United Way and Praxair Partnered to Celebrate Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Black History Month
Release Date:
02/16/2018
... Connecticut. To learn more about United Way’s corporate sponsorship programs, please contact Stacy Schulman at ...
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Waterbury Pulls in $450,000 Jobs Grant
Release Date:
02/06/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- Waterbury has been awarded a $450,000 jobs grant, which will be used in a $1 million, three-year, effort to improve employment statistics in a depressed South End neighborhood. The city is among five Connecticut communities that will each get $450,000 grants from the Working Cities Challenge. Local politicians and civic activists have spent more than a year applying for the grant through the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Provides an Additional $62,000 to Help Displaced Residents
Release Date:
02/15/2018
... and Northeastern Connecticut brings together people and resources committed to the well-being of children and ...
Applications for Grant Funding Now Available to Local Non-Profit Organizations Helping Victims of Hurricane Maria
Release Date:
02/15/2018
... available at www.cfgnb.org/requests-for-proposals. “With resources to assist those in need so limited, and local ... and Southington. The Foundation works to inspire philanthropy, manage permanent charitable assets effectively, ...
MetroHartford Alliance Names David Griggs New President and CEO
Release Date:
02/15/2018
... who stepped down as President and CEO at the end of 2017 after 16 years of service and leadership, and Nancy ...
ACES Village School Receives Grant for Improvements
Release Date:
02/14/2018
NORTH HAVEN, CT -- ACES Village School was awarded a $72,000 grant from Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA), which will be used for kitchen improvements and helping students with their independent functionality. The grant will make food preparation fully OSHA compliant, and streamline wheelchair access to the food service area, particularly when students are operating, or learning to operate, a wheelchair independently.
Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity
Release Date:
02/01/2018
... There are four primary focus areas for giving: encouraging philanthropy, children with life-limiting conditions, ...
Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness
Release Date:
01/30/2018
... acts of kindness, we're hoping to spread the idea that philanthropy isn't just about money. It means that we can all ... something to make our world a better place." Encouraging philanthropy is one of the key focus areas of Newman's Own ...
Hartford Public Schools District Receives $380,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation to Support Family and School Community Partnership Efforts
Release Date:
02/14/2018
... on identifying need and making better use of all available resources.” The Hartford Foundation grant to the school ...
CHEFA Announces $74,614 Grant to Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
Release Date:
02/13/2018
... LGBTQ community. The grant was made in November, 2017 and the much needed equipment is arriving daily at the ... this important niche”. In total, at the November 2017 CHEFA Board meeting, $787,835 was awarded to twelve ...
Hartford Foundation Provides $200,000 To Help Hurricane Refugees Avoid Homelessness
Release Date:
02/13/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- Refugee families from Puerto Rico who are dropped from the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s transitional housing program may be eligible for assistance through a $200,000 grant awarded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The foundation announced this week that it is making the award to the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, just as 37 families in the state — as of Wednesday — were expected to lose the FEMA or state aid that is supporting them at various hotels around the state, including Hartford’s Red Roof Inn.
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Board Welcomes Three New Members
Release Date:
02/13/2018
TORRINGTON, CT -- Barbara Spiegel of Norfolk, Larry Power of Lakeville and Vincent Inconiglios of Falls Village have been named to the board of directors of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, which provides philanthropic support to 20 towns in Litchfield County.
Rockfall Foundation Announces New Development Director
Release Date:
02/13/2018
... time Erik has directed five editions of Worldwatch’s annual book the State of the World, including the 2017 edition: EarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing ... and enhance the region’s natural environment. Rockfall awards grants each year to nonprofits, schools, and ...
Bracket-Style Fundraising Tournament to Raise Awareness and Funds for Connecticut Charities
Release Date:
02/13/2018
... Thirty-three percent of the donations received in 2017 came from first-time donors to the participating ... This dedication is what drove us to launch in Hartford in 2017, and to expand statewide in Connecticut in 2018. We’re ...
United Way of North Central Connecticut Invests in Education in Enfield
Release Date:
02/12/2018
... and Northeastern Connecticut brings together people and resources committed to the well-being of children and ...
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut to Invest $253,000 in Greater Hartford Region
Release Date:
02/12/2018
... levels in light of reductions in public funding. The awards will reduce disruption in services by early childhood ... services for survivors of domestic violence.” United Way awards will help two early childcare programs maintain ... and Northeastern Connecticut brings together people and resources committed to the well-being of children and ...
Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Eastern Connecticut
Publication date:
02/2018
... advocate for equality through our attitudes, actions, and philanthropy. Report on the Status of ...
Memorial Fund Helps Send Kids to Summer Camp
Release Date:
02/12/2018
... that benefit local children, were raised through an annual Poker Run fundraiser held in honor of Fund namesake, ...
Budget deal has plenty for Connecticut
Release Date:
02/09/2018
... Puerto Rico. ...A new measure was added to the extenders package that would help Westport’s Newman’s Own ...
Middlesex United Way Wins $450K Working Cities Grant to Help Single Parents
Release Date:
02/12/2018
... to support the implementation of different strategies and resources to help single parents in need begin their journey ...