In the World of Housing, Everything’s Connected
The latest Connecticut state capital budget proposes no new bond authorizations for affordable housing development. At first blush, curtailing borrowing[...]
Healthy Brain Development Leads to More Successful Lives
Between birth and age three, brain development is at its peak. Experiences, interactions, and level of ambient stress all play[...]
Food for Thought
One in eight Connecticut adults and one in six children – over 500,000 people — are hungry (according to Liberty[...]
Some Kids Have Nothing to Smile About
Grant Spotlight, Housing, Columbus House, CT 100 Day Youth Homelessness Challenge, Salvation Army of New Britain CT, Women and Families Center, Youth Homelessness
How come? They are homeless. Unaccompanied by a parent or family member, they are literally on their own. How many[...]
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby.
The Shepherd Home on the Connecticut Valley Hospital property is a stately building. It first served as a campus dormitory[...]
42 Nonprofits Receive Grant Funding
The first grant cycle of 2019 produced funding for 42 grantees across the bank’s market area — Greater New Haven,[...]
Food for Hartford’s Hungry: Just One Small Slice of House of Bread’s Mission
Sister Theresa Fonti and Sister Maureen Faenza founded Hartford’s House of Bread nearly four decades ago. Back in 1980 the[...]
2018 Community Well-Being Survey — How’s Life Going for You?
There’s an undeniable correlation between the state of one’s health and such things as financial security, neighborhood safety, level of[...]
Liberty Bank Makes $5,000 Donation to Help End Homelessness
During the December holidays, Liberty Bank makes a $5,000 charitable donation on behalf of customers. The 2018 recipient of the[...]
Closing in on the $1 Million Mark
We just closed our 21st year of giving on a high note, with $906,494 in total grants in 2018. It’s[...]
