The Talk of the Town: Aging Well in Woodbury
When the call came to meet about the needs of Woodbury’s older residents, even the local grocer showed up.The concerns were many. Requests for fuel and food assistance [...]
Catchafire: Equipping Nonprofits with the Power of Skilled Volunteers
Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury opened its doors 149 years ago, but rich history aside, it didn’t want to look like a 19th century relic.The library, the largest [...]
“This place saved me”
Connecticut Community Foundation's grant delivered medical equipment, exam tables and computers to Wellmore Behavioral Health's new Promoting Integrated Care clinic in Waterbury. [Photos by Jake Koteen Photography] [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]