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Technology Keeps Connections with Family & Children’s Aid
Gabrielle Simonetti, a therapist at Family & Children’s Aid, taking part in an online therapy session. A technology grant from the Foundation helped Family & Children’s Aid stay [...]
2021 Persbacker Family Scholarships Awarded
The Persbacker Family Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded college scholarships of $4,000 each to five Bridgewater residents for the 2021-22 academic year. The Persbacker Family Fund is among [...]
Everyday Heroes Turn an Emergency Food Program into an Opportunity for Change
Since 1983, Naugatuck Valley Project (NVP) has pursued social justice through campaigns initiated, organized, and led by low-income communities, working families, immigrants, and people of color. The group—which counts [...]
Over $700,000 in New Grants from Connecticut Community Foundation in April 2021
Over $700,000 in New Grants from Connecticut Community Foundation Include Funds to Improve Health Outcomes, Expand Opportunities for Refugees and Immigrants, Support Youth Leadership Programs, and Help Arts Programs [...]
Philanthropy’s Future Today: Inspiring young people to become impactful philanthropists in their community.
Among the many myths about the Millennial generation is that they are less engaged than their Baby Boomer and Generation X predecessors. In the world of [...]
Why Fundraise Through the Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Campaign!
The COVID-19 Pandemic has deeply affected children and exacerbated existing social, economic, and health inequities. Children have lost opportunities to practice the executive function, pre-literacy, math, and social skills [...]
Featured Women’s Giving Circle Member – Becky Eleck, MD
Dr. Becky Eleck is a family physician and medical director at Wheeler Health in Waterbury. Becky also serves on Connecticut Community Foundation's Board of Trustees. She lives in Middlebury, [...]
$337,923 in New Grants from the Foundation will Fund Vital Programs and Services to People in Need in 2021
$337,923 in New Grants from Connecticut Community Foundation Include Funds to Combat Hunger, the Effects of COVID, Homelessness and Environmental Contamination WATERBURY—Connecticut Community Foundation recently awarded $337,923 in grants [...]
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 [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation Presents: Our Strategic Priorities: A Five-Part Series
Part 1: Our Strategic Direction: Equity as the North Star Professor Kathy Taylor, chair of the board of Connecticut Community Foundation, comes at the issue of racial disparities from [...]
A Metamorphosis in Education: Expanding Horizons to bring innovations in education that foster creativity and help kids thrive.
For more than twenty years, students have found inspiration and opened their minds to new possibilities through literary, performing, visual and culinary arts programs offered by [...]
Scholarships Awarded: The Road to College Just Got Easier for more than 370 Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Students
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards over $950,000 in College Scholarships WATERBURY—College will be more affordable for more than 370 students residing in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield [...]
Waterbury Pride NAACP Youth Council Embodies the Spirit of Black History Month
Connecticut Community Foundation Helps Waterbury Pride NAACP Youth Council Have A Seat At The Table At The National 110th NAACP Annual Convention. In 1998, Priscilla Whittemore [...]
Grants Awarded to Bolster Community Organizing in Waterbury
Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded a total of $13,000 to four Waterbury-based organizations working to engage people in historically marginalized communities through sharing information, opening new [...]
Community Group Helps Lift the Burdens of a Criminal Record
Calvin Dunbar Jr. doesn’t sugarcoat the life he lived as a younger man. It’s one of the most powerful motivations for the life he leads today, he [...]