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 [...]
Thousands of Donors Answer the Call for Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills, Raising $1.34 Million for Local Nonprofit Organizations
Sixth annual 36-hour online giving campaign raised more than prior years Hailing from local towns and such far-flung places as China and New York City, 4,465 donors [...]
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 [...]
Giving and Receiving a Solid Foundation: Isabelle V. Curtiss
Isabelle Curtiss (right) was on hand to announce the first recipient of a scholarship from the Isabelle V. Curtiss Education Fund that she established at the Connecticut [...]
Savannah-Nicole Villalba is Making Her Home City Stronger
Savannah-Nicole Villalba is a spark plug. When she talks about her chosen field of study, her passion is immediately evident. But it took [...]
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 [...]