Keeping the Faith in Diabetes Management
“I’ve got to tell you what happened. I’ve lost 40 pounds. My A1C [glucose level] is below seven. The nurse who has been seeing me for a year [...]
Meet the Youth Mobilizing to Make Your Water Cleaner
Stormwater that flows directly into storm drains and into rivers seems pretty harmless, right?Think again.The number one known cause of pollution in rivers and streams is stormwater [...]
Kim Deyo: Foundation scholarship paves the way from Thomaston to Italy
Meet Kim Deyo from Thomaston, Connecticut! She's a Studio Art major at the University of Hartford. For the second consecutive year, she was awarded the Lois Livingston McMillen Memorial [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $96,000 in Grants to Support the Economic Vitality of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $96,000 in Grants to Support the Economic Vitality of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills Job training is among services funded Connecticut Community Foundation [...]
Need help paying for college? Apply now for scholarships from the Foundation
Applications are now open for students residing in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills to apply for college scholarships from Connecticut Community Foundation for the 2019-20 academic year. [...]
New Video, “We’ve Met Before,” Celebrates the Generosity of Neighbors
"We've met before" can be viewed in English and Spanish. So you think we haven’t met before? In fact, if you live, work or play in Greater [...]
January 2019 Newsletter
In our January 2019 newsletter, view the Foundation's new video, “We’ve met before,” showing the legacies of local residents—and the extraordinary impact of neighbors from all walks of [...]
Chore Services Deliver Safety and Peace of Mind for New Milford’s Older Residents
“Do you know anybody who could rake my leaves?”It was late October 2016, and Leonardo Ghio’s elderly client kept calling him.And calling him.Ghio, municipal agent/senior adviser for New [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $16,000 in Grants for Community Events that Entertain, Empower and Educate
“Events like these are essential to bringing communities closer together.”Residents of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills will reap the benefits of $16,000 in grants for community events recently [...]
Connecting Nature and Health Through Catchafire
For small nonprofits with limited resources, finding quality, affordable professional services is hard. And finding volunteers who can provide those services for free is even harder. [...]