Stories
Angeline Rosato
As the long-time proprietors of Oliver’s Supermarket, George and Mary Oliver were a part of the fabric of the Prospect community. When their daughter, Catherine Livermore, wanted to [...]
LitLinks: Improving the quality of preschool education
For the past ten years, Connecticut Community Foundation has helped provide young children with a strong educational backbone through its LitLinks grantmaking initiative. Aiming to improve the quality [...]
Dan Sherr Gives his Time and Talents to Local Nonprofits
Nonprofit Assistance Initiative (NAI) Advisor Connecticut Community Foundation is fortunate to have a corps of volunteers who dedicate their time and talents to strengthen our region’s nonprofit community [...]
Lois Livingston McMillen Fund
A Family’s Love and Loss Leaves a Legacy to Help Women in our Community In 2000, Josephine and Russell McMillen created two funds at the Connecticut Community Foundation [...]
Cheshire Summer Camps
With summer in New England comes bountiful sunshine, opportunities for outdoor fun and, of course, children out of school for summer vacation. For many, summer means local camps [...]
Jack Saleeby is Onstage Pursuing his Lifelong Dream
For as long as CCF scholarship recipient Jack Saleeby can remember, he knew he wanted to be on stage. From the moment he performed the lead singing role [...]
Shanna Wall
As the child of a parent with a chronic illness, Shanna Wall has dreamed of becoming a nurse for as long as she can remember. “My Father is [...]
Promoting Early Literacy through Music
The Children’s Center of New Milford welcomes all children – regardless of family income – in its early childhood education and childcare programs. Nearly one half of the [...]
The Marc R. Mills Memorial Fund
Everyone knew Marc Mills. Growing up in New Milford, Connecticut, he was active in youth sports, art and especially music. When Marc passed away [...]
Anastasia Kouloganes
As a student at the University of Maryland, New Milford native Anastasia Kouloganes has taken advantage of every opportunity available to her. “I have made an effort to [...]
The Abramsons
When Joel and Doris Abramson retired, they took a close look at what they wanted to accomplish with their giving. While they were glad to donate to different [...]
Thryza Whittemore Continues a Family Legacy
Thyrza Whittemore J.H. Whittemore was a successful businessman in the iron industry who partnered with fellow industrialist, B.B. Tuttle to form The Tuttle & [...]