The following stories were created by The Community Foundation to highlight local nonprofits and the impact they have throughout Greater New Haven. Many of the nonprofits highlighted here have profiles on The Foundation's website giveGreater.org, a resource created by The Foundation for donors to learn more about and support local nonprofits.
Local Nonprofit Spreads Yoga in the Community ›
12.16.2019
Yoga4Change makes yoga available to individuals that traditionally lack access due to income constraints and other barriers.
Community Rallies for Creative Arts Workshop ›
12.09.2019
Within a few weeks of learning it had to replace its furnace, Creative Arts Workshop rallied supporters with a successful fundraising campaign.
Experience Corps Creates Opportunities for Young Students and Older Volunteers ›
11.22.2019
A program at the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut is places older volunteers as reading tutors in New Haven schools.
Program Builds Bonds Between Incarcerated Parents and their Children ›
11.18.2019
CLICC (Connecting through Literacy: Incarcerated Parents, their Children and Caregivers) works to strengthen the parent-child bond through reading.
Access to Healthy Food and Food Start-ups Expands with Nonprofit Merger ›
11.04.2019
As a combined organization, New Haven Farms and New Haven Land Trust will make green space more accessible to all city residents, thereby creating a healthy environment that will promote community social connections, physical activity, and positive health outcomes.
Ability Beyond Empowers Independence ›
10.28.2019
Longtime nonprofit helps adults of all abilities live and work in the community.
High Quality Childcare for Teenage Parents ›
10.21.2019
Student Parenting and Family Services provides high-quality care and support for high school parents and their families.
Pequeñas Ligas: A Youth and Family Center Without Walls ›
10.14.2019
For more than two decades, Pequeñas Ligas Hispanas de New Haven has made the city's extensive athletic and cultural resources accessible to Latino children and youth from low-income families.
10.09.2019
A former Yale professor is choosing to make a bequest to support his community.
Arte Celebrates Youth and Hispanic Heritage ›
10.04.2019
Every year during Hispanic Heritage Month, ARTE Inc. enlivens New Haven with a full slate of events that showcase the community's vibrant Latinx culture.
