David Obedzinski will assume the presidency of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain in August, succeeding the retiring Jim Williamson and becoming the third president in Foundation history. David has held a number of significant roles of escalating management authority with a variety of educational institutions, non-profit organizations and health care providers and is [...]

61 Students, Most from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington, Honored New Britain, Conn., June 20, 2017 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded $185,970 in scholarships to 61 students from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, Southington and other communities through a variety of managed scholarship funds established by individual donors. In sum, [...]

Williamson, Community Foundation Honored with National Award for Leadership in Tackling Chronic Absence in New Britain Schools Foundation Has Played Key Role in Significant Improvement in School Attendance New Britain, Conn., June 19, 2017 – Back in 2011, the phenomenon of chronic absence among school children and its impact on learning was a newly emerging area [...]

(For the second year in a row, New Britain was named an All-America City for its work in helping its children succeed. The city is one of 15 communities nationwide to be honored by the National Civic League and Campaign for Grade Level Reading. Through its First Years First early childhood development initiative, the Community [...]

“Let’s Catalyze!” Catalyst Fund Members Discuss the Unique Benefits of Giving Back to their Communities the Catalyst Way Since 2003, the Catalyst Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has afforded civic-minded citizens of modest means from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington the opportunity to play “philanthropist,” impacting their communities in myriad [...]

Community Foundation Seeks to Fund Parenting Education First Years First Initiative Aimed at Elevating Parenting Skills New Britain, Conn., May 15, 2017 – For more than 10 years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s First Years First early childhood development initiative has played a vital role in advancing local early childhood development efforts, investing [...]

Local Experts to Discuss “Workforce of the Future” June 8 Catalyst Fund Presentation is Free and Open to the Public New Britain, Conn., May 16, 2017 – According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately one third of American adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. Considered by many to be a requisite component of a [...]

(The following story about the Greater New Britain Arts Alliance 2017 Annual Meeting appeared in the Thursday, May 4 edition of The New Britain Herald. Retiring Community Foundation of Greater New Britain President Jim Williamson was presented with the Alliance's Individual Contribution to the Arts Award.) Greater New Britain Arts Alliance Honors Cultural Contributors By [...]

Community Providers Network Plans for the Future Dynamic Group Initiates Community-Wide Discussion on Health and Wellness New Britain, Conn., April 20, 2017 – The notion of bringing together diverse stakeholders to tackle community-wide challenges that can’t necessarily be effectively addressed by a single entity alone is not new. There are scores of success stories in [...]

First Community Foundation Grants of 2017 Total Nearly $100,000 Funding Includes More than $50,000 in Grants for Summer Education Programs New Britain, Conn., April 20, 2017 – Paced by more than $50,000 in grants to support education programs combatting summer learning loss and promoting math skills, the Community foundation of Greater New Britain has kicked [...]