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 [...]

Tomasso Group’s J. Leo Gagne Takes on Role of Board Chair for Community Foundation of Greater New Britain New Officers in Place; Lynn Ricci, Art Schaller, Jr., Elected to Board of Directors New Britain, Conn. (January 14, 2014) – On the heels of one of the most significant grant-making years in its 70-plus year history, [...]

Citizens Invited to Make a Difference in Their Communities at June 17 Catalyst Fund Gathering Interested in Giving Back? The Catalyst Fund May Be For You New Britain, Conn. (May 20, 2014) – Citizens interested in taking a hands-on approach to making a difference in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington are invited to the [...]

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, [...]

A Very Good Year: 2013 a Grantmaking Year for the Ages Community Foundation’s $1.143 Million in 2013 Grants Was Most Ever New Britain, Conn. (January 14, 2014) – For more than 70 years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has played an integral role in shaping the communities of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and [...]

Smith School Breakfast Celebrates Success of “Walking School Bus” New Britain, Conn. (May 30, 2014) – Smith Elementary School families and staff took time out on Friday morning, May 30, with a special breakfast to celebrate a successful first year using the “Walking School Bus” concept to get children to school safely. The Walking School [...]

(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 [...]

Lending a Hand: College Students Help Pre-Schoolers Learn Thanks to Foundation Partnership New Britain, Conn. (February 6, 2014) – Thanks to a collaboration of four local philanthropic organizations, low-income preschool children at HRA of New Britain’s Head Start programs are getting a better chance to enter kindergarten ready to succeed.  That’s because they are now [...]

(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 [...]

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 [...]