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, Southington New Britain, Conn. (October 15, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded more than $177,000 in grants to non-profit organizations and programs serving Berlin, New [...]

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 Britain, Conn. (October 30, 2014) – Fresh off a successful initial foray into the sponsorship of local community-oriented events, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has elected to [...]

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 Britain, Conn. (November 13, 2014) – Acting on a recent survey by Southington’s schools which found that two of three Southington third grade art students have had no exposure to [...]

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 Britain, Conn. (December 16, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded more than $135,000 in year-end grants to non-profit organizations and programs serving Berlin, New Britain, [...]

(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, click here.) Giving Tuesday: Charity’s Version of Retail Therapy By Jim Williamson Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday? If that term throws you off, don’t fret. Corporate America [...]

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 Britain, Conn. (December 16, 2014) – The Pathways/Senderos Center, a program of Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc. which works to eliminate teen pregnancy through programs that increase graduation [...]