One of the Hartford region’s oldest, community-focused nonprofits is re-emphasizing its mission to serve with a new brand – as the Capital City Education Alliance.Formerly the Greater Hartford Jaycees Foundation, the alliance’s board chose the new name to better convey its singular role in the community, authorities said.Founded in the 1970s, the CCEA’s predecessor has […]
One of the Hartford region's oldest, community-focused nonprofits is re-emphasizing its mission to serve with a new brand – as the Capital City Education Alliance.
Formerly the Greater Hartford Jaycees Foundation, the alliance's board chose the new name to better convey its singular role in the community, authorities said.
Founded in the 1970s, the CCEA's predecessor has funded $16 million in area projects, including underwriting the Jaycee Riverfront Boathouse and many other initiatives with organizations like Rebuilding Hartford and Bushnell Park Foundation.
The CCEA celebrated and kicked off its name change partnering with CREC for two back-to-school events – a block party on Aug. 21, and a Boy and Girls Club event on Aug. 29th.
The CCEA donated 500 backpacks for the events and provided volunteers for setting up, checking families in, cooking burgers and distributing the backpacks filled with supplies.
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The YMCA of Greater Hartford received a $10,000 grant from NewAlliance Foundation to support the Y-BELL Power Scholars Academy, a program designed to increase academic achievement in underperforming and underserved youth in grades K-5.
More than 200 scholars from Hartford and East Hartford participate in the program.
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Foodshare announced a $55,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to fund a new position— retail store donation coordinator— for the specific purpose of working with local and national retailers to secure more donated food.
The grant will allow a staff person dedicated to working with retailers to rescue and distribute food that might otherwise go to waste.
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The American School for the Deaf has been awarded $20,000 from Newman's Own Foundation for their 2015-16 Healthy Kids Initiative program.
The Healthy Kids Initiative is a comprehensive health and wellness plan that involves ASD's day and residential programs.
The goal of the initiative is to promote a healthy lifestyle among ASD students by developing core health competencies in nutrition, fitness and health education.
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Leadership Greater Hartford received a $1,725 grant from Bank of America's Mabel F. Hoffman Charitable Trust to support their Summer Nexus youth leadership program.
Summer Nexus is a week-long leadership program for urban and suburban youth, grades 10 to 12, that fosters connections and community involvement through interactive workshops and service-learning activities.
