2016 Highlights

One year into our three-year strategic plan, we have advanced a wide range of activity in each of our priority areas: vibrant communities, learning from birth through college, and family economic security.

We invite you to read our “Strategic Plan: Year in Review 2016,” which details our efforts, investments, and accomplishments across our priority areas and supporting strategies.

Below, you will find select stories from our website and from grantees, highlighting developments throughout Greater Hartford in 2016. Together, we are making demonstrable progress in creating pathways to opportunity for residents in our region.

GRANTEE NEWS RELEASES

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Names Capital Campaign Manager, Campaign Infrastructure Supported by $300,000 Hartford Foundation Grant

The Seniors Job Bank in West Hartford Gets Financial Boost

HartfordBooks: New Collaboration between University of Hartford and Wesleyan University Press

SCTV Kicks Off Capital Campaign with a $10,000 Hartford Foundation Grant

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a 3-year grant of $141,796 to the Connecticut Association of Infant Mental Health, Inc.

HARTFORD FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASES

Urban League Receives $36,000 Hartford Foundation Grant to Revisit “The State of Black Hartford”

Hartford Foundation Announces $1 Million in Transitional Support to Alleviate Public Funding Cuts

Women in the Construction Trades to Benefit from Nearly $300,000 Grant from the Hartford Foundation

Asnuntuck Community College Receives Nearly $228,000 Grant to Support Employment and Job Training Program For Low-Income Students

Partnership for Strong Communities Receives $210,000 Grant to Reduce Homelessness among Children and Youth

Black Giving Circle Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Makes Inaugural Grant to Support Early Literacy

Move Up! Partnership for Adult Learning to Lead “Two Generation” Pilot Program to Support Families’ Education and Employment Efforts

Greater Hartford Arts Council Receives $500,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation

Hispanic Health Council Receives Nearly $200,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to Support Development Efforts

Our Piece of the Pie Receives $300,000 Grant from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to Expand Services For Youth in Greater Hartford

Summer Programs For Youth Awarded $790,000 By Hartford Foundation

Connecticut State BioBlitz Sets New World Record With 2,765 Species Identified in Single Day

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Launches $3.95 Million Career Pathways Initiative

Hartford Foundation Awards More Than $900,000 to Help Alleviate Homelessness in Greater Hartford

First Generation College Student Support Program Receives $165,000 from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

United Labor Agency Receives Hartford Foundation Grant for Individualized Immigration and Employment Assistance

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