The Healing Power of Art
An art show would seem to be the last thing on someone’s mind when departing the confines of a mental health treatment center after weeks or months. [...]
Where There’s No Shortage of New Opportunities
January 1, 1984. That’s when Mary-Kate Gill, director of elder services, and Lisa Labonte, director of senior nutrition services, began working together at New Opportunities, a social [...]
Helping Naugatuck Children Grow Up to be Healthy, Safe and Successful Learners
If you ask Jill Mahoney about her organization, the Naugatuck Partnership for Children, be prepared to listen for a while. That’s because working with dozens of partners [...]
New Grants will Fund Nutritious Meals, Fitness Classes, Computer Training and More for Older People in the Region
Connecticut Community Foundation’s latest grants to area nonprofits total $75,500 Computer training and bus trips. An intergenerational family weekend. Classes on nutrition, art, and muscle strengthening. A [...]
“Land is Life.”
Sunset at Litchfield Land Trust’s fall fundraiser at Arbutus Farm. Photo by Amy Blaymore Paterson, Connecticut Land Conservation Council Five percent may seem small, [...]
Mosaic Murals Near Waterbury Green Among Ten Arts Projects Newly Funded by Connecticut Community Foundation
Mosaic Murals Near Waterbury Green Among Ten Arts Projects Newly Funded by Connecticut Community Foundation New grants to area nonprofits total $84,000 The Greater Waterbury YMCA’s “Art [...]
Trustee Fund Honors Local Collaborations
Each year, Connecticut Community Foundation’s Trustee Fund—a giving circle made up of current and former members of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees—honors organization or [...]
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 [...]