children’s Fund of Connecticut (CFC), the Connecticut Health Foundation, ...
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Musician John Mayer Gives His Dad A Gift That Will Keep On Giving

Release Date: 
10/17/2017
... 90 last week. The four-year scholarship will provide funds to a student pursuing the field of education. Forever ... Mayer was born in Bridgeport and grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. His father Richard Mayer, now retired, was an ... birthday by presenting him with a gift that truly keeps on giving. (Photo credit: John Mayer/Instagram) About The ...

Introducing Giving Voice, a blog for and about grantmakers in Connecticut

Release Date: 
10/17/2017
Karla Fortunato is president of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. It's October! October ... getting to know CCP's staff, board, and members, and the resources that we can bring to bear on CCP's mission. I've ... to all our members. So in the relaunch of CCP's blog,  Giving Voice , I want to share my early plans for member ...
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Read CCP's blog, Giving Voice , a blog for and about grantmakers in Connecticut. Giving Voice ...

John Mayer Honors Dad Through Local Scholarship

Release Date: 
10/13/2017

GREENWICH, CT -- This week the Fairfield County native and singer-songwriter told his father, Richard Mayer, that his more than four decades as a Bridgeport educator would not soon be forgotten. To celebrate his father’s 90th birthday, which was a few days before John Mayer turns 40 on Monday, the songwriter set up a college scholarship fund through Fairfield County’s Community Foundation to commemorate his dad’s legacy.

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Scholarship News
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Community Foundation
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Scholarships

Community Rescues Food Pantry

Release Date: 
10/02/2017
... CT -- New Britain residents who depend upon the Human Resources Agency (HRA) Food & Resource Center (NBFRC) on Osgood Avenue are giving thanks for food early this year. HRA is giving thanks ... President and CEO, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut. “We’re pleased United Way of New Britain and ...
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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

American Savings Foundation Continues to Invest in the New Britain Community

Release Date: 
09/26/2017
... by connecting them to education, training, and resources that can help them get and keep higher-paying jobs. ... Britain at 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 15. $16,000 to the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra for their 2017-18 ... for their 2018 season of performances. $20,000 to Human Resources Agency (HRA) of New Britain to support the Osgood ...

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

Release Date: 
09/20/2017
... approved grants and scholarships: Arts, Culture & Heritage Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. A $12,000 grant to hire a part-time individual and corporate giving manager. New Britain Industrial Museum. A $5,000 ... $100 award for the 19th Annual Walkathon, which raises funds to create an atmosphere of caring and learning for ...
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Hurricane Relief Fund Growing

Release Date: 
09/29/2017

NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The newly created Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund has already received more than $20,000 in donations. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain made a $5,000 donation to the fund on Friday to compliment the American Savings Foundation’s donation of $10,000. Other donations by members of the community have totaled more than $5,000.

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Disaster Relief

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