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Persbacker Family Scholarships Awarded
The Persbacker Family Fund Scholarship at Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded college scholarships of $3,500 each to six Bridgewater residents for the 2019-20 academic year. The Persbacker [...]
Women’s Giving Circle Awards $29,500 in Grants to Help Women and Girls Thrive
Grantee LiveGirl aims to mentor the next generation of female leaders The Women's Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation—65 women of all ages eager to make an [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report Celebrates the Transformative Power of Communities That Cared
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Connecticut Community Foundation’s 2018 annual report, You Cared, opens with those words from [...]
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 [...]
April 2019 News
Words cannot express our gratitude to you and the thousands of other donors, partners, sponsors and nonprofit organizations who worked together to make Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield [...]
March 2019 Newsletter
Our March 2019 newsletter features the story of John Staver of Watertown, whose bequest of $4 million is the largest donation by an individual in the Foundation's [...]
Unassuming Watertown Man Leaves Connecticut Community Foundation $4 Million for Local Causes
John Staver helps a woman prepare her taxes. (March 2007 photo by Jamison C. Bazinet, Republican-American) The donation is the largest by an individual in the [...]
Foundation’s Newest Grantees Galvanize Young People to Steward the Environment
$98,000 in new grants awarded to 11 organizations serving Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield HillsCollege interns helping local land trusts mark trails and preserves. High school students clearing [...]
February 2019 Newsletter
The impact of our donors and grantees shines through our February 2019 newsletter, with stories of youth working to make the water in Western Connecticut communities cleaner, human service [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $96,000 in Grants to Support the Economic Vitality of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $96,000 in Grants to Support the Economic Vitality of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills Job training is among services funded Connecticut Community Foundation [...]
Need help paying for college? Apply now for scholarships from the Foundation
Applications are now open for students residing in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills to apply for college scholarships from Connecticut Community Foundation for the 2019-20 academic year. [...]
New Video, “We’ve Met Before,” Celebrates the Generosity of Neighbors
"We've met before" can be viewed in English and Spanish. So you think we haven’t met before? In fact, if you live, work or play in Greater [...]
January 2019 Newsletter
In our January 2019 newsletter, view the Foundation's new video, “We’ve met before,” showing the legacies of local residents—and the extraordinary impact of neighbors from all walks of [...]
Chore Services Deliver Safety and Peace of Mind for New Milford’s Older Residents
“Do you know anybody who could rake my leaves?”It was late October 2016, and Leonardo Ghio’s elderly client kept calling him.And calling him.Ghio, municipal agent/senior adviser for New [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $16,000 in Grants for Community Events that Entertain, Empower and Educate
“Events like these are essential to bringing communities closer together.”Residents of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills will reap the benefits of $16,000 in grants for community events recently [...]