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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 [...]
Connecting Nature and Health Through Catchafire
For small nonprofits with limited resources, finding quality, affordable professional services is hard. And finding volunteers who can provide those services for free is even harder. [...]
Connecticut Legal Services: “Catchafire can help us go from good to great…”
Earlier this year, Connecticut Community Foundation introduced an exciting capacity-building tool for local nonprofit organizations: Catchafire. A powerful, national online platform, Catchafire connects skilled volunteers with nonprofits [...]
Waterbury’s Juneteeth: Inspiring Cultural Pride to Improve Communities
Sean Mosley was only five or six years old, but he remembers those Saturday mornings going door-to-door with his parents to various Waterbury neighborhoods, registering people to [...]
Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries: Feeding Community
The line starts forming as early as 4 a.m. at the food pantry run by Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (GWIM). It’s the last Monday of the month, [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Trustees Recognize Innovation and Collaboration with 2018 Awards to Community Groups
Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (GWIM) and the Waterbury Juneteenth Celebration Committee are the recipients of the 2018 Trustee Fund Award, an honor created by current [...]
Southbury’s Brian M. Jones and Roxbury’s Stephen Seward Join Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Connecticut Community Foundation’s members have elected Brian M. Jones of Southbury and Stephen Seward of Roxbury to three-year terms on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Jones and [...]
“We are energized and activated”
Women’s Giving Circle, Aiming to Improve Lives of Women and Girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, Awards First Grants The Women’s Giving Circle at Connecticut [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards College Scholarships to 420 Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Students
College will be more affordable for 420 students in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills thanks to scholarships awarded by Connecticut Community Foundation for the 2018-19 academic [...]
Volunteer Firefighter Among Eight Bridgewater Students Awarded College Scholarships from Persbacker Family Fund
The Persbacker Family Scholarship Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded college scholarships of $2,725 each to eight Bridgewater residents for the 2018-19 academic year. The Persbacker [...]
New Connecticut Community Foundation Grants Open Doors to 23 Community Events
In its May grant round, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded a total of $18,800 in sponsorship grants to 23 nonprofit organizations hosting community events in Greater Waterbury and the [...]
