Brian Luis Aims to Design Prosthetic Limbs
Teenaged Brian Luis of Waterbury had never met his young cousin, Daniel, but on a family trip to the Dominican Republic, the 8-year-old profoundly changed the course of [...]
New Trustees 2016
Connecticut Community Foundation Welcomes Five to Board of Trustees Reginald Beamon of Waterbury, Kathy Bower of Southbury, Valerie Friedman and Kathryn Kehoe of Washington, and Joyce Petteway of Waterbury [...]
2015 Annual Report
Connecticut Community Foundation Releases 2015 Annual Report In its newly released 2015 annual report, the Connecticut Community Foundation reported awarding 430 grants totaling $2.3 million to 258 area organizations [...]
Community-wide Giving Campaign Generates Over $1.2 Million for Local Nonprofits
WATR's Tom Chute broadcasts interview with Tina Agati, executive director of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury, during the Give Local campaign. Fourth Annual Community-wide [...]
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 [...]
A Caregiver’s Journey Inspires Fund: Dosi-Do Fund
Southbury resident Kathie Nitz is the caregiver to her 89-year-old mother, Doreen Phillips, who has dementia. "My mom had a very difficult childhood as did many children of [...]