Nowadays, a summer job is as good as gold.
We’ve all done it (at least most of us). Worked a summer job – delivering papers, mowing lawns, ringing up[...]
Hearts on Hartford
Events, Grant Spotlight, Housing, Connectikids, East Hartford Community Shelter, Hands on Hartford, ImmaCARE, Inc., International Hartford, Interval House, Knox, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford, Open Hearth, Salvation Army Marshall House, Soromundi Commons Hartford, South Park Inn, Stewart McKinney Emergency Shelter, Women's League Child Development Center
Liberty Bank Foundation began giving grants in the Greater Hartford area several years ago. Now, we’re branching out to support[...]
We Just Make the Grants. They Create Miracles.
It ain’t easy being a nonprofit nowadays. Government funding is waning and donations from individuals have fallen off as well.[...]
The ‘A’ in Affordable Housing Also Stands for ‘Absolutely Indispensable.’
Grant Spotlight, Housing, Partnerships, Affordable Housing CT, LICS CT, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
A recent two-part series in the Hartford Courant branded Connecticut, “a state with more separate — and unequal — housing[...]
Nonprofits Receive $194,587 in Funding
The Liberty Bank Foundation Board of Directors has approved nearly $200,000 in funding for 33 organizations in our service area.[...]
Things are Changing for Nonprofits, and Not in a Good Way.
Lately, a number of circumstances have coalesced to make life difficult for nonprofits, especially in Connecticut. Due to the state[...]
Nearly $1 Million Returned to Residents in Need
Wow! Who wouldn’t want money back in their pocket? Thanks to Middletown’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program $964,000 in[...]
Life Is Coming Up Roses for Rosa
We ask all of our grantees for a human interest story that illustrates the value of their work. New Britain’s[...]
Hypothesis: Science is Fun. Conclusion: This Event Proves it.
We have STEM programming to thank for reawakening kids to the value and excitement of science. It’s not just for[...]
Let’s Paint: A Primer in Job Readiness
School days are filled with reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic — all that practical learning kids need to grow up to[...]
