Planning Begins for Utilization, Dissemination of Landmark Community Wellbeing Survey Findings Community Foundation Hosts Gathering of Regional Leaders to Share Strategies, Kickstart Collaboration New Britain, Conn., January 13, 2016 – With data in hand from the recently completed Community Wellbeing Survey, the most comprehensive study of quality of life ever conducted in Connecticut, regional leaders and project [...]

$1.5 Million in Grants, Major Initiatives Mark Successful 2015 Foundation Looks Back on Year That Included a Reenergized Mission, a New Look and Continued Progress Leading the Way on Issues Facing Our Communities New Britain, Conn., January 13, 2015 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain concluded its 74th year of serving the community [...]

Long-Time Healthcare Executive Laurence Tanner Assumes Chairmanship of Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Hospital for Special Care’s Lynn Ricci to Serve as Vice Chair; Berlin’s Adam Salina, Plainville’s Dr. Jeffrey Kitching Join Board of Directors New Britain, Conn., January 12, 2014 – Retired healthcare executive Laurence A. Tanner, the former long-time President and Chief [...]

More Than $200,000 in Community Foundation Year-End Grants Major Support for Early Childhood and Supportive Housing Programs Included New Britain, Conn., December 17, 2015 – Up to $91,000 in grant awards to support early childhood development programs and a grant of $30,000 for supportive housing on North Street in New Britain for the homeless are [...]

Longtime New Britain-Area Cultural Organization Teams with Community Foundation to Establish Scholarship Fund Austrian Donau Society Seeks to Help Area Youth Achieve Educational Goals New Britain, Conn., November 16, 2015 – New Britain’s Austrian Donau Society, which since 1920 has been a cultural anchor and driver of events and programs for the region’s German and [...]

(Since 2013, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has played an integral role in supporting and funding the Consolidated School District of New Britain's Chronic Absenteeism Initiative. This success story was featured in The New York Times on October 16, 2015.) Stopping Absenteeism at Age 5 By Rikha Sharma Rani New York Times Two [...]

Financial Assistance Available for 2016 Community Events Application Deadline for Community Sponsorship Award Funding is Nov. 1 New Britain, Conn., October 7, 2015 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is again making available financial assistance to non-profit groups and organizations planning community events in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington, this time for [...]

Application Deadline Looms for Grant Funding From Community Chest of New Britain & Berlin Funding Focus is on Health and Human Services Programming New Britain, Conn., October 5, 2015 – The application deadline for the second and final round of 2015 grant funding from the Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin (CCNBB) is fast [...]

Introducing Your “New” Community Foundation: Where Good Begins Rejuvenated Mission/Vision, Brand, Website Designed to Elevate Foundation’s Connection with Donors, Community New Britain, Conn., September 16, 2015 – When it came right down to it, it was all about the fundamental notion of goodness – where it begins, how it impacts us all and how it [...]

First Years First Early Childhood Development Funding Paces Nearly $200,000 in Community Foundation Grants Health and Human Services, Arts Programs Also Receive Major Support New Britain, Conn., September 15, 2015 – Major grants to local programs supporting early childhood development – including $38,000 to the Consolidated School District of New Britain’s three Family Resource Centers [...]