Education

The School of Opportunity Knocks

‘Summer’ and ‘school’ — two words most kids do not want to hear uttered together. Unless, of course, those kids[...]

Nothing Says Welcome Like a Grant Check

With just days on the job, Higher Edge’s new Executive Director, Theresa Armendarez, receives a hearty welcome from Liberty Bank[...]

Education

When Adults Learn to Read a Whole New World Opens Up

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably never considered what life is like for the illiterate. Their worlds can be pretty[...]

Education

One-Quarter-Million Dollars of Caring

Thirty-five organizations in the Liberty Bank market area received grants at our latest board meeting. These are intended to address[...]

Education

The Astonishing Power of the Right Brain

Mostly everyone spends all day in left-brain land. This logical side helps you figure out math problems, decide if it’s[...]

Education

CT Governor Announces Record Drop in Homelessness

On May 15, CT Governor Dannel Malloy addressed the 400+ attendees at the CT Coalition to End Homelessness’ annual training institute.[...]

Education

Want to go far in today’s job market? Community college is the place to start.

Today, the US economy runs on knowledge. That’s borne out by a telling statistic: The number of workers in occupations[...]

Education

The Sign Says, “Fun, Fun, Fun,” But …

It may be fun, fun, fun for the universe to choose your fate, but not so much for high school seniors[...]

Education

Dollars Invested Don’t Guarantee Results

The amount spent per pupil for public elementary-secondary education for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased by[...]

Education

More Pencils, More Books

… but that’s a good thing. We just made a grant to the Boys and Girls Club of Bristol to[...]

Liberty Bank Foundation empowers low-income Connecticut residents through grants to education programs that support economic success and to affordable housing, and fosters advocacy and community collaboration.