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 Britain, Conn. (September 11, 2014) – With children back in school and school districts across the nation celebrating Attendance Awareness Month, there is no better time for the Community Foundation [...]

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 New Britain, Conn. (September 11, 2014) – Nellie Shepard spent 30 years teaching physics and chemistry at Southington High School before her retirement in 1989, years she calls the most [...]

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, pain-free process, and doing it wrong can jeopardize everything you’ve worked long and hard for. The list of common mistakes that can be made without sound, professional counsel is long. [...]

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, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain and members of the Foundation’s Catalyst Fund are seeking grant applications from area service providers capable of strengthening and improving the [...]

Local Community Events Earn Financial Support From Community Foundation of Greater New Britain First-Ever Community Sponsorship Awards Made to Eight Local Events New Britain, Conn. (August 1, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has awarded more than $5,000 in financial assistance to eight local events as part of its Community Sponsorship [...]

(The following article, highlighting the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain's role in helping to fund the City of New Britain's 2014 Great American Boom fireworks display, appeared in the Sunday, July 6 edition of the New Britain Herald) Fourth on the Fifth By Susan Corica, The New Britain Herald July 6, 2014 NEW BRITAIN [...]

Community Foundation Approves New Funding For Early Childhood Development Initiatives in Plainville, Southington ”First Years First” Grants Continue Foundation’s Commitment to Children, Families New Britain, Conn. (July 8, 2014) – Early childhood development programming in Plainville and Southington, including Plainville’s pre-kindergarten expansion and Southington’s “Community Plan for Southington’s Young Children,” are the beneficiaries of nearly [...]

Community Plan for Southington’s Young Children Takes Next Step with Infusion of New Funding $75,000 in Grants Enable Collaborative Plan to Enter Implementation Stage Southington, Conn. (July 8, 2014) – Following a year of research into the state of early childhood education in Southington, the Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington (ECCS) is ready to enter [...]

Record-Setting Scholarship Awards Made by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain 56 Area Students Awarded More Than $175,000 in Scholarships New Britain, Conn. (July 7, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded 56 area students some $175,830 in 2014 scholarships, the highest total amount of scholarship dollars awarded by the Foundation [...]

(The following post was made on the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance's blog on June 2, 2014, just days after Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law landmark legislation establishing the State Office of Early Childhood. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain - as part of its signature First Years First early childhood development initiative [...]