Record Scholarships, Youth Coalition, Trinity-on-Main Head List of More than $330,000 in Community Foundation Grants Summer Arts Programs at Local Libraries Also Receive Funding New Britain, Conn., July 15, 2015 – Record-setting scholarship awards to 60 area students, funding to sustain the newly renamed Coalition for New Britain’s Youth, and additional funds to support Downtown [...]
Public Reception for “Summer Arts Showcase” to Feature Wide Variety of Artworks Created by Area Youth August 20 Event Highlights Local Library Program Funded by Community Foundation New Britain, Conn., August 11, 2015 – A Summer Arts Showcase featuring a wide variety of diverse youth artwork ranging from photography to comic books to live improv [...]
Community Foundation Awards Record Number of Scholarships 63 Students Receive More Than $200,000 for Continuing Studies New Britain, Conn., August 14, 2015 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, through the generosity of those who have entrusted the Foundation to manage their charitable wishes, has awarded the highest level of scholarships in its history, [...]
Innovative Youth Programs among New Grants Provided by The Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin New Britain, Conn. (January 18, 2011) – The Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin, Inc., has issued its final round of 2010 grants to local nonprofits. Many of the grants in this round of giving support important health [...]
A Fresh Face for the Foundation As a leader in the business community (Executive Vice President of Acme Monaco Corporation) and as the newly elected chairperson of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Community Initiatives Committee, Rebecca Karabin-Ahern is among those at the forefront of helping the Foundation address key community issues through strategic [...]
Community Foundation 2014 Annual Appeal Boasts 26 Percent Increase in Donations Civic Leadership Fund Drive’s Success Vital to Work of the Foundation New Britain, Conn., April 14, 2015 – Since 2011, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded more than $4.5 million in grants to causes helping to make Berlin, New Britain, Plainville [...]
State Budget Cuts May Impact Viability of State’s Early Childhood Collaboratives Contact Legislators Today; Early Childhood Advocacy Day is Wednesday at State Capitol New Britain, Conn., April 14, 2015 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is calling upon friends, supporters and the community at large to rally against projected cuts in the fiscal [...]
Community Foundation to Participate in Major Research Project Studying Connecticut’s Quality of Life Connecticut Wellbeing Survey to Play Strategic Role in Setting Foundation’s Course; Critical Data to be Made Available to Local Schools, Municipalities New Britain, Conn., April 14, 2015 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has joined a list of dozens of [...]
Community Foundation Awards More Than $300,000 in Grants $150,000 Capital Grant to Hospital of Central Connecticut Cancer Center Highlights First Round of 2015 Community Funding New Britain, Conn., May 13, 2015 – A $150,000 capital grant to support Hartford Healthcare’s newly opened Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut (THOCC) headlines more than $300,000 [...]
Capacity Building for Non-Profit Programs and Organizations Focus of 2015 Community Foundation Catalyst Fund Local Citizens Interested in Supporting Their Communities Invited to June 11 Kick-Off New Britain, Conn., May 13, 2015 – Many local citizens are often interested in learning how they can make their communities better places to live, work and raise a [...]