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NEW BRITAIN, CT -- To help enrich lives of New Britain school children, Fran Wolski, a former school district employee and school board member, has established a family fund at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain.
HARFORD, CT -- Hands On Hartford has received a $25,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation to support the MANNA Community Pantry and Neighborhood Services, as well as the kids weekend Backpack Nutrition Program, operated by Hands On Hartford from its new Center for Community in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood.
HARTFORD, CT -- A report this week by the Connecticut Health Foundation says the Affordable Care Act is responsible for reducing the state’s uninsured rate by 45 percent and bringing in more than $1 billion in new federal funds.
HARTFORD, CT -- Consultants play a large role in the work of nonprofits. That’s why the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Nonprofit Support Program (NSP), along with a number of other local funders, worked to overhaul a directory that for years has been helping nonprofits to find the right consultants for their projects.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- For the past four years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has helped numerous community events and event organizers with more than $35,000 in funding provided through its Community Sponsorship Awards program. And more sponsorships are about to be awarded. Applications are due August 1.
HARTFORD, CT -- When Jay Williams takes over the leadership of The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving next week, he will be part of a significant changing of the guard in leading community nonprofit and business organizations. The article also mentions the changing leradership at CCP Member organzaitions Children's Fund of Connecticut and MetroHartford Alliance.
NEW LONDON, CT -- The lack of a state budget has kept $500,000 in state funding from making its way to Eastern Connecticut for the region's Summer Youth Employment Program. Led by the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board several organizations collectively contributed $375,334 to keep it going. Contributing organizations were the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, Liberty Bank Foundation, Mystic Aquarium, New London Public Schools, Windham Regional Community Council and People's United Community Foundation, along with federal funds.
BRIDGEPORT, CT – The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced today that it awarded $332,200 during its second grant cycle of 2017 to nonprofit organizations throughout Connecticut.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is offering a grant of up to $10,000 to help non-college-bound students who are disengaged or require personalized assistance achieve career success. Proposals are due August 14.
WATERBURY, CT -- Women of all ages and backgrounds who want to improve and enrich the lives of women and girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills have a new opportunity to learn about and address community issues through the Women’s Giving Circle at the Connecticut Community Foundation.
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman’s Own Foundation announced the third year of its Fellowship Program, as a new class of 17 Fellows is welcomed into the program. The new Fellows come from a wide swath of geography, from Alaska to New Zealand, and they will work at organizations covering six states and Washington, DC.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut today announced $7.5 million in awards for programs and partnerships that benefit children, youth and families in local communities.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank has named Alice Ferreira as senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs. In her new role, Ferreira is responsible for all external and internal communications, public relations and government affairs for the bank, and will oversee the bank’s community affairs and philanthropy efforts.
WELLESLEY, MA -- Armed with gardening gloves, shovels, paint brushes and bug spray, Harvard Pilgrim volunteers in Manchester, New Hampshire weeded, and in Portland, Maine gave two full days of service.
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bridgeport Prospers Collective Impact Movement, with backbone support provided by the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, is pleased to announce the appointment of Allison Logan to Executive Director. Logan served as the Early Childhood Program Manager for Bridgeport Prospers from June of 2016 until March of 2017, at which time she took on the role of Acting Executive Director.
HARTFORD, CT -- Jay Williams, 45, will find himself in the Insurance Capital, where he will take over on July 17 as president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the 92-year-old community group with nearly a billion dollars in assets. He arrives in Hartford at a moment of political and civic upheaval: State legislators are unable to agree on a budget amid fiscal crisis, and Aetna, a steady civic mainstay in Hartford for more than 160 years, has announced a move of its corporate headquarters to New York City.
HARTFORD, CT -- Thanks to a three-year, $275,000 grant to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, more families and young people will receive the help they need to keep them in their homes or provide access to stable housing.
DANBURY, CT -- The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut has been awarded $12,500 by Fairfield County's Community Foundation to support its operations, allowing its services to the region, its artists, and arts enthusiasts to continue and grow.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation (NCCF) elected Sharon Stevenson as the foundation’s new Board Chair, effective July 1, the start of the foundation’s fiscal year.
ROCKY HILL, CT -- The Governor's veto of Public Act 17-170, An Act Concerning the Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals Procedure, seeks to ensure that there is continued growth in the stock of affordable housing across Connecticut. Connecticut United Ways support increasing the supply of affordable housing. As part of our work to support ALICE Families, United Way produced an issue brief in 2015 on the challenges many families face in Connecticut paying for housing.