2016 News Releases
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2016 Press Releases
Scholarship Applications Due
Nearly $200,000 in 2015 Scholarships Available At Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Application Deadlines Fast Approaching New Britain, Conn., February 5, 2015 – Application [...]
Board Members Retire, Reflect
Retiring Board Members Reflect on Service Kindelan, Salina, Triano Step Aside, Invite Others to Join the Foundation Mission New Britain, Conn. (January 13, 2015) – [...]
New Year Brings Staff Promotions, Changes
Staff Promotions, Changes for Community Foundation New Assignments Will Help Foundation Respond to Evolving Community Need New Britain, Conn. (January 12, 2015) – In an [...]
2015 News Releases
More than $200,000 in Year-End Grants Community Wellbeing Survey Completed Austrian Donau Society Establishes Scholarship Fund Where Good Begins: Paul Czepiga Where Good Begins: Jason [...]
Catalyst Grant to Pathways/Senderos
Pathways/Senderos Center Teen Pregnancy Program Awarded $10,000 Catalyst Grant by Community Foundation Funding will be Used to Enhance Services to Teens through Technology Upgrades New [...]
Giving Tuesday: Charity’s Version of Retail Therapy
(The following editorial was published in The New Britain Herald on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. To view the piece as it appeared in the newspaper, [...]
December Grants: $135,000+
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Awards Year-End Grants Totaling More than $135,000 Package Includes $55,000 in First Years First Early Childhood Development Funds New [...]
Bringing Wonder of Art to Southington Children
Community Foundation, Southington Education Foundation Partner To Provide Hands-On Arts Experience for Southington Third Graders Artist-in-Residence Grant Teams Southington Schools with New Britain Museum New [...]
Community Event Funding Available
Community Event Sponsorship Award Pilot Program to be Continued by Community Foundation in 2015 December 1 Application Deadline for Local Events Seeking Financial Support New [...]
Second-Round Grants Target Early Childhood
First Years First Early Childhood Development Initiative Highlights Community Foundation’s Second Round of 2014 Grants $177,000 in Grants Boost Programs in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, [...]
Corporate Inversions Present Giving Opportunity
Corporate Inversions Offer Timely Charitable Giving Opportunity Special to The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Updated October 8, 2014 By Adam P. Cohen, CPA [...]
Improved School Attendance Aids Student Success
Improved Reading Scores Offer Validation That Regular School Attendance Plays Role in Academic Success School District’s Success in Reducing Chronic Absenteeism is Reaping Reward New [...]
Nellie Shepard’s Southington Scholarship
Longtime Southington Science Teacher Nellie Shepard Establishes New Scholarship Fund at Community Foundation First Award in 2015 to Assist a Southington High School Science Student [...]
Estate Planning Seminar October 8
Estate Planning: Don’t Make These Mistakes! Community Foundation-Sponsored Seminar Makes Planning Easy New Britain, Conn. (August 12, 2014) – Estate planning should be a rewarding, [...]
Catalyst Grant Available for After-School Programs
Community Foundation Seeks Proposals for Catalyst Grant to Bolster After-School Programs for Teens $10,000 Award to be Made in November New Britain, Conn. (July 28, [...]



