The New Children’s Museum of West Hartford received a $20,000 grant from SBM Charitable Foundation and a $5,000 grant from the H. Louise Ruddell Charitable Fund to support its Science Achievement for All (SAFA) programs for Manchester schools. Through its SAFA programs, the museum engages students at low-income schools with innovative, hands-on STEM activities. Programs […]
The New Children's Museum of West Hartford received a $20,000 grant from SBM Charitable Foundation and a $5,000 grant from the H. Louise Ruddell Charitable Fund to support its Science Achievement for All (SAFA) programs for Manchester schools. Through its SAFA programs, the museum engages students at low-income schools with innovative, hands-on STEM activities. Programs are designed to excite children about learning and help close the achievement gap. Support from SBM and the Ruddell Fund will allow the museum to purchase new equipment for ecology activities, develop new curricula and carry out SAFA programs with kindergarten through sixth grade Manchester students throughout the 2015-2016 academic year.
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Girls for Technology Inc., a new nonprofit, announced its initiative with Google to bring the Made with Code program to the Albany branch of the Hartford Public Library. Made with Code offers girls ages 12 to 17 the chance to understand how computer coding can help them pursue careers in arts, sports, medicine, science, etc.
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The American Cancer Society is the beneficiary of a $36,086 donation from Lyman Orchards of Middlefield. The gift comes as a result of the successful 2014 season of the Orchards' annual corn maze, where one dollar from each admission ticket is donated to support the mission of the American Cancer Society. For more than a decade John Lyman has designated his charitable efforts from the seasonal event to the cancer society. More than $400,000 has been donated to the American Cancer Society since the tradition began.
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The Hartford Rotary Club has granted an undisclosed sum to Hands On Hartford for the purchase of new chairs for the Hartford nonprofit's Community Meals soup kitchen. In addition to the grant, the Hartford Rotary Club provided and served a meal at Community Meals last summer, and in December organized a food drive in support of Hands On Hartford's MANNA Community Pantry.
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A $40,000 grant has been awarded by Help for Children/Hedge Funds Care to the Oak Hill Center for Relationship and Sexuality Education. The Hartford-based Oak Hill Center for Relationship and Sexuality Education provides educational programs for youth and adults with disabilities to promote safe and healthy relationships. Additionally, CRSE provides professional development to support schools, agencies, clinicians and parents.
