Connecting with Balance: Pilobolus
Based in Washington Depot, Pilobolus is well-known for harnessing creative energy to produce innovative and creative dance performances. What some may not realize is that the troupe has [...]
A River Renewed
Tires. Mattresses. Bottles. Refrigerators. Carpets. For decades, they’ve been submerged in the Naugatuck River and polluting the adjacent riverbanks, depriving local communities of fully enjoying a prime natural [...]
Friends of the Litchfield Community Greenway
“It’s a peaceful place where I can watch the moon rise and the sun set, see wildlife, and walk almost every morning,” says Berta Andrulis Mette of the [...]
What Naugatuck Youth Services Learned From 1,600 Teens
Photo courtesy of Girls on the Run of Greater New Haven When Naugatuck Youth Services (NYS) became an independent nonprofit in 2014, it turned [...]
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: The Greening of Waterbury
For over 10 years, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the Waterbury UConn branch has offered quality learning experiences for older adults who want to engage socially [...]
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury
Memories to Memoirs Program Connecticut Community Foundation is proud to support Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury and Waterbury’s collaborative BRASS initiative as they work with older adults in [...]
Livestrong
The Foundation is proud to provide grant support for the LIVESTRONG Program offered at the Greater Waterbury YMCA. This free program is designed to help cancer patients regain [...]
LitLinks: Improving the quality of preschool education
For the past ten years, Connecticut Community Foundation has helped provide young children with a strong educational backbone through its LitLinks grantmaking initiative. Aiming to improve the quality [...]
Cheshire Summer Camps
With summer in New England comes bountiful sunshine, opportunities for outdoor fun and, of course, children out of school for summer vacation. For many, summer means local camps [...]
Promoting Early Literacy through Music
The Children’s Center of New Milford welcomes all children – regardless of family income – in its early childhood education and childcare programs. Nearly one half of the [...]