Foodshare announced a $10,500 grant from Caterpillar’s philanthropic organization, the Caterpillar Foundation, to provide food to individuals who face hunger in Hartford County. A member of the Feeding America network, Foodshare is one of 35 food banks nationwide to receive this grant. This funding will support Mobile Foodshare, a rapid delivery program that brings perishable […]
Foodshare announced a $10,500 grant from Caterpillar’s philanthropic organization, the Caterpillar Foundation, to provide food to individuals who face hunger in Hartford County. A member of the Feeding America network, Foodshare is one of 35 food banks nationwide to receive this grant. This funding will support Mobile Foodshare, a rapid delivery program that brings perishable foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, and bread directly to people in need.
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Wheeler Clinic has received a three-year, $370,500 grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration to provide mental health first-aid training for professionals working with transition-aged youth, ages 18-24. The program will increase mental health literacy by teaching participants about the risk factors and warning signs for young adults either developing a mental health challenge or experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis.
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The Cigna Foundation has awarded a $162,250 World of Difference grant to TCA Health to help fund an expansion of the organization’s Senior Fit Club. The expansion will give more than 300 medically underserved seniors in Chicago’s south side communities and suburbs access to health and wellness services, including health screenings and workshops and classes focused on fitness, healthy eating and community gardening.
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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is awarding more than $200,000 in grants to Connecticut nonprofits that provide housing services including revitalization projects, home ownership counseling and affordable housing developments. The organizations receiving grants include: Bushnell Auditorium; Habitat for Humanity; Local Initiatives Support Corp.; New Britain Neighborhood Housing Services; Rebuilding Together of New Britain; United Connecticut Action for Neighborhood Services; Urban League of Greater Hartford; and YWCA.
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Windsor’s nonprofit CRIS Radio and Mystic Aquarium recently announced a pilot program that offers visitors with low-vision or other print disabilities a new way to access print information displayed at the aquarium’s exhibits.
The program, trademarked CRISAccess, is a pilot funded by the American Savings Foundation in New Britain.
CRISAccess offers instant audio versions of print information displayed at the Aquarium’s exhibits through a visitor’s personal smart phone that scans QR (Quick Response) codes. The QR Codes link the phone to an audio version of an exhibit sign and an audio description of the exhibit, typically in less than three minutes.
The goal is to provide visitors with disabilities with the same experience enjoyed by their friends, classmates and family.
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