Glastonbury-based GoodWorks Insurance recently gave a $2,500 GoodWorks Community Grant to the Granby Education Foundation. GoodWorks Community Grants go to nonprofits that support education, health care, public safety and community development. Pictured (from left) are: Kristina Gilton, The Granby Education Foundation; and Curt Johnson, GoodWorks Insurance.• • •The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain recently […]
Glastonbury-based GoodWorks Insurance recently gave a $2,500 GoodWorks Community Grant to the Granby Education Foundation. GoodWorks Community Grants go to nonprofits that support education, health care, public safety and community development. Pictured (from left) are: Kristina Gilton, The Granby Education Foundation; and Curt Johnson, GoodWorks Insurance.
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The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain recently awarded more than $220,000 in grants and scholarships, including scholarship awards to nearly 70 local students and funding to support a variety of early childhood development programs and initiatives.
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The Connecticut Children's Medical Center received a 2016 Hyundai Impact Grant of $50,000 from Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Hartford-area Hyundai dealers. The funds will be used to improve care and increase treatment options for kids with cancer.
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Shoppers at Adams Hometown Market, Better Value and Tri Town Foods stores in Connecticut raised more than $12,000 in milk vouchers to The Great American Milk Drive, to help people served by the Connecticut Food Bank.
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The Cigna Foundation announced its second $100,000 grant to Shatterproof — a national nonprofit dedicated to reducing the devastation that addiction causes to families and the stigma associated with this disease. Cigna's World of Difference grant was officially announced at Shatterproof's recent Hartford event.
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Connecticut high school seniors and freshmen can apply for $500,000 worth of 2016 CHET Advance scholarships through Oct. 5, State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier said. This is the fourth year of the scholarship program for Connecticut's state-sponsored 529 college savings plan, formally known as the Connecticut Higher Education Trust, Nappier said.
The recent class of 2016 college graduates averaged $37,000 per student in college debt on graduation day, said Nappier, who is a CHET trustee.
