Since 1928, Foundation funds have started and sustained successful nonprofits and created and funded crucial collaboratives and inclusive coalitions.
You will find stories about the founding of an organization serving people with the then newly-identified disease of AIDS; a group of visionary women who believed New Haven could be the next Spoleto; a philanthropist who found a way to recognize outstanding individual effort to nourish the partnership between Yale and the community; and many more.
12.17.2018
Now in its third decade, LEAP continues to mentor the inquisitive youth who come for after-school and summer programs.
From the Start: New Haven Food Salvage Project ›
12.17.2018
It all started with the potato skins served at a New Haven restaurant on Elm Street.
12.12.2018
Transforming lives through market relevant training and a supportive community.
From the Start: Project Access ›
12.10.2018
Project Access-New Haven (PA-NH) plays an important role in our local healthcare system by mobilizing a vast network of donated healthcare services to ensure timely access to care.
From the Start: The Valley Community Foundation ›
11.26.2018
For more than six decades, The Community Foundation's work in the Lower Naugatuck Valley has honored the intent of the Gates brothers' Fund, most notably through the Valley Community Foundation.
From the Start: New Haven Healthy Start ›
11.26.2018
Since 1997, the New Haven Healthy Start has worked hard to reduce the infant mortality and morbidity rate in the City of New Haven.
11.19.2018
For 25 years, DataHaven has been the go-to data resource for professionals across public and social service sectors.
From the Start: 'r kids Family Center ›
10.28.2018
'r kids Family Center has been going strong for more than two decades and The Foundation has been there from the start.
From the Start: Trowbridge Environmental Center ›
Visitors learn about East Rock's wildlife, geology, and history at the Trowbridge Environmental Center that was created thanks in part to funding from the Hayes Q. Trowbridge Fund at The Community Foundation was established by bequest of .
From the Start: New Haven Promise and The Promise of A Brighter Future ›
09.26.2018
New Haven Promise, launched in 2010, now provides nearly $4 million annually in scholarships to graduates of New Haven Public Schools.
