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    Marlborough Arts Center & Museum Awarded Grant For Site Improvements

    The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a $33,000 grant to the Marlborough Arts Center and Museum for expansion of its overflow parking lot, improvements in lighting for safety purposes, and acquisition of a storage shed.

    $450,000 Grant Supports Training for Out-of-Work and Underemployed Residents

    More unemployed workers and underemployed workers in Greater Hartford will have access to basic skills and job training programs thanks to a three-year, $450,000 grant for the Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

    CT Education Commissioner Talks About Reform

    Stefan Pryor discusses achievement gap at Latino Endowment Fund event

    Gathering the Experts

    Forum focuses on role early childhood education plays on ensuring a child’s long-term academic success.

    Forum on Latinos and Achievement Gap to Feature State Education Commissioner

    The impact of Connecticut’s education achievement gap on the Latino community will be discussed by Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor on Tuesday, April 10, at a meeting of the Latino Endowment Fund of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

    Hartford Foundation Wins Award for Excellence in Communications

    The Council on Foundations has announced that the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is a 2012 recipient of a Wilmer Shields Rich Award for effective communications efforts to increase public awareness of foundations and corporate giving programs.

    Community Conversation

    Gary T. Wolff of GTW Financial Services recently hosted a “Community Conversation” in Vernon for area nonprofit and community leaders to learn about the Hartford Foundation.

    May 19 Inner-City Dental Clinic to Provide Free Care

    Grants totaling $49,000 have been awarded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to support the fourth annual free Inner-City Dental Clinic to be held Saturday, May 19, at Community Health Services, 500 Albany Ave. in Hartford.

    Manchester Residents Get Helping Hand From Old Friend

    12 projects funded by H. Louise Ruddell Charitable Fund

    New Positions at Hartford Foundation

    Mainly to strengthen the capacity to implement its new strategic plan, Accelerate Success, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced four new positions and one new hire.

    Free Dental Services for Those in Need, Clinic March 23-24

    The fifth Connecticut Mission of Mercy clinic will be held on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24, at the O’Neill Center, Western Connecticut State University, West Side Campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury. The first-come, first-served clinic opens at 6 a.m. each day.

    Scholarship Fund Honors 'Dedication, Vision' of Alan Green

    Served as Hartford Housing Authority Executive Director

    Grant to Help Protect Adults with Developmental Disabilities from Abuse

    Oak Hill has received a $137,050 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to prepare new resource materials for adults with developmental disabilities on topics of sexual health and abuse prevention. 

    Historical Society to Improve Its Elizabeth Street Home

    Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a grant of $329,792 to the Connecticut Historical Society to support major capital improvements to its building on Elizabeth Street in the west end of Hartford.

    $185,000 Grant to Help Keep Farmington Valley Nurses ‘At Home’

    Plans by the Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association to purchase and renovate the building in Granby where it has housed programs for more than two decades have been supported by an $185,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

    $28 Million in Grants Aided Greater Hartford Nonprofits in 2011

    The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded more than $28 million in grants during 2011 in support of the region’s nonprofit agencies and educational institutions.

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