Grassroots Community-Building Seeds Shelter for Naugatuck Valley’s Housing-Insecure
Sara Locke is an activist who was trained by the Naugatuck Valley Project. As a result of her efforts in Oxford, she was invited to serve as an [...]
A Reboot of Landmark Community Theater’s Youth Programming Bolsters Confidence Through Performing Arts
George Lachance working the audio mix board at Landmark Community Theater At a time when many young people struggle to find connection, stability, and self-confidence, Thomaston’s Landmark Community Theater [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Scholarships Reach $1 Million Milestone
Connecticut Community Foundation has supported local students over the past three decades. This school year local scholars will receive more than $1 million in scholarship support to attend two-year [...]
Advocacy, Collaboration and Culturally Responsive Interventions Seek to Improve Maternal Health in Waterbury
A staggering fact: The risk of maternal death is three to four times higher for Black women than for their white counterparts. Even accounting for differences in income or [...]
Food Rescue US Uses Technology to Decrease Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Litchfield County
The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. The ranks of the food insecure [...]
2022 Persbacker Family Scholarships Awarded
The Persbacker Family Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded college scholarships of $5,000 each to five Bridgewater residents for the 2022-23 academic year. The Persbacker Family Fund is [...]
CIRI Provides a Legal Lifeline to Local Immigrants
In his small Waterbury apartment, Delio Placido candidly shares the story of his arrival in the United States and the odyssey that followed. Delio came to Waterbury from his [...]
Like a Starfish, Local Scholar Heals Herself—And Others
On an ordinary autumn afternoon in 2018, Litchfield High School then-sophomore Allison Davenport had no idea she was about to experience the biggest challenge she had ever faced. Stepping [...]
Culinary Training Program Will Change Lives and Provide Second Chances
Left image: Chef Phil (staff) serving soup at the St. Vincent DePaul Mission soup kitchen. Three right images: Various community volunteers serving food. This Waterbury location has a commercial [...]
Utility Assistance in Winter is Crucial
For many, the arrival of winter means time with family and friends in warm and festive spaces. But for low income families, winter is a stressful time when keeping [...]