2016 News Releases
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2016 Press Releases
New Britain Finalist for All-America City Award
New Britain Named Finalist for All-America City Award 2016 Award to Honor Communities Raising Healthy, Successful Children & Youth; City Delegation to Make Presentation in Denver [...]
Early Childhood Grants Top First Awards of 2016
Funding for Early Childhood Development, Arts Headline Community Foundation’s First Grants of 2016 More than $180,000 in Local Grant Awards Authorized New Britain, Conn., May 11, [...]
Foundation Marks 75th Anniversary
Where Good Begins: Community Foundation Marks 75 Years of Community Leadership and Collaboration Diamond Anniversary to be Celebrated in Coming Months with New Britain Bees Partnership, Support [...]
WFSB’s Mark Zinni Visits CFGNB
WFSB’s “20 Towns in 20 Days” Visits New Britain, Makes $1,500 Donation to Community Foundation Channel 3 Personality Mark Zinni Promotes Foundation’s Charitable Mission New Britain, [...]
Catalyst Fund Kick-Off June 9
Community Foundation Catalyst Fund Seeks Community-Minded Citizens to Take on Local Issues Youth and Family Homelessness is Topic of No-Obligation Presentation June 9 New Britain, [...]
2016 Alma Exley Scholar Named
Third Meriden Resident Joins Prestigious Alma Exley Scholarship Family Hartford, Conn., May 4, 2016 – Orlando Valentin, Jr., of Meriden, a student at the University [...]
New Britain Success Story Gaining Nationwide Notice
New Britain’s Story of School Success Gaining Nationwide Notice By Robin Lamott Sparks, Executive Director, Coalition for New Britain’s Youth and Joeline Wruck, Director of [...]
New Britain Named Pacesetter Community for Third Time
(The following news release was issued by the Consolidated School District of New Britain. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, as part of its [...]
A Big Thank You
On Behalf of the Community, a Big Thank You! Civic Leadership Fund Annual Appeal Successful Once Again; Campaign Critical to Continued Work of the Community Foundation [...]
Community Sponsorship Award Applications Due April 1
Community Sponsorship Award Applications Due April 1 Funding for Community Events Now Available Three Times Yearly New Britain, Conn., March 15, 2016 – Organizers of [...]
Community Chest Grant Applications Due
Application Deadline Approaching for Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin Grants New Britain, Conn., March 7, 2016 – Non-profit organizations and programs serving Berlin and [...]
Catalyst Workshop Energizes
“Energizing” Catalyst Program Aiding 10 Local Non-Profits Community Foundation Training Shows Programs and Agencies Pathway to Success New Britain, Conn., March 7, 2016 – “Energizing” [...]
Planned Giving the Schaller Way
Planned Giving the Schaller Way February 26, 2016 - Family-owned and operated Schaller Auto World has been part of the fabric of the Greater New [...]
Tackling Winter Obstacles to Regular School Attendance
Brainstorming With Public Works About Winter Weather Challenges (The following article hailing the collaborative efforts of the City of New Britain’s Consolidated School District and [...]
More Than $200,000 in Scholarships Available
More Than $200,000 in 2016 Scholarships Available Through Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Application Deadlines Fast Approaching New Britain, Conn., February 4, 2016 – [...]



