The Peopleâ s United Community Foundation announced today that for the second quarter of 2012 it awarded $697,500 in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the communities it serves in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Maine.
Eighty-six organizations received funding in support of their programs, which ranged from basic needs services and affordable housing projects, to education and job training programs. The funding was distributed within the Foundationâ s three areas of focus, with 33 percent allocated to community development, 26 percent to youth development and 16 percent to affordable housing initiatives. The Peopleâ s United Community Foundation also contributed 25 percent of its funding to local United Way organizations across its footprint through the Peopleâ s United Bank employee match campaign.
â The Peopleâ s United Community Foundation is thrilled to be able to contribute to the efforts of so many non-profit agencies across our expanding footprint,’said Vincent Santilli, Executive Director of the Foundation. â Our grantees work assiduously to improve neighborhoods and the quality of life for residents in their communities, and we are proud of the positive impact they are having.â
For a detailed list of organizations which Peopleâ s United Community Foundation has supported in the second quarter of 2012, please refer to the chart below.
Established in 2007, Peopleâ s United Community Foundation was formed to help support programs and activities that enhance the quality of life for citizens in the communities that Peopleâ s United Bank serves. Peopleâ s United Bank, founded in 1842 and serving customers from New York to Maine through a network of 361 branches, is the largest independent bank headquartered in New England. The Foundation places special emphasis on programs designed to promote economic self-sufficiency, education and improved conditions for low-income families and neighborhoods. The funding priorities of the Foundation include: community development, youth development, and affordable housing.
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PEOPLE'S UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2ND QUARTER GRANT RECIPIENTS
Grantee
Market
Grant Amount
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST INC
Connecticut
$9,000.00
ARTISTS COLLECTIVE INCORPORATED
Connecticut
$4,000.00
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF STAMFORD INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF HARTFORD INC
Connecticut
$3,500.00
CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
COLUMBUS HOUSE
Connecticut
$5,000.00
CONCEPTS FOR ADAPTIVE LEARNING INC
Connecticut
$3,500.00
CONNECTICUT HOUSING INVESTMENT FUND INC
Connecticut
$12,500.00
CONNECTICUT PREENGINEERING PROGRAM INC
Connecticut
$10,000.00
CONNECTICUT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
Connecticut
$10,000.00
CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Connecticut
$15,000.00
EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS INC
Connecticut
$2,500.00
EASTERN CONNECTICUT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES INC
Connecticut
$7,500.00
EASTERN CONNECTICUT WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
Connecticut
$12,000.00
ELMSEED ENTERPRISES FUND INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
HARTFORD INTERVAL HOUSE INC
Connecticut
$3,500.00
HEDCO INC
Connecticut
$10,000.00
HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
HOUSING EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONNECTICUT INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST NEW ENGLAND
Connecticut
$5,000.00
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT
Connecticut
$5,000.00
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIP
Connecticut
$3,000.00
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA DANBURY INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
MADONNA PLACE INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INCORPORATED
Connecticut
$5,000.00
MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF GREATER HARTFORD
Connecticut
$5,000.00
MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT INC
Connecticut
$2,500.00
NEIGHBORS LINK STAMFORD CORP
Connecticut
$3,500.00
NEW LONDON HOMELESS HOSPITALITYCENTER INC
Connecticut
$2,500.00
P T BARNUM FOUNDATION INC
Connecticut
$50,000.00
PERSON TO PERSON INC
Connecticut
$7,500.00
REACH PREP INC
Connecticut
$2,500.00
REBUILDING TOGETHER NEW BRITAIN INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
SOUND WATERS INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Connecticut
$4,890.00
ST RAPHAEL FOUNDATION INC
Connecticut
$15,000.00
ST VINCENTS FOUNDATION INC
Connecticut
$10,000.00
ST. LUKES COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
Connecticut
$10,000.00
STAMFORD ACHIEVES INC
Connecticut
$5,000.00
STAR INC LIGHTING THE WAY
Connecticut
$3,500.00
STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN INC
Connecticut
$3,000.00
STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER
Connecticut
$5,000.00
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
Connecticut
$2,500.00
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Connecticut
$10,000.00
WOMENS CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT INC
Connecticut
$2,500.00
CONNECTICUT TOTAL
$320,890.00
CAMP CAPELLA INC
Maine
$5,000.00
ETHELS TREE OF LIFE INC
Maine
$2,500.00
FAIR TIDE INC
Maine
$5,000.00
GENESIS FUND
Maine
$7,000.00
GOOD SAMARITAN AGENCY
Maine
$5,000.00
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
Maine
$7,000.00
GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Maine
$15,000.00
ITNAMERICA
Maine
$12,000.00
PENQUIS COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC
Maine
$5,000.00
TRINITY JUBILEE CENTER INC
Maine
$3,000.00
MAINE TOTAL
$66,500.00
AUBURN YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES INC
Massachusetts
$2,500.00
BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL INC
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY INC
Massachusetts
$2,500.00
FAMILY SERVICE INC
Massachusetts
$4,000.00
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY
Massachusetts
$7,500.00
LAWRENCE COMMUNITY WORKS INC
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
METHUEN ARLINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD INC
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
OAK HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
OPEN PANTRY COMMUNITY SERVICE INC
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
SOCIEDAD LATINA INC
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
WORCESTER COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC
Massachusetts
$6,000.00
WORCESTER INTERFAITH
Massachusetts
$2,500.00
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WORCESTER
Massachusetts
$2,500.00
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UPHELD INC
Massachusetts
$5,000.00
MASSACHUSETTS TOTAL
$67,500.00
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire
$2,500.00
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire
$2,500.00
MARGUERITES PLACE INC
New Hampshire
$4,000.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
New Hampshire
$3,000.00
THE CAREGIVERS INC
New Hampshire
$5,000.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOTAL
$17,000.00
JEWISH COUNCIL OF YONKERS INC
New York
$5,000.00
LONG ISLAND HOUSING PARTNERSHIP INC
New York
$7,500.00
THE FOOD BANK FOR WESTCHESTER INC
New York
$5,000.00
WYANDANCH HOMES AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
New York
$5,000.00
NEW YORK TOTAL
$22,500.00
CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
Vermont
$2,500.00
GREEN MOUNTAIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Vermont
$5,000.00
SARA M HOLBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER
Vermont
$8,000.00
VERMONT COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC
Vermont
$8,000.00
WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN INC
Vermont
$2,500.00
VERMONT TOTAL
$26,000.00
UNITED WAY
CT, MA, VT, NY, NH, ME
$177,111.00
2ND QUARTER 2012 TOTAL
$697,501