Danbury United Way Back-To-School Drive Valued at $46800
Release Date:
09/13/2017
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is proud to announce the wrap-up of its ...
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Hurricane Irma Response
... residents in poverty have access to critical services and resources NetHope Emergency Response Working Group ...
Connecticut 2-1-1 Work's to Help Those Impacted By Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Connecticut 2-1-1 handles calls from Hurricane Harvey victims ... through Florida and surrounding states, United Way of Connecticut / 2-1-1 is working to support victims of both ... hurricanes.
Call-in Show to Feature Q & A About the Opioid Epidemic in Northwest Connecticut
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... Scharnberg, Grants and Program Director at the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation and collaborator on the report “Beneath the Surface: The Opioid Epidemic in ...
United Way of Western Connecticut Awards Stamford Y $36K Grant
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... it has been awarded a grant from United Way of Western Connecticut totaling $36,000. This investment will support ... LEAD Academy after school program. United Way of Western Connecticut Awards Stamford Y $36K Grant ...
Prime Time House Uses Grants for New Mini-van
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Chapter #49 Order of Eastern Star Fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation awarding an additional ...
Only Five Days Left to Nominate Hometown Heroes and Emerging Heroes
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... days left to submit nominations for United Way of Western Connecticut’s (UWWC) 4th Annual Hometown Heroes Benefit ... or 203-826-8479. About United Way of Western Connecticut United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) helps ... Constrained, Employed) in our communities. A United Way report published in October 2016 revealed that in ...
Hartford Foundation Approves $833,000 Grant for Hartford’s Six Brighter Futures Family Centers
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... help ensure that Brighter Futures Family Centers have the resources they need to enhance opportunities for all Hartford ... variety of services and supports including health care, resources for family daycare providers, and basic human needs ... For example, recent state data suggests that the Connecticut’s Nurturing Families home visiting program at ...
Grant Supports Prevention Program for Wolcott Youth
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... and self-confidence. STAR will run twice during the 2017-2018 school year, once in the fall and once in the spring. It ... increase in drug overdose death rates from 2014 to 2015 in Connecticut. To help reduce that statistic, Wolcott ...
Perrin Family Foundation Statement on the Repeal of DACA
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... Tens of thousands of young people and families across Connecticut are impacted by this decision. We stand beside ... from United We Dream with your grantees and tap into the resources available through Grantmakers Concerned with ...
Association Selects Ten Institutions as Sites for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers
Release Date:
08/16/2017
... announced today the ten institutions selected to serve as sites for the first Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation ... communities. Association Selects Ten Institutions as Sites for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus ...
Hurricane Harvey Response
... NOLA Pay It Forward Fund: Hurricane Harvey will provide resources for the early relief and rebuilding efforts of ... The Texas Tribune has compiled a comprehensive list of resources on how to help with Hurricane Harvey relief and ... 6 for a discussion on how to effectively allocate resources to meet the needs of Hurricane Harvey-affected ...
Year-End Critical Needs Grants Now Available
Release Date:
09/05/2017
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has allocated up to $60,000 ... made by an anonymous local donor family. The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation is accepting applications ... services can apply for grants online through the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation website, ...
Food for Good: Newman's Own is giving $35,000 apiece to 15 charities for its 35th Birthday
Release Date:
08/26/2017
... including Save the Children, Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut and the Central Park Conservancy. Food for Good: ...
Newman’s Own Celebrates 35 Years of Giving
Release Date:
08/23/2017
WESTPORT, CT – It was on August 25, 1982, that Newman’s Own shipped its first bottles of salad dressing. The late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman, launched the company with his homemade recipe salad dressing, declaring that all profits would go to charity. Now, 35 years later, the company has more than 300 products with 100% of the profits continuing to help charities around the world.
Hartford Food System Receives $109,500 General Operating Support Grant from Hartford Foundation
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... income levels in the nation, and ranked at the bottom of Connecticut’s 169 towns, Hartford faces many health ...
Bristol Summer Work Experience Program Fills Vital Need
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... Program positions in Bristol would be eliminated due to Connecticut’s absence of a state budget. Despite the ... and coordinated by the United Way of West Central Connecticut. It was started nearly a decade ago to initially ... classroom curriculum and the field trips to employer sites in varying industries,” stated Nancy Micloskey. ...
A Convening to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of New Haven Healthy Start THEN, NOW & BEYOND
Release Date:
08/31/2017
MEDIA ADVISORY: THEN, NOW & BEYOND - The 20th Anniversary of New Haven Healthy Start on Thursday, September 7, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Omni Hotel in New Haven.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Announces New CFO Appointment
Release Date:
08/28/2017
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation has announced the promotion of Joseph R. Baker to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Baker joined the Community Foundation in 2011 in the capacity of Vice President of Finance and Administration.
Information Session for Lower CT River Valley Environmental Grants - September 13
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... Foundation will host an information session for its 2018 grant cycle on Wednesday, September 13 at 5 pm at the ... organizations, municipalities, and schools in the Lower Connecticut River Valley to apply for grants through the ... to increase public knowledge of and respect for natural resources. Projects that demonstrate new and imaginative ways ...