November 2018 Newsletter
In our November 2018 newsletter, find a story and video about the New Milford Senior Center's chore services program, and how a grant from the Foundation is [...]
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. [...]
Connecticut Legal Services: “Catchafire can help us go from good to great…”
Earlier this year, Connecticut Community Foundation introduced an exciting capacity-building tool for local nonprofit organizations: Catchafire. A powerful, national online platform, Catchafire connects skilled volunteers with nonprofits [...]
October 2018 Newsletter: Sparking Change for Stronger Organizations
In March 2018, Connecticut Community Foundation introduced an exciting capacity-building tool for local nonprofit organizations: Catchafire. A powerful, national, online platform, Catchafire connects skilled volunteers with [...]
September 2018 Newsletter
Our September 2018 newsletter includes a story about Sarah Gager of Washington, Connecticut. Sarah traveled around the world helping to save a vital natural resource, but [...]
Waterbury’s Juneteeth: Inspiring Cultural Pride to Improve Communities
Sean Mosley was only five or six years old, but he remembers those Saturday mornings going door-to-door with his parents to various Waterbury neighborhoods, registering people to [...]
August 2018 Newsletter
In our August 2018 newsletter, read the stories (and watch the videos) about Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries and Waterbury's Juneteenth Celebration Committee, and you'll see why they [...]
Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries: Feeding Community
The line starts forming as early as 4 a.m. at the food pantry run by Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (GWIM). It’s the last Monday of the month, [...]