Generosity Overflows for Sarah Gager
Sarah Gager’s decades-long philanthropic journey started with dirty water. As she globetrotted through countries including Jamaica and Denmark, Germany and Bermuda and small villages in Mexico, Gager [...]
The Foundation Invests Over $1 Million in Scholarships for Local Students
For more than three decades, Connecticut Community Foundation has helped make the dreams of local scholars a reality, and this year is no exception. For the 2023-24 academic year, the [...]
The Talk of the Town: Aging Well in Woodbury
When the call came to meet about the needs of Woodbury’s older residents, even the local grocer showed up.The concerns were many. Requests for fuel and food assistance [...]
Womens Giving Circle: Supporting and Empowering Women and Girls
The Women's Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation awarded a $7,350 grant to Waterbury Youth Services to support an afterschool club for 14 high school girls based [...]
Waterbury Black Giving Circle Awards $17,500 in Grants to Black-Led Nonprofits
The Waterbury Black Giving Circle (WBGC) proudly celebrates its third year by announcing the recipients of its 2024 grant awards. A total of $17,500 has been awarded to local, Black-led [...]
A Message From Connecticut Community Foundation
Images of police brutality, along with the testimonials of countless people whose real experiences of violence and racism weren’t captured by cameras, are gripping us as [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation’s Statement In Support Of Our Democratic Values
Last week, we all witnessed unprecedented and inexcusable acts of anti-democratic violence targeting pillars of American democracy, including universal voting rights, the peaceful transition of power, and the ability [...]
An Astounding Outpouring of Generosity: Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Raises $1.36 Million in 36 Hours
Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills, an online giving event hosted by Connecticut Community Foundation for the seventh year, concluded a 36-hour flurry of giving at [...]
2024-25 Scholarship Recipients Look Forward to Giving Back
Scholarship Applications for the 2025-26 Academic Year are open! Renewal applications are due by February 19th, and first-time applications are due by March 17th. High school students from our 21-town region [...]
More Than a Century of Giving Unites Westover School’s Junior Class
2016 Dorcas Fair It began in the early 1900s, when students at Westover School knitted socks and sweaters and donated them to nearby orphanages [...]
The Women’s Giving Circle Meets to Discuss “Driving Change for the Unsheltered”
Join the Women's Giving Circle for a thought-provoking conversation as we explore this year's theme, "Giving Back, Looking Forward." As the number of unsheltered individuals continues to grow, this event [...]
Women’s Giving Circle Kickoff 2024
You’re invited to attend the 8th Annual Women's Giving Circle Kickoff Event Wednesday, October 23, from 6-8 p.m. at Hawk's Ridge Winery 28 Plungis Rd. Watertown, CT Network, connect, hear [...]
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