Foundation Launches Updated, More Robust Website
Connecticut Community Foundation has launched a newly designed, updated and more robust website at www.conncf.org to dynamically highlight the stories of its grantees, donors and [...]
More Than a Century of Giving Unites Westover School’s Junior Class
2016 Dorcas Fair It began in the early 1900s, when students at Westover School knitted socks and sweaters and donated them to nearby orphanages [...]
Confronting Fears, Finding Balance and Improving Health
Matter of Balance class at Heritage Village in Southbury “Jane” was once a master gardener. But outside her window, fabulous blooms had become an [...]
A Warm Welcome at New Community Health Center in Naugatuck
“We are only five miles from Waterbury, but it might as well have been 50 miles for some people. It was still a [...]
From Waterbury to Argentina, Empowering Latinas to Take Charge of Their Health
Quite by accident, they met in church. One, a tenacious breast cancer survivor, determined never to let other women stay in the dark [...]
Transforming Values Into Meaningful Impact: Filmmaker, Philanthropist and Fork Films CEO Abigail Disney to Speak at Women’s Giving Celebration
The Women’s Fund of Connecticut Community Foundation invites the public to “Women Give! Your Inspiration. Your Values. Your Impact” on June 8 from [...]
For Greater Waterbury Kids, A Doctor’s Visit is an Open Book
“Will I get a book today?” That’s a question often heard by pediatricians in bustling clinics throughout Greater Waterbury as they greet young [...]
Paula Van Ness Announces Retirement as President and CEO
Paula Van Ness, president and CEO of Connecticut Community Foundation, has announced her retirement after six years at the helm of the oldest community foundation in the state, [...]
Fifth Annual Give Local Event Breaks Records, Raises $1.3 Million for Nonprofit Organizations in Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills
Hosted by Connecticut Community Foundation, the fifth annual Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills online giving campaign raised $1.3 million in 36 hours to support the work [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $375,000 in Grants to Local Community Groups
In its March 2017 grant cycle, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded a total of $375,000 to nonprofit organizations serving residents of 21 towns in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield [...]