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New Haven Together!
New Haven Together! is an enewsletter produced by the New Haven Direct Services Grants Program of the Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services. It connects grantees and other community stakeholders to resources that help strengthen New Haven families and their children. New Haven Together! offers a forum for ideas and insights into building the economic success of local families. Questions or comments? Send an email to info@caseyfamilyservices.org.
Volume Four, Issue OneFederal Stimulus Funding to Benefit Thousands of Connecticut Families
More than 75 Connecticut nonprofits and municipalities are poised to receive an estimated $15 million in new federal stimulus funding to support emergency benefits and subsidized employment for thousands of needy children and families. The new funding is due in part to the state’s progressive approach to obtaining third-party reimbursements for expenses incurred by non-governmental organizations and municipalities. read more >
Empower Enterprises Expands Work Opportunities for Former Offenders
Empower New Haven, Inc. (ENH), took another step to address the needs of New Haven’s most vulnerable residents when it announced a transitional employment program for former offenders in April. Developed through an ENH subsidiary, the program uses a work crew model to create training, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for its members. read more >
Elm City Fellowship Applications Available June 21
The Annie E. Casey Foundation will begin accepting applications on June 21 for the third cohort of the Elm City Fellowship for Children and Families, a nine-month leadership development program designed for emerging leaders within New Haven’s nonprofit and public sectors. read more >
2010 New Haven Direct Services Grants Program Awards $410,250
The 2010 New Haven Direct Services Grants Program, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, awarded 10 nonprofit organizations $410,250 in grants to serve vulnerable children, youth, and families in New Haven. read more >
Focus on Communications
To correspond with Casey’s ongoing workshops for nonprofit professionals and board members, New Haven Together! presents a series of resources focused on communications and marketing. Add these resources to your professional development library. read more >