This fund was established by the Hopko family to honor Robert and Lauretta for being exceptional people; people who worked hard in their community, provided a loving home for their children and the opportunity to learn and excel, and believed that it was so important to give back to others in need whenever they [...]
Julian R. Judge, Sr. Memorial Fund Julian R. Judge, Sr. was a life-long resident of the City of New Britain, who grew up to be a successful entrepreneur. Julian started J&J Landscaping LLC and grew it to be a locally renowned company. Julian donated his time, money and considerable talent to helping other aspiring [...]
ParaDYM Academy Orion/Asfaw Endowment Fund
2020 Year in Review Last year at this time, I wrote to you in this Year-in-Review publication and noted that the world had changed suddenly as we were forced to pivot and address the needs of our community in the midst of a pandemic. When we asked, many of you contributed to our COVID-19 [...]
Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is a proud sponsor of the Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington (ECCS). ECCS is a group of committed educators, parents, grandparents, healthcare and childcare providers, business owners, civic organizations and members of the community who are deeply invested in the growth, development [...]
Anna Sielawko Engineering Scholarship Fund Anna Sielawko immigrated to the United States from Poland when she was a young girl and attended New Britain Public Schools. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Hartford and a Master of Science in Engineering and Finance from Rensselear Polytechnic [...]
The Dr. Lorraine G. Spranzo Scholarship Fund The Dr. Lorraine G. Spranzo Scholarship was initiated in 1996 by the New Britain General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni & Associates, Inc. in honor of Dr. Lorraine Spranzo (aka Lorrie Keller), who was, at the time of her death, an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the [...]
Foundation Offers Mini Grants to Support Organizations During Pandemic New Britain, Conn., August 31, 2020 – The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on operations and programming for non-profit organizations is significant. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) is offering mini grants of up to $2,000 to help organizations make modifications, purchases, changes [...]
Second Round of 2020 Grants Announced New Britain, Conn., June 24, 2020 – After a virtual board meeting, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has approved their second round of grants and awarded more than $260,000 to date in grants to a wide variety of community programs serving Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington. [...]
2019 Year in Review The world has obviously changed since 2019 ended and our front cover of this Year-In-Review shows just some of our work from early 2020. Southington’s Bread For Life (pictured with CFGNB reusable bags) received one of our emergency grants which we created in order to quickly respond to the COVID-19 public [...]