Comcast recently presented United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut with an $8,000 award in support of the Hartford Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The funds will support United Way’s Summer Smarts initiative to ensure children have fun learning activities and continue to receive nutritious meals when school isn’t in session. Pictured (from left) are: John […]
Comcast recently presented United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut with an $8,000 award in support of the Hartford Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The funds will support United Way’s Summer Smarts initiative to ensure children have fun learning activities and continue to receive nutritious meals when school isn’t in session. Pictured (from left) are: John Bairos; Bridget Quinn-Carey; Karen Perham-Lippman; Mayor Luke Bronin; Leslie Torres-Rodriguez; and Paula S. Gilberto.
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has named Jay Williams, a former assistant commerce secretary under the Obama administration, as its next president.
Williams, who lives in Washington, D.C., will begin his new role July 17, succeeding former board chairwoman Yvette Melendez, who has been serving as interim president. Linda J. Kelly, who served the foundation as president for more than 11 years, retired in March.
Williams most recently served as U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for economic development, leading the federal economic development agenda for the nation as head of the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Williams also served as deputy director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at The White House, where he was the principal liaison between the president of the United States and local elected officials.
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The Dollar General Literacy Foundation will award $20,000 in literacy grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations including: Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport; Bristol Public Library; ConnectiKids; YWCA of New Britain; and Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury. The funds are aimed at supporting adult, family and summer literacy programs.
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Johnson Memorial Hospital recently received a $10,000 donation from Big Y Food Inc.’s “Partners of Hope” initiative to benefit the Johnson Memorial Cancer Center. The money was raised through a month-long campaign to promote breast cancer screenings, education and treatment.
