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Newman’s Own Foundation Welcomes Incoming Class of Fellows

Release Date: 
07/10/2017
... provides special opportunities and exposure to social impact and philanthropy that participants may not otherwise ... of the Pie in Hartford, CT. He is a graduate of Montclair State University. Kyler Blodgett of McLean, VA, will be a ... at SHOFCO in New York, NY. She is a graduate of California State University. James Gilchrest of Juneau, AK, will be a ...
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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Bridgeport Prospers Collective Impact Movement Names Allison Logan Executive Director

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07/10/2017
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bridgeport Prospers Collective Impact Movement, with backbone support provided by the United ... I am confident she will be as impactful as she connects resources and strategies through Bridgeport Prospers ... on Early Brain Development, both from Central Connecticut State University.  She began her career as an elementary ...
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Early Childhood

The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness Receives $275,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Release Date: 
07/10/2017
... and it takes a toll on our communities.  We owe it to our state’s young people to make sure that no family or youth ... Hartford Foundation’s long history of commitment to our state’s work to move the needle on homelessness – and ... less likely to continue their education. “At a time when resources for housing and homelessness are at risk, it is ...

New Canaan Community Foundation Names New Board Chair

Release Date: 
06/29/2017
... a grant from NCCF, Stevenson saw first-hand the positive impact of the Foundation. In addition to serving on NCCF’s ... the philosophy of ‘together we are stronger’ as the impact of our work is apparent all around us. From new ... – the New Canaan Community Foundation has had a direct impact. It has been my privilege to lead our fantastic Board ...

Governor Malloy's Veto of Public Act 17-170 Is Aimed at Giving CT Residents More Housing Choices in More Communities

Release Date: 
07/07/2017
... municipalities.   Connecticut is the sixth most expensive state for housing and throughout much of Connecticut, the ... two working adults) to afford the ALICE Household Survival Budget, a barebones budget that includes a conservative estimate for the cost of ...
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CCP Members
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Affordable Housing

Member eBrief - July 2017

Release Date: 
07/13/2017
... Jobs in Philanthropy >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >>      Trends and perspectives >>       ... this webinar features an interview with CT Mirror Budget Reporter, Keith Phaneuf. The webinar will also feature ... Foundation for Greater New Haven , and is based on local, state, and federal public data analyzed by DataHaven . Access ...
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Williamson, Community Foundation Honored with National Award For Leadership in Tackling Chronic Absence in New Britain Schools

Release Date: 
06/20/2017
... of chronic absence among school children and its impact on learning was a newly emerging area of study among ... educators both locally and nationwide. In New Britain, resources and data were needed, not only to understand the ... Britain’s rate of chronic absence was nearly double the state average, a revelation for all that led to action and, ...
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Education

Cigna Foundation Provides $100,000 Grant to Back on My Feet; Cigna Executive Dave Guilmette Named as Vice Chair of Back on My Feet Board

Release Date: 
07/06/2017
... community support and essential employment and housing resources. Dave Guilmette, President, Global Employer and ... community support and essential employment and housing resources. Operating in 12 major cities coast-to-coast, Back ... programs, employment partnership referrals and housing resources. Since 2007, Back on My Feet has served more than ...
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Health
Housing & Shelter

The Rockfall Foundation Launches 'Fostering Future Stewards' Campaign

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06/21/2017

MIDDLETOWN, CT -– The Rockfall Foundation recently announced the launch of a special campaign to commemorate 45 years of environmental grant making and support programs for students in the Lower Connecticut River Valley. The Fostering Future Stewards campaign will fund environmental education for kindergarten through 8th grade students with multi-year grants to schools for school-time, after school or summer programs.

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Environment & Animals

Points of Light Names Comcast NBCUniversal One of America's Most Community-Minded Companies

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06/23/2017
... our talent, technology, and reach to drive change and impact.” Comcast NBCUniversal’s 2016 key milestones and ... leveraging their local expertise to deliver maximum impact to local communities, including City Year, Big ... how companies can use their time, skills and other resources to improve the quality of life in the communities ...
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What’s at stake: New data on the impact of the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut

Release Date: 
06/27/2017
... Foundation commissioned the Urban Institute to model the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Connecticut, with a focus on state residents who might lack health care coverage without ... likely be 81% higher – 359,000. Put another way: For state residents under 65, the uninsured rate is 6.6%. Without ...
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Equity and Inclusion
Health

United Way of Western Connecticut Announces Education Funding for Region

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06/26/2017
... Constrained, Employed) income threshold (see household budget below). The grant funding period for these allocations ... of Social Services ALICE Household Survival Budgets for State of Connecticut, Various Household Sizes ABOUT UNITED ... of hard-working, struggling households by mobilizing the resources of local communities to create lasting change. We ...
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Early Childhood
Education
Out-of-School/After School

Hospital to Target Disparities Through Pilot Project Embedding Early Intervention Staff in Pediatric Offices

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06/22/2017
... this quarter by the Connecticut Health Foundation, the state’s largest independent health philanthropy. Although ... Children’s will embed staff from Birth to Three – the state program that serves young children with developmental ... from low-income and minority families. Connecticut State Medical Society  (North Haven; statewide reach): ...
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Equity and Inclusion
Health

After 18 Years of Leadership, CHDI Founding Chief Executive Judith Meyers Announces Plans to Step Down

Release Date: 
06/19/2017
... to 30 employees, more than quadrupled its annual operating budget, and forged partnerships to collaborate with multiple ... this work has resulted in meaningful changes to our State's systems, policies and practices so they work better ... health, mental health and early childhood systems in the state. Advancing innovations in child health care services ...
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Appointments, Transitions, Colleague News
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CCP Members
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Early Childhood
Health

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