Here at RE·Center, we’re big on collaboration. We have various partners, donors, friends and per diem staff that make our vision and work possible. We think it’s important to give credit where it’s due which is why we want to feature post here on the RE·Imagine blog. This monthly post will highlight a donor, partner, or even a sibling organization that’s doing work we think is important to lift up!
For our first ever “Shout out of The Month”, we wanted to celebrate one of our neighbors, partners and donors, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
The Hartford Foundation was founded originally in 1925 by two bankers named Maynard T Hazen and Clark T. Durant, with the vision of becoming a reliable, charitable resource for local nonprofits, and the communities of the Greater Hartford area. The Hartford Foundation is not only a philanthropic foundation that awards grants, they’re also active in their community, and committed to investing in causes that hold their values, and also benefit local residents in return.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is also big on supporting/investing in our youth! In 2018, the Foundation awarded $1.45 million in scholarships to 625 students. They currently offer scholarships for hundreds students, ranging from seniors in high school getting ready to pursue an undergraduate degree, to adult learners returning to college, and vocational or trade schools.
Just this past year, the foundation started something called the Hartford Foundation’s Listening Tour 2018.Throughout the year, they hosted meetings for the 29 towns that make up the Greater Hartford area, and they listened to each community voice needs ranging from affordable housing, and drug epidemics, to needs for community centers and volunteers.
With the foundation’s help, RE·Center has been able to put on programs like our residential camp program in Woodstock CT, our General Enrollment Equity in Education workshops, and even launch our new pilot program Equity Teams for Positive School Change! The foundation’s Nonprofit Support Program has provided invaluable support for strategic planning, human resources, technology, evaluation, and more.
RE·Imagine:
Did you go to one of the stops on The Hartford Foundation’s Listening Tour? What did you talk about? What are topics you’d want to discuss with your local community?
For more information on Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and to see their grants, scholarship opportunities and upcoming events, check out their website: http://www.hfpg.org/
