Union Savings Bank recently awarded The Arc of the Farmington Valley a $5,000 grant to support its Picture Exchange Communication (PEC) Program. The program will involve the purchase of special computer tablets that will enhance the ability of the agency’s nonverbal clients to communicate better with their families and with staff.The University of Connecticut NEAG […]
Union Savings Bank recently awarded The Arc of the Farmington Valley a $5,000 grant to support its Picture Exchange Communication (PEC) Program. The program will involve the purchase of special computer tablets that will enhance the ability of the agency's nonverbal clients to communicate better with their families and with staff.
The University of Connecticut NEAG School of Education received a $300,000 award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to be used towards the Young Scholars Program, a three-week advanced learning residential program housed on the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Community eConsult Network to test the use of electronic specialty consults at three health centers in Connecticut. The electronic consults will make it easier for patients to access specialty consults by providing their primary care providers with quick access to a network of board-certified specialists.
Property and casualty insurer The Hartford is teaming up with Junior Achievement USA to launch an online program the helps teens build a business plan based on ideas they have for a startup.
Called JA MyBiz Builder, the program quizzes teen users, and then guides them through an interactive experience that results in a detailed business plan.
Since 2014, The Hartford has been a supporter of Junior Achievement's entrepreneurial initiatives.
“The JA MyBiz Builder is an engaging way for young people to learn business and financial skills that empower them to be successful,” said Diane Cantello, vice president of corporate sustainability for The Hartford.
After raising more than $216,000 in the Hartford region earlier this year, the Brackets for Good nonprofit fundraiser tournament is expanding next year across Connecticut, organizers announced.
Last March, Hartford-area nonprofits raised $216,348 in the month-long competition, with 33.2 percent of those donations coming from first-time donors. Based on this success, organizers and sponsor Stanley Black & Decker are asking nonprofits across the state to participate in next year's competition that starts March 2, said Reid McDowell, partnerships and marketing director of Brackets For Good.
To participate in 2018, charities in Connecticut must register at https://connecticut.bfg.org. Nonprofits have until Dec. 31 to complete the five-minute registration.
