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Honoring Black Excellence ›

02.23.2018

Edward A. Bouchet became the first Black American PhD, just twelve years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Promising Scholars Edward A. Bouchet Scholarship honors his legacy.

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From the Start: AIDS Education and Assistance ›

The Foundation pledged an initial $120,000 grant for New Haven AIDS service organizations in the 1980s.

Greater New Haven NAACP and Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Announce New Partnership ›

02.14.2018

The Community Foundation and the New Haven Branch of the NAACP announce new partnership to improve opportunities for urban homebuyers.

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She Gave Her House To Help the Poor ›

02.09.2018

Donation by 19th-Century African American Seamstress and Anti-Slavery Activist creates a home for poor women that continues today.

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