Workforce

Ringing in Some Holiday Cheer

She’s all decked out in Salvation Army (and holiday) red, and carrying on a December tradition. Cynthia Garcia from the[...]

Education

Habitat Opens a Window for Disconnected Youth

Everyone knows about Habitat for Humanity’s great work building affordable housing for low-income families. But now, it’s doing twice the[...]

Education

October Board Meeting Awards $263,050 in Grants

Thirty-four requests for funding were approved at the October, 2019 board meeting, for a total of $263,050, which brings total[...]

Education

Nowadays, Career Paths Begin in High School

Manufacturers in Connecticut complain that qualified workers are in short supply. Demand for machining, manufacturing, computer design and other skills[...]

Education

Don’t You Just Love It When Everyone Wins?

Start with one little seed hitting the soil and it just mushrooms from there. Knox, Inc.’s urban farming operation is[...]

Education

Why Work if Your Whole Paycheck Goes to Childcare?

That’s just one indicator of an overall childcare system that’s fraught with problems. And a very real issue raised by[...]

Grant Spotlight

Mmmm, Mmmm, Good.

Liberty Bank Foundation grantee City Seed was up to something delicious yesterday. Refugees from Syria and Afghanistan participating in the[...]

Education

It’s Not Where You Start. It’s What You Do Along the Way.

Not everyone gets the same start in life. Money, family, education, health and so much more place us at far-flung[...]

Education

No More Pencils, No More Books. Unless Teachers Buy Them.

School is back in session all over the country. Kids are filling classrooms, ready to learn. But, do they have[...]

Education

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker. How About Executive?

East Hartford is one of six communities selected by the Boston Fed to jump start local economic growth under its[...]

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.