October
West Haven Veteran's Museum & Learning Center $3,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to
increase the security of important military artifacts that belonged to
Connecticut residents and tell the story of Connecticut’s role in each
battle since the Revolutionary War. In addition, the Museum’s
collection provides educational opportunities for all residents.
New Haven Oratorio Choir $1,500
(source: Ruth M. Ferry Fund)
to support this small arts organization's efforts to expand its audience through two performances, one in New Haven and one in Milford, and to reach out to young composers through its composition contest.
New Haven/Leon Sister City Project $1,500
(source: Unrestricted)
to support the Walk/Bike/Transit (WBT) campaign which will use direct outreach, advocacy and social marketing to educate New Haven residents about on-road air toxics emissions and about the health and environmental effects of those emissions at the local and global levels, as well as promote active living and public transit use as an alternative to auto transportation.
September
Apostle Immigrant Services (AIS) $4,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to support legal assistance for immigrant youth between the ages of 15 and 30 seeking to apply for the deferred action program (DREAM DA), which will remove the threat of deportation and provide access to employment authorization for a renewable two-year period.
Dixwell Newhallville Mental Health Services $3,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to enable the camp to provide fun weekly field trips as programmatic enhancements for children in the Newhallville/Dixwell neighborhoods whose socioeconomic status does not allow for a wide choice of day and overnight camps during the summer months.
Elm City Parks Conservancy $2,500
(source: Unrestricted)
to support a small environmental organization that positively influences the restoration, maintenance and enhancement of New Haven’s parks and monuments by enabling the organization to get two Student Conservation Association summer interns.
Emergency Shelter Management Services Inc. $2,500
(source: Unrestricted)
to support the purchase of furniture for a 75-bed shelter for homeless men ages 18 and over, located on Grand Avenue in New Haven.
Greater New Haven Community Chorus $2,500
(source: Unrestricted)
to support a poetry, photograph and musical project to celebrate the organization's 50th anniversary.
New Haven Church of Christ $1,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to help this small organization purchase a refrigerator enabling it to continue providing needed short term food services that low-income Newhallville residents have come to rely on.
New Life Corporation (NLC) $4,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to help NLC get a Public Ally to help promote its services in the community, particularly to residents who are eligible for services but are not aware of what NLC can do for them.
Redemption Song,Inc dba The Dry Dock $2,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to support this small organization in Wallingford in providing a safe and positive space for the recovery community to maintain sobriety through peer support and recreational activities.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church $1,500
(source: Unrestricted, Youth of Color in the Arts – Mary E Boyle)
to help subsidize camp for children or youth; the camp is an opportunity to provide a positive musical experience for low-income children with experienced musicians.
Solar Youth $4,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to support strategic planning costs to update Solar Youth’s 6 year strategic plan that will end in June 2013.
Young Heart’s Day Care Center $2,000 (1:2 match)
(source: Unrestricted)
to help the Center resurface its playground with a low maintenance rubber surface, saving money for the Center in the long term and helping the Center leverage additional funding.
July
Allie's Dream, Inc. $1,000
(source: Harvey Fund)
to support two Saturday morning programs at the KC for 10-15 young adults with developmental disabilities from age 18 to 30 in the Greater New Haven region. Funding this request is an opportunity to fill a void in the lack of weekend programming for developmentally delayed young adults.
CT Trust for Historic Preservation $2,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to support upgrading their website, www.cttrust.org.
Expedition Earth Productions $3,250
(source: Sarah M. Ferguson Fund, Unrestricted)
to support an episode of the "Expedition New England" public access television / internet environmental - educational video series called "The New Haven County Water Guardians." This episode will focus on the marine life in the Long Island Sound along the West Haven, New Haven and East Haven coasts and in the Mill River or the Quinnipiac River.
Shoreline Arts Alliance $3,000
(source: Unrestricted)
to support the 11th annual Shakespeare on the Shoreline outdoor summer theatre program.
June
Dances with Wood $4,000
(source: Margaret Amrich Fund, Alexander Whitton Fund)
to support the Horse Barn Book Reader project, a new program of The Adventure Learning Program for children with cancer and other serious illnesses.
Episcopal Church of St. Paul & St. James $3,000
(source: Caroline Silverthau Fund)
to support the addition of meat to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry's menu one Saturday per month in order to increase the nutritional value of the food bags.
Opera Theater of Connecticut $3,000
(source: Arts Fund)
to support the general operating expenses of producing four presentations of Lucia di Lammermoor in August 2012.
West Haven Green Nursery School, Inc. $2,500
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to provide general operating support for educational programming for 3 and 4 year old children in West Haven.
April
Connecticut Appleseed Center for Law & Justice Inc. $750
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support distribution costs for the "Bullying in Connecticut's Public Schools: Implementation of Public Act 08-160" report
Dixwell Corridor Community Partners $3,000
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support the work of a consortium of community leaders and concerned citizens to help realize a shared vision for a vibrant mixed-use, mixed-income Dixwell Avenue Corridor.
March
CADES Inc. $1,000
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support the purchase of new computers to enhance the organization's technical capabilities and ongoing cost-cutting measures.
Connecticut Youth Leadership Project Inc. $2,500
(source: Alexander Whitton Fund)
to support the fourteenth annual Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities which will be held from July 23-26, 2012 at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
Granville Academy in New Haven $1,500
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support the participation of students in the 29th Annual Youth Conference at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky.
NAACP, Greater New Haven $4,000
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support the Greater New Haven State of Minority Affairs & Legislative Agenda study which looks at the social and economic conditions of people of color within Greater New Haven.
New Haven Early Childhood Council $2,500
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support the purchase additional copies of the children's bilingual picture book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", the selected book for the 3rd annual "Little Read". The United Way for Greater New Haven is acting as the fiscal sponsor.
New Haven Land Trust Inc. $1,750
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support consulting services to help develop an application to the Funders' Network for Smart Growth from a partnership of the New Haven Land Trust, Urban Resources Initiative and the City of New Haven Office of Sustainability. The New Haven Land Trust is acting as the fiscal sponsor.
February
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness $3,500
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support the 2012 Point-in-Time Count of homeless individuals and families.
Connecticut Storytelling Center $2,500
(source: Unrestricted funds)
to support monthly storytelling sessions to West Haven Head Start classrooms as well as family nights through the West Haven Family Resource Center.