ReadyCT has received a $530,000 two-year grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, including $30,000 in contributions from donor-advised funds at the Foundation. ReadyCT's programming aligns with the Foundation’s priorities to address gaps in college and career programming.
Read MoreThe Southern New England Regional Commission Act would establish a commission that would encourage jurisdictions at different levels to work together to leverage federal support to strengthen the area’s economy.
Read MoreConnecticut Humanities (CTH) - an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities – has announced grant awards totaling $44,920 to 13 organizations for civics, ecology, and cultural humanities projects.
Read MoreToday, we often walk with our heads down. We’re looking at texts on our phones or – in my case – trying not to trip over our feet or a raised edge of the sidewalk. That’s only the beginning of the journey, as we walk across time and memory
Read MoreMisinformation about electric vehicles is keeping more of them from being on Connecticut roads - even though state programs can help on the bottom line.
Read MoreJust weeks ago, Connecticut, in a celebration of cinema and the holiday season, unveiled the nation’s first-ever Christmas Movie Trail. But that’s not the only place that scenes of Connecticut are featured on the nation’s networks.
Read MoreAs many – perhaps event most – parents of pre-teens and teens struggle with if, when and how to permit the use of mobile phones, the Connecticut Board of Education has now been joined by the American Psychological Association in issuing guidance and recommendations.
Read MoreWhat changed my trajectory wasn’t luck—it was people and programs that believed in my potential when I couldn’t see it for myself. Too many young people don’t have access to even one person or program to help them see their worth. Instead, they’re left navigating systems that feel more like barriers than bridges to success. Connecticut needs to change that trajectory for disconnected and at-risk youth.
Read MoreIf we have the data showing that the hotter and wetter summers are increasing the danger of weather events occurring - and we do - it is important to plan for them at the individual, municipal, and statewide level, according to the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Read MoreU.S. Army Sgt. Hagop Jack Zarifian was killed in Germany 79 years ago during World War II, and has finally returned to the U.S. for burial. The Bridgeport, Connecticut native was employed as a draftsman at General Electric in Bridgeport when he enlisted in the Army at age 19.
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