The Bradley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust recently awarded $284,000 in grants to organizations working to improve the health and wellbeing of Southington residents. The money will be used to enhance community wellness and improve access to behavioral health services.
The trust awarded $75,000 to the Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Connecticut; $79,000 to Wheeler Clinic; and $130,000 to the Southington YMCA.
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Connecticut Humanities awarded a $50,000 grant to Hill-Stead Museum for its 2015 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, which will include poetry writing workshops, interactive interviews with headlining poets, and opportunities to better engage the community in poetry and language arts.
Connecticut Humanities, a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, supports cultural and historic organizations that tell the state’s stories, build community and enrich lives.
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The Cigna Foundation said it is awarding a $150,000 World of Difference grant that will enable the Philadelphia Freedom Valley and Greater Houston YMCAs to launch their EnhanceFitness Program within their communities.
EnhanceFitness is an evidence-based physical activity program proven to increase the physical, mental and social functioning of older adults — particularly those with arthritis.
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The Diverse Supplier Development Academy, a Connecticut nonprofit that works to develop opportunities for diverse suppliers, has announced the addition of The Travelers Cos. as a funding sponsor.
Travelers will be supporting the DSDA by hosting a safety risk education workshop for DSDA clients. The workshop is designed to help women and minority business owners learn about some of the safety hazards and liabilities of operating a small business.
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St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center has received a $74,735 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority to provide new technology that will enhance the simulation-based medical education capabilities of the hospital’s simulation program.
About $41,000 of the grant will be used to create a simulation studio at Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford.
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Robinson+Cole lawyer Eric D. Daniels will be co-chairing Interval House’s third Breakfast with Champions scheduled for April 2, 2015.
The event, taking place at The Riverview in Simsbury, is honoring Dr. William A. Petit Jr. of the Petit Family Foundation for his work with Interval House as a member of Men Make a Difference, Men Against Domestic Violence. The event will benefit Interval House’s mission to end domestic violence.
