The Urban League of Greater Hartford has received a $20,000 grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation to support the organization’s successful financial education and foreclosure prevention programs.
The Urban League is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency that works with borrowers and lenders to resolve the financial challenges facing residents of the Greater Hartford region. The funding will be used by the league to expand the Financial Education and Foreclosure Prevention program, which helps clients assess their financial situation, determine what options are available, and negotiate a plan with lenders. Urban League counselors then work with clients to create a realistic monthly budget and payment schedule. Last year, the program helped 267 area families complete a “workout” to avoid foreclosure and save their homes.
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The Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Corp, a nonprofit, tax-exempt entity established by attorneys from Brown Rudnick LLP, has awarded a Community Grant to HartBeat Ensemble to support an after-school theater program. Grant dollars will help purchase sound equipment including three floor microphones, two overhead microphones, eight “clip” lapel microphones, and a band equalizer. This is the third grant since 2006 the foundation has awarded to HartBeat Ensemble in support of educational theater programs.
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Marilyn Hayes has been elected chairperson of Operation Fuel and seven new board members have been elected. Hayes, who recently retired from the state Department of Public Utility Control, has been on Operation Fuel’s board since 2006. New board members are Daniel Canavan, Northeast Utilities; Sharon Coffey, CooperSurgical; Jenny Comerford, Hartford Investment Management Co.; Marlo Greponne, Human Resources Agency of New Britain; Michael Lagosh, Hartford Investment Management Company; John Larkin, JC Larkin Co.; and Hillel Weisel, Inland Fuel Terminals.
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The Connecticut Association of Nonprofits recently elected two new board members: Fahd Vahidy and Deborah Ullman. Each will serve a three-year term on the association’s 19-member board. Vahidy is the executive director of Public Allies CT, whose mission is to advance new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits, and civic participation. Ullman is CEO of the YWCA Hartford Region.
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In response to the earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, People’s United is contributing more than $115,000 to relief efforts. People’s United employees donated over $57,800 to the Haitian Health Foundation, a humanitarian organization committed to helping the poorest families in Haiti. The organization focuses on improving the health and well-being of the poor and sick. In addition, the People’s United Community Foundation committed to match employee contributions dollar for dollar with a donation to the Haitian relief efforts of the American Red Cross.
