Organization |
Purpose |
Description |
Paid in 2009 |
| American School for the Deaf | Early Childhood Intervention Program | To support their overall early childhood intervention programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. | $15,000 |
| Best Buddies | High School Project | To foster socialization opportunities between students with intellectual and development disabilities and their non-disable peers. | $18,000 |
Boys & Girls Club of New Britain, Inc. |
Capital Grant |
To provide major refurbishing and renovations to their main facility. |
$275,000 |
Boys & Girls Club of New Britain, Inc. |
SMART Girls Program |
To provide a teen pregnancy prevention curriculum for girls and for general youth program support. |
$36,500 |
Brass City Harvest |
Community Food System |
To set up an urban food system to supply lower income Waterbury families with fresh produce. |
$24,000 |
The Bridge Family Center, Inc. |
Positive Youth Development Program |
To support after-school enrichment programs, peer mediation, home visits, and therapeutic/support groups for at-risk West Hartford elementary students. |
$24,300 |
Bristol Hospital |
Maternal/Child Health Initiative |
To provide parenting education and supports for families with children with severe conduct disorders. |
$15,000 |
Capital Workforce Partners |
Summer Youth Employment Program |
To provide New Britain youth with summer work experience and job training. |
$50,000 |
Capitol Region Education Council |
Center for Creative Youth |
To fund a summer residential arts program for gifted high school students from low-income families. |
$8,000 |
Children's Dance Theater Connection, Inc. |
Dance Classes and Performance |
To provide dance/theater classes in New Britain schools and support a performance of "The Little Mermaid". |
$10,000 |
The Children's Home |
Summer Program |
To provide summer day camp programs and field trips for resident youth. |
$9,000 |
Children's Law Center of CT |
Legal Representation Program |
To provide legal representation for New Britain children involved in family court disputes. |
$50,000 |
Children's Law Center of CT |
Truancy Intervention Project |
To match attorney volunteers with truant students to address the causes of truancy and reduce juvenile court petitions. |
$17,119 |
City Slickers |
Riding Program |
To support an after-school program for at-risk youth including riding instruction, counseling, and pre-vocational training on a horse farm. |
$10,000 |
Connecticut Humanities Council |
Book Voyagers Program |
To support a children's reading program placing professional storytellers and discussion leaders at participating libraries. |
$20,000 |
Connecticut Junior Republic |
Summer Youth Program |
To provide a vocational training and employment program for court-referred youth. |
$26,550 |
Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program |
After School Program |
To provide summer and after-school advanced mathematics, science, technology and engineering teaching for select New Britain and Waterbury middle schools. |
$50,000 |
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra |
Children's and Community Concerts |
To support an educational concert series for New Britain elementary school children and the orchestra's performance season. |
$20,000 |
Christian Fellowship Center | Food Distribution Program | To provide a pantry and soup kitchen for people in Greater Bristol. | $7,500 |
| Community Foundation of Greater New Britain | Discovery Initiative | To implement a community-wide plan to improve outcomes for New Britain children. | $30,000 |
| Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. | Electronic Medical Records Project | To install an electronic medical records system that is widely in use by similar providers in order to improve the quality of record retention, reduce costs, and comply with State of Connecticut reporting requirements. | $125,000 |
| Connecticut Association for Human Services | EarnBenefits Pilot | To pilot a eligibility-screening and application process that will automate and integrate multiple state benefits programs for low income wage earners. | $8,750 |
| Connecticut Radio Information System | Program Operating Support | To underwrite the cost of an electronic reading service for persons with a vision loss or physical disability that prevents them from being able to read. | $13,500 |
| Consolidated School District of New Britain | Language Arts Curriculum Enhancement | To purchase 60 student licenses for ReadAbout, a computer-based program that delivers a personalized experience to students increasing proficiency in reading while fostering motivation and engagement. | $6,250 |
Dispute Settlement Center |
Juvenile Mediation Program |
To provide conflict mediation in situations involving Waterbury youth and mediation training for school personnel. |
$7,000 |
The First Tee of Connecticut, Inc. |
In-School and Group Golf Lessons |
The promote character development and life skills training for Waterbury inner city youth through the game of golf. |
$14,130 |
FoodShare, Inc. | Food Delivery Program | To coordinate food delivery to various sites in New Britain and other ASF towns. | $40,000 |
Friendship Center |
Capital Grant |
To create supportive housing units in New Britain. |
$250,000 |
Gifts of Love |
Food Program |
To support the agency's food program for children and families experiencing temporary financial crisis. |
$10,000 |
Girls Inc. |
Life Skills Program |
To reach out to at-risk girls with a youth development program based on best practices for after-school programs. |
$15,000 |
Green Street Arts Center |
After-School Programs |
To make available after-school homework assistance, mentoring, and arts education for at-risk Middletown students. |
$9,000 |
Habitat for Humanity - Hartford Area |
Capital Grant |
To support construction of three new homes in New Britain for low-income families. |
$80,000 |
Hebron Interfaith Human Services |
Outreach Program |
To provide emergency assistance to meet the basic human needs of Hebron residents. |
$7,000 |
Hospital for Special Care | Outpatient Center Expansion | To expand their outpatient center to address ambulatory care. | $50,000 |
| Human Resources Agency | Food Pantry and Resource Center | To operate a center for distribution and pick up of food and for integrated referral services at Osgood Avenue, in the northwest area of the city. | $15,000 |
Junior Achievement |
Education Program |
To teach financial literacy and workforce preparedness to school children through project-based activities. |
$50,000 |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
Community Outreach & Education Program |
To support Saturday educational programming for low income families. |
$50,000 |
New Britain Symphony Society | Music Education Program | To provide a Young People’s Concert; a family holiday concert; youth recitals, and add a youth page to their website. | $15,000 |
| OddFellows Playhouse | Arts Explorers Program | To support an after-school program that works with at-risk middle school youth using the arts as the focal point. | $5,400 |
| Operation Fuel, Inc. | Energy Assistance Program | To provide emergency energy assistance to residents of New Britain and Waterbury, who do not qualify for government subsidies. | $50,000 |
Opportunities Industrialization Center of New Britain Inc. |
Bicycling Enthusiasm Initiative |
To support an after-school mentoring program for at-risk youth using an interest in bikes to encourage them to stay in school. |
$41,000 |
Palace Theater | Educational Program | To support an after-school theater education program designed to foster racial and gender tolerance. | $22,500 |
Plainville ARC |
Camp Trumbull |
To offer educational and recreational activities as well as field trips to children with developmental disabilities. |
$18,000 |
Plainville Community Food Pantry |
Backpack Program |
To provide children with new backpacks and school supplies they need for a positive start to the school year. |
$15,000 |
Police Activity League of Waterbury |
Capital Grant |
To make the agency's new location handicap-accessible so disabled persons can participate in after-school and other activities. |
$125,000 |
Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. |
Capital Grant |
To renovate the Rose Hill building to provide a continuum of housing for women and their children affected by domestic violence. |
$75,000 |
Shakesperience Productions, Inc |
Curricular Enhancement Program |
To enhance the language arts curriculum for New Britain and Waterbury schools through interactive workshops and theater performances. |
$27,000 |
Susan B. Anthony Project | Rebuilding Live Program | To provide battered women and their children with crisis intervention services. | $25,000 |
| Trinity On Main | Community Arts and Performance Center | To support implementation of the agency’s new business model and plan. |
$52,000 |
VNA Health At Home, Inc. |
Community Wellness Program |
To support a health screening and immunization program for low income residents of Greater Waterbury. |
$16,200 |
Waterbury Hospital | Diabetes Management Program | To provide clinical case management, focused care, and education to diabetes patients. |
$43,000 |
Waterbury Youth Services, Inc. |
Youth Programs |
To provide after-school youth development programs for the highest risk children across the city of Waterbury. |
$40,500 |
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry | Capital Grant | To provide matching funding for grant for roof repairs. | $13,538 |
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry |
Material Goods/Community Gardens Program |
To provide household goods and fresh produce for low-income area residents. |
$15,000 |
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Grants and contributions up to $5,000 |
$69,500 |
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Subtotal
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$2,135,237 |
New Britain After-School Initiative For Middle School Youth |
Paid in 2009 |
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City of New Britain |
After-School Program Grant |
To improve and expand the "Exercise the Right Choice" programs that provide project-based learning activities that include leadership development, recreation, and homework help |
$81,308 |
Klingberg Family |
After-School Program Grant |
To expand programming to at-risk students from Slade Middle School, incorporating academic support, counseling, life-skills training, and pre-vocational learning experiences. |
$54,354 |
Opportunities Industrialization |
After-School Program Grant |
To expand the Moving Mountains Academy, an academic support program for at-risk youth that focuses on transitioning into high school, leadership development, and cultural activities. |
$150,000 |
YMCA of New |
After-School Program Grant |
To expand their existing programs, focusing on social and physical development through leadership training, community service projects and recreation. |
$121,631 |
YWCA of |
After-School Program Grant |
To expand the scope and impact of STRIVE, a youth development and leadership program specifically for girls. |
$106,509 |
Subtotal |
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$514,802 |
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Scholarship & Summer Internships |
$569,991 |
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Sponsorships |
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$71,574 |
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Total Contributions: |
$3,291,604 |
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