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4-H Education Center at Auer Farm
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For the Farm Academy offering summer programs for experiential learning focused on plants, animals, ecosystems, farm produce and healthy eating.
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$5,800
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4-H Education Center at Auer Farm
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For transitional operating support to bridge a gap in State funding support.
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$61,485
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African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities
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For an executive director transition plan, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$26,000
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Almada Lodge-Times Farm Camp Corporation
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For a residential summer camp offering swimming, archery, nature lessons, rope climbing, rafting, and activities that promote teamwork, health and community building.
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$19,911
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Almada Lodge-Times Farm Camp Corporation
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For a summer training program at a residential camp that offers leadership, social skills, career development and community involvment.
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$5,436
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American School for the Deaf
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For a residential summer camp offering educational enrichment, recreational activities around writing and leadership skills, as well as recreation, for youth who are deaf or hearing impaired.
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$4,254
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American School for the Deaf
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For a school-based summer program that provides intensive reading, language, and math instruction, as well as job readiness training and part-time employment to youth with hearing and other disabilities.
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$14,998
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Ancient Burying Ground Association, Inc.
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To support the 2012 Summer Guides Program, from the Ruth B. Rouse Fund, and Grace J. F. Smith Fund.
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$5,000
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Billings Forge Community Works
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For technical assistance to develop a strategic plan, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$18,000
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Bloomfield Access Television, Inc.
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For transitional operating support to stabilize operations due to a loss of private funding and sponsorship revenues.
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$20,000
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Blue Hills Civic Association
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For an evening summer program that offers sports clinics, fitness training and other activities to promote healthy lifestyles.
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$6,152
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Blue Hills Civic Association
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For a planning grant to conduct a feasibility study and develop an implementation plan for a housing rehabilitation initiative in North Hartford.
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$43,203
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc.
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For consulting services through the Nonprofit Support Program Board Leadership Program.
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$5,000
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc.
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For a summer program that focuses on academic success, citizenship and healthy lifestyles through drug and alcohol prevention, computer and recreational activities.
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$15,185
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc.
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For a summer program leadership development program in goal-setting and problem-solving.
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$13,477
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc.
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To support "The Club" Teen Initiative, over three years, partial funding from the Gladys B. and Robert E. Dunn Fund for Youth Leadership.
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$435,000
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Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut
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For transitional operating support to stabilize the program due to loss of fundraising revenues and a cut in state funding.
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$32,535
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Capital Workforce Partners
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For a strategic technology grant, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$31,527
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Capital Workforce Partners
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For technical assistance for succession planning, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$15,000
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Capital Workforce Partners
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To support the 2012 Summer Youth Employment & Learning Program, partial funding from the Daniel Clark Perkins Fund.
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$335,000
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Capital Workforce Partners
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For infrastructure support for the Capital Region Adult Literacy Partnership, through the Foundation's Adult Literacy Project, over two years, through its fiscal agent Capital Workforce Partners, partial funding from the Thomson Family Fund.
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$450,000
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Capital Workforce Partners
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To support consultant costs related to the implementation of the Capital Region Adult Literacy Plan, through the Foundation's Adult Literacy Project.
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$49,672
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Capitol Region Education Council
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For a residential summer program at Wesleyan University for promising students of the arts that provides interdisciplinary and multicultural training in dance, music, film, and creative writing.
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$15,110
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Capitol Region Education Council
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For a summer tutorial program for students in developing science concepts, math, and language arts skills to support school-year curriculum.
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$7,000
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Capitol Region Education Council
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For enhancement of the Truancy Court Prevention Project, in collaboration with Hartford Public Schools, the Connecticut Judicial Department, the Village for Families & Children, and the Center for Children's Advocacy, over three years, partial funding from the Boyle Family Fund, Augusta R. Rubin Fund, William R. and Mazy Worthington Penrose and Nathalie Penrose Swetland Fund, David L. Francis and Sarah W. Francis Fund, Nicholas J. and Doris Giordano Endowment Fund, and D. Robert and Elizabeth Newell Fund 2.
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$270,000
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Career Resources
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To support the STRIVE HIRE (Hartford Initiative for Returning Ex-offenders) program providing employment training, support and services for returning ex-offenders, over three years.
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$375,000
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Catholic Charities, Inc.
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For an afternoon school-based academic and cultural enrichment summer program offering activities that build research, teamwork and social skills.
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$5,753
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Catholic Charities, Inc.
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For continuation of the Community School program at Core Knowledge Academy at Milner, through the Hartford Community Schools Initiative, partial funding from the Edith W. and John Davis Murphy Fund.
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$350,000
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Catholic Charities, Inc.
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To continue family support and educational services at Asylum Hill Family Center in the Asylum Hill neighborhood, through the Brighter Futures Initiative, partial funding from the David L. Francis and Sarah W. Francis Fund.
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$100,000
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Catholic Charities, Inc.
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To continue the part-time Brighter Futures Circuit Rider position (originally funded by the Kellogg Foundation) as a mechanism to build greater community involvement and increase resources to children and families served at the six BFI Family Centers, partial funding from the Family Service Society Fund.
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$177,336
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Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
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For technical assistance to develop a strategic plan, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$18,000
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Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
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For general operating support, from the Dorothea Fund.
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$4,323
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Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
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For the "I Will Speak Up for Myself: Your Legal Rights in Foster Care" booklet, as recommended by the Hartford Foundation Staff Fund, and Doris E. Wiswell Trust.
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$500
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Center for Latino Progress/CPRF
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For technical assistance to develop a strategic plan, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$13,000
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Center for Urban Research, Education and Training, Inc.
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For a school-based summer program that offers numeracy, language arts and enrichment activities.
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$25,200
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Central Area Health Education Center, Inc.
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For consulting services through the Nonprofit Support Program Board Leadership Program.
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$5,000
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Centro Renacer of Connecticut, Inc.
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To implement consultant recommendations on financial operations, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$10,496
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Charter Oak Cultural Center
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To support the Youth Arts Institute, over three years, partial funding from the Edith W. and John Davis Murphy Fund.
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$225,000
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Cheney Hall Foundation, Inc.
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To replace the HVAC system in Cheney Hall, from the H. Louise Ruddell Charitable Fund.
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$10,000
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Christian Activities Council
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For technical assistance for succession planning, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$18,000
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Christian Activities Council
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To implement consultant recommendations on financial operations, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$39,000
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Christian Activities Council
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For an educational summer program for children from culturally diverse backgrounds that integrates parental involvement in providing math, reading, language skills, and enrichment activities to promote health and exposure to the arts.
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$39,500
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Christian Activities Council
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For a summer leadership development program in conflict management and team building to support staff working with children in summer tutorial programs.
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$4,362
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Chrysalis Center, Inc.
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To implement consultant recommendations on financial operations, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$50,000
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Chrysalis Center, Inc.
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To expand vocational training opportunities for homeless veterans and to provide employment-based case management through its collaboration with Journey Home.
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$22,721
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City Slickers
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For a summer program that teaches students about horses, riding and diversity, while connecting urban and suburban at-risk youth.
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$6,625
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City Slickers
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For a summer program that develops teen leadership in applying horse handling, academic and other skills.
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$4,800
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Community Health Network of CT Foundation
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To support the continued success and expansion of Cooking Matters Connecticut in the Greater Hartford area.
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$75,000
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Community Health Services, Inc.
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For technical assistance for executive and board coaching, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$17,000
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COMPASS Youth Collaborative
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For consulting services through the Nonprofit Support Program Board Leadership Program.
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$5,000
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COMPASS Youth Collaborative
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For technical assistance for fund development planning, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$18,000
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COMPASS Youth Collaborative
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For an afternoon summer program that offers experiential learning through team building, academic enrichment, and fitness activities.
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$8,701
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COMPASS Youth Collaborative
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For continuation of the Community School program at Asian Studies Academy Dwight/Bellizzi, through the Hartford Community Schools Initiative, partial funding from the David L. Francis and Sarah W. Francis Fund.
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$246,000
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COMPASS Youth Collaborative
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For continuation of the Community School program at Hartford Magnet Trinity Academy, through the Hartford Community Schools Initiative, partial funding from the David L. Francis and Sarah W. Francis Fund, Daniel Clark Perkins Fund, Harriet K. Maxwell Fund, and William R. and Mazy Worthington Penrose and Nathalie Penrose Swetland Fund.
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$220,000
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COMPASS Youth Collaborative
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For continuation of the Community School program at the Latino Studies Academy at Burns Elementary School, through the Hartford Community Schools Initiative, partial funding from the David L. Francis and Sarah W. Francis Fund.
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$276,000
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Connecticut Association for Human Services
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For technical assistance to develop a strategic plan, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$8,600
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Connecticut Association for Human Services
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For the 2012 KIDS COUNT Project, from the Family Service Society Fund.
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$10,000
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Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, Inc.
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For technical assistance to develop a feasibility study, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$25,000
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Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, Inc.
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For technical assistance to develop a strategic alliance, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$7,790
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Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, Inc.
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For annual support for 2012.
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$750
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Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, Inc.
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For continued transitional operating support to stabilize the Connecticut Nonprofit Human Services Cabinet due to a loss of state funding.
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$14,000
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
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To develop a specific plan for the new Office of Community Health to serve the health care needs of Hartford's children and to provide one year of additional support to the Hartford Childhood Wellness Alliance, through the Brighter Futures Initiative, from the Francis and Mary A. Goodwin Memorial Fund.
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$124,439
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
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To support a medical research project, "Evaluation of Web-based Management of Adolescent Pain (WebMAP) in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease", from the Carl J. DuPre Fund.
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$38,000
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Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
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To retain a consultant to support the conversion of the Homeless Management Information System.
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$40,000
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Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
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To support the statewide 2012 homeless Point in Time Count report, from the Family Service Society Fund.
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$10,000
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Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery
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For a strategic technology grant, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$40,000
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Connecticut Council for Interreligious Understanding, Inc.
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To support the organization's transition from an all-volunteer to a professionally-led organization.
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$45,000
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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
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For annual support for 2013.
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$10,000
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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
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For the Connecticut Network of Community Foundations Joint Funding/Advocacy Project, from the Howard and Bush Fund for Philanthropy.
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$15,413
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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
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To assist with executive transition expenses, from the HFPG Promotion of Philanthropy Fund.
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$10,000
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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
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To continue support of the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, developed to increase philanthropy's role in early childhood systems building, over the next six months, through the Brighter Futures Initiative.
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$15,000
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Connecticut Department of Social Services
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For the Children's Trust Fund to implement the Positive Parenting Program in Hartford, through the Brighter Futures Initiative.
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$60,000
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Connecticut Forest and Park Association
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To help secure a continuous recreational corridor and establish new connections to the Metacomet Trail, partial funding from the Jeri P. Kostiner Fund, and Edith W. and John Davis Murphy Fund.
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$165,000
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Connecticut Housing Coalition
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For a strategic technology grant, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$25,000
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Connecticut Humane Society
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For emergency power generators for the shelter and Fox Memorial Clinic, from the H. Louise Ruddell Charitable Fund.
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$10,000
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Connecticut Humanities
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For small grants to heritage organizations, from the Thomas L. and Dorothy Clark Archibald Fund.
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$15,000
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Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program, Inc.
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For a summer program that offers computer-based learning in math and digital movie-making that integrates college and career exploration.
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$24,000
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Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network
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For continued support of the Capitol Region Reporting Initiative.
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$60,000
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Connecticut Radio Information System
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To implement the Adaptive Audio Accessibility program, providing audio recordings for children with disabilities, educators, health care providers, and Spanish speakers with disabilities, partial funding from the John E. Blair Fund for the Visually Impaired, Ray-Andrews Fund in memory of Charles Henry Ray, Julia A. Ray, and James P. Andrews.
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$133,023
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Connecticut Science Center
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To support the outbound program, Science in Motion, offering reduced tickets for participants in 45 summer programs.
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$13,732
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ConnectiKids, Inc.
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For a literacy, science, and math enrichment summer program that offers project-based critical thinking and hands-on learning.
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$20,000
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Co-opportunity, Inc.
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For an executive director transition plan, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$32,500
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Co-opportunity, Inc.
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For transitional operating suppport to transition programs to other organizations as it moves toward closure.
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$135,000
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Corporation for Supportive Housing
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To build the capacity of the supportive housing industry in the Capitol Region, over three years.
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$385,000
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Council on Foundations
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For annual support of the Council's activities in 2012.
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$20,000
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Covenant to Care for Children, Inc.
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For consulting services through the Nonprofit Support Program Board Leadership Program.
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$4,125
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Covenant to Care for Children, Inc.
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For transitional operating support to stabilize two interdependent core programs: Critical Goods and Children's Enrichment Fund, over three months.
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$14,190
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Cultural Dance Troupe of the West Indies
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For an afternoon dance and cultural arts summer program that promotes cultural heritage, violence prevention, and becoming well-rounded adults.
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$4,000
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Cultural Dance Troupe of the West Indies
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For an enrichment summer program that offers dance, life skills, career development, photography, and other activities.
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$8,000
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East Hartford ChildPlan, Inc.
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To further develop the East Hartford Community Resource Center, a BFI Family Center replication site, to serve low-income, primarily non-English speaking families and to explore the implementation of the Early Development Inventory (EDI), through the Brighter Futures Initiative.
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$180,000
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Easter Seals Connecticut, Inc.
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For a residential summer camp for physically and mentally challenged children and adults that offers therapeutic, recreational and social activities to build independence and self-esteem.
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$10,456
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Ebony Horsewomen, Inc.
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For a strategic technology grant, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$15,000
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Ebony Horsewomen, Inc.
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For a summer camp that provides training in horsemanship, veterinary science, environmental education and other activities that support youth development, fitness and citizenship.
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$6,150
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Ebony Horsewomen, Inc.
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For a summer program that provides leadership, work ethic development and other skills.
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$3,960
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ECHN, Inc./Manchester Memorial Hospital
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For clients needing assistance with medical bills, from the Newton C. and Elsie B. Brainard Fund.
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$37,534
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ECHN, Inc./Manchester Memorial Hospital
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For clients needing assistance with medical bills, from the Newton C. and Elsie B. Brainard Fund.
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$10,967
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ECHN, Inc./Manchester Memorial Hospital
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For clients needing assistance with medical bills, from the Newton C. and Elsie B. Brainard Fund.
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$10,273
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ECHN, Inc./Manchester Memorial Hospital
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For clients needing assistance with medical bills, from the Newton C. and Elsie B. Brainard Fund.
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$28,000
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Elizabeth Park Conservancy, Inc.
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For technical assistance to develop a strategic plan, through the Nonprofit Support Program.
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$8,000
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Fairfield County Community Foundation
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For grief counseling and mental health support services for Newtown residents due to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
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$20,000
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