Support and Resources for COVID-19
Connecticut Community Foundation’s staff and board are keeping informed with the rapidly updating COVID-19 news in our community. We understand that we are at the beginning of a long-term [...]
Waterbury Pride NAACP Youth Council Embodies the Spirit of Black History Month by Making History of their Own.
Connecticut Community Foundation Helps Waterbury Pride NAACP Youth Council Have A Seat At The Table At The National 110th NAACP Annual Convention. In 1998, Priscilla Whittemore [...]
Grants Awarded to Bolster Community Organizing in Waterbury
Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded a total of $13,000 to four Waterbury-based organizations working to engage people in historically marginalized communities through sharing information, opening new [...]
October 2019 Newsletter
Julie Loughran, president and CEO of Connecticut Community Foundation, said, “People know best what their community’s needs are and what potential solutions may exist, yet they often are [...]
Community Group Helps Lift the Burdens of a Criminal Record
Calvin Dunbar Jr. doesn’t sugarcoat the life he lived as a younger man. It’s one of the most powerful motivations for the life he leads today, he says, [...]
August 2019 Newsletter
In our August 2019 newsletter, you'll find stories about this year's Trustee Fund Award recipients, Waterbury PAL, Naugatuck River Revival Group, and Greenwoods Counseling and Referrals. You can [...]
Trustees of Connecticut Community Foundation Announce 2019 Awards
The Trustee Fund Awards, annual honors conferred by current and former trustees of Connecticut Community Foundation to recognize exceptional innovation and collaboration that benefit communities in Greater Waterbury [...]
Kathleen McPadden of Naugatuck Elected to Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Connecticut Community Foundation’s members have elected Kathleen A. McPadden of Naugatuck to a three-year term on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. She will join a board composed of [...]
July 2019 Newsletter
In our July 2019 newsletter: Thanks to the generosity of more than 140 scholarship fund founders, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded college scholarships to 400 students residing in 21 [...]
$1.41 Million in New Grants Include Funds to Combat Hunger, Child Sex Trafficking, Substance Abuse and Chronic Disease
In May and June, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded $1.4 million in grants to dozens of nonprofit organizations serving residents of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills. The [...]