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Comcast Community Impact Director Recognized as a 40 Under Forty
HARTFORD, CT -- Brad Palazzo, Comcast’s Director of Community Impact, was named a 2018 “40 Under Forty” by Hartford Business Journal.
New Report: 4 out of 10 Families in Connecticut Struggle to Pay for Basic Needs
Member eBrief - September 2018
New Funding for Critically Conscious Youth Development
NEW HAVEN, CT --The Perrin Family Foundation has launched the Critically Conscious Youth Development (CCYD) grant program. PFF developed this multi-year grant making and capacity building opportunity with the intention of sharing a framework that introduces a new lens for youth development programs, focused on centering identity, lived experience, and political education as a core competency.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Awards Get Out The Vote Grants
NORWALK, CT -- As Connecticut looks forward to Election Day on November 6, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) has awarded 18 grants to civic-minded organizations that are determined to energize and educate the community to vote.
2018 Legislative Session Update - OEC
The Connecticut State Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has provided a 2018 Legislative Session Update on how the OEC fared in the state budget, as well as important bills that were passed, including two agency bills.
Leading Together for a Thriving Eastern Connecticut: Community Foundation Releases 2017 Annual Report to Community
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut proudly celebrates 35 years of partnering with generous donors and nonprofit organizations to make a lasting, positive impact on people and places in eastern Connecticut. The Foundation’s 2017 annual report looks back on highlights of serving the community and providing community leadership over the years.
New Report Finds Medicaid's Impact Goes Beyond Health Care in CT
HARTFORD, CT -- Medicaid is best known as a health insurance program that provides coverage to low-income Connecticut residents, but it also plays a key role in the state’s economy, budget, and ability to weather economic challenges, according to a report released this week by the Connecticut Health Foundation.
Engaging Citizens from the Ground Up: Hartford Foundation Announces Get Out The Vote Initiative
HARTFORD, CT -- Following an open call for proposals, the Hartford Foundation has awarded thirteen grants totaling $116,565 to area nonprofits dedicated to informing and engaging underrepresented residents of Greater Hartford.
Bimal Patel to Lead United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut's 2018 Community Campaign
HARTFORD, CT -- Bimal Patel has been named Chair of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s 2018 Community Campaign.
Danbury Senior Volunteers Contribute Service Valued At More Than $210,000 to City
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is proud to announce that volunteers in the SAVE (Seniors Add Valuable Experience) Program have completed 8,567 hours in the last year, service valued at $211,519.33 to the city of Danbury.
Letter on Census Citizenship Question
Connecticut Council of Philanthropy was one of 33 philanthropy serving organizations that signed onto a letter opposing the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
The Prosperity Foundation to Kick Off Inaugural #GIVEBLACKCT Day of Giving
CONNECTICUT -- In observance of Black Philanthropy Month (BPM) in August, The Prosperity Foundation (TPF) will officially launch its first-of-its-kind annual #GIVEBLACKCT giving campaign on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Commencing at 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on the 29th, TPF will host its official on-line, and social media “Give Back by Investing in Our Community Day.”
Comcast and YMCA of Greater Hartford Celebrates East Hartford Y-Bell Graduation
EAST HARTFORD, CT -- The YMCA of Greater Hartford was recently joined by representatives of Comcast and YMCA program families to honor over 100 East Hartford students for their successful completion of the Y-BELL Power Scholars Academy. For the third consecutive year Comcast provided a cash and in-kind grant totaling $18,000 to support Power Scholars Academy and YMCA Celebrates Champions programs and events. Comcast’s in-kind support included a lap-top computer, which was presented at the ceremony to one student who had perfect attendance.
Connecticut Community Foundation Trustees Recognize Innovation and Collaboration with 2018 Awards to Community Groups
WATERBURY, CT -- Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (GWIM) and the Waterbury Juneteenth Celebration Committee are the recipients of the 2018 Trustee Fund Award, an honor created by current and former trustees of Connecticut Community Foundation to recognize exceptional innovation and collaboration that benefits communities in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.
Bristol Students Awarded Grants for Music Lessons
One Resident’s Legacy Benefits Music-Loving Students
United Way Golf Tournament 2018
MIDDLEFIELD, CT -- Comcast's annual United Way Golf Tournament returns to Lyman Orchards Golf Club on Sunday, September 8.