UConn’s School of Nursing received a $2.3 million pledge from Robin Froman and Steven Owen to establish its first endowed faculty chair. The pledge will also support a professorship and research at the school.
Froman is a multiple UConn alumna, completing her bachelor’s, master’s and doctor of philosophy degrees in education from what is now known as the Neag School of Education. Owen is emeritus professor in the Neag School’s Department of Educational Psychology where he taught and conducted research for nearly 30 years.
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The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority awarded 56 nonprofit providers $2.5 million in funding to address the needs of Connecticut citizens in the areas of food, housing and medical care.
CHEFA’s Nonprofit Grant Program awards range $5,000 to $75,000. CHEFA is a quasi-public agency created by the state legislature to help Connecticut healthcare and educational institutions, and other not-for-profit entities obtain tax-exempt financing.
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded a $206,243 grant to Families in Crisis to provide assistance to families whose lives have been affected by having a loved one in prison.
The grant will allow the agency to launch two new programs, video visitations and kincare parenting, developed by Families in Crisis in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Correction and the Department of Children and Families (DCF), respectively.
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Community Foundation awarded a record $440,342 in scholarships to 206 students throughout Eastern Connecticut.
This was the largest amount in the foundation’s history, thanks to many generous individuals, families, and area businesses who over the years have established nearly 100 funds to help promote access to education for local students. This amount is an 18 percent increase over last year’s scholarship awards of $372,450.
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Capital Workforce Partners and the Hartford Opportunity Youth Collaborative have been chosen to share part of a $500,000 grant from the Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund.
The fund is managed by the Aspen Institute’s Forum for Community Solutions and is dedicated to reconnecting youth to education and employment opportunities.
A total of 19 communities throughout the United States are receiving the grant funding, which aims to help young adults between the ages of 16-24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market.
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Komen Connecticut, the largest non-government funder of breast cancer programs in Connecticut, has awarded 17 grants totaling over $700,000. This year’s grantees include Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and Hartford Hospital. Funding will support mammogram screening programs and promotion of the importance of early detection through breast health education.
