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Progreso Latino Fund Announces 2026 Fund Founders Scholarship Winners ›

06.16.2026

Leylianna Irizarry Malavet and Syrena Torres were each awarded the 2026 Fund Founders Scholarship at a ceremony hosted by the New Haven Scholarship Fund.

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Bringing History Alive ›

06.12.2026

WPAA-TV in Wallingford is more than a pubic access channel.

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Drawing Out Young Talent ›

06.02.2026

Arte, Inc. Founders Daniel Diaz and David Greco open designated fund to support scholarships in perpetuity.

Neighborhood Leader Helps Incarcerated People Give Back ›

05.18.2026

While serving a 15-year sentence, Kyle Gonzalez began working with other men in prison to find ways to give back to their home communities. They called their program “Beyond the Bars.”

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Journalism Collaborative Fills Opportunity Gap and News Gap ›

05.07.2026

Aspiring young journalists are getting published and connected to opportunities through the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative.

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Chauncey Fellow Makes Film in New Haven ›

04.18.2026

Fellowship jumpstarts creative career for Southern Connecticut State University grad.

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New Haven Promise Builds Talent Pipeline ›

03.27.2026

Transformative program creates unprecedented opportunities .

A young man and a woman sit on the floor by a glass wall of a squash court, talking. The man holds a red water bottle and wears a black Squash Haven shirt; both seem engaged in conversation.

Helping Young People Achieve ›

03.27.2026

Squash Haven, New Haven Heat Basketball Family and the James Vick Foundation help athletes find focus and thrive.

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Preserving the Land and Local History ›

03.27.2026

The Branford Land Trust has preserved hundreds of acres of natural space. Now, they are preserving their headquarters in two century-old structures.

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A Place for Everyone at Branford's Legacy Theatre ›

03.27.2026

Legacy Theatre has several programs providing broad access to all angles of professional-level theater production.

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