Second Century Fund Looks Toward Future Impact
Looking toward our next hundred years, we have launched the Second Century Fund, an unrestricted endowment fund to help ensure the Foundation has the resources it needs to meet community [...]
A Reboot of Landmark Community Theater’s Youth Programming Bolsters Confidence Through Performing Arts
George Lachance working the audio mix board at Landmark Community Theater At a time when many young people struggle to find connection, stability, and self-confidence, Thomaston’s Landmark Community Theater [...]
How To Help: Hurricane Assistance for the Caribbean and Florida
Our neighbors in the Caribbean and Florida have been battered by recent hurricane activity that has caused widespread flooding, power outages, and destruction. If you would like to donate toward [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Scholarships Reach $1 Million Milestone
Connecticut Community Foundation Scholarships Reach $1 Million Milestone Connecticut Community Foundation has supported local students over the past three decades. This school year local scholars will receive more than $1 [...]
Advocacy, Collaboration and Culturally Responsive Interventions Seek to Improve Maternal Health in Waterbury
Advocacy, Collaboration and Culturally Responsive Interventions Seek to Improve Maternal Health in Waterbury A staggering fact: The risk of maternal death is three to four times higher for Black women [...]
Trustee Fund Honors Two Local Nonprofits for Their Collaborative and Innovative Service in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills
(Pictured from left to right) Representatives of the Ungroup Society: Nadine Leach, administrative assistant, Warren Leach, executive director, and Rhonda Hunter-Gatling, chief financial officer Trustee Fund Honors Two Local Nonprofits [...]
Three Community Leaders Join Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Janie L. McDermott, James A. Higgins. Not pictured: Adrienne Parkmond. Photo courtesy of Allan Vega. Three Community Leaders Join Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees Connecticut Community Foundation’s members have [...]
Food Rescue US Uses Technology to Decrease Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Litchfield County
Food Rescue US Uses Technology to Decrease Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Litchfield County The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access [...]
2022 Persbacker Family Scholarships Awarded
2022 Persbacker Family Scholarships Awarded The Persbacker Family Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded college scholarships of $5,000 each to five Bridgewater residents for the 2022-23 academic year. The [...]
CIRI Provides a Legal Lifeline to Local Immigrants
CIRI Provides a Legal Lifeline to Local Immigrants In his small Waterbury apartment, Delio Placido candidly shares the story of his arrival in the United States and the odyssey that [...]