Grantees included:
Catholic Charities Inc. – Archdiocese of Hartford – For the Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Initiative which offers extremely low-income, previously unemployed, and underemployed individuals an integrated approach to employment, financial coaching and entrepreneurial services.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy – For the Housing For All initiative, a co-funding project led by the Housing Affinity Group and focused on building public will for housing development in CT’s rural and suburban towns.
Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford – For its comprehensive community supports that uses a three-pronged approach to help low-to-moderate income clients by providing case management, volunteer support, and safety net resources.
International Hartford – For the microgrant program which offers grants to minority-owned businesses which have graduated from the start-up phase, but need a capital injection to buy equipment, build out space and/or market their goods or services
Local Initiatives Support Corporation – For financial and technical assistance to community development corporations to revitalize neighborhoods, build wealth for low- and moderate-income families, and produce quality affordable housing.
Neighborhood Housing of Greater New Britain – For Homes Again, a program to develop 15 new first-time homeownership opportunities in New Britain and Bristol
Social Enterprise Trust, Inc. – For the Hartford Culinary Collaborative which grows the skills and capacity of moderate-income individuals who have the idea and recipe(s) for a food business, but not the entrepreneurial know-how.
The Farmington Community Chest – For the Community Chest Cares program that matches Farmington citizens in need of critical household repairs and upgrades with area contractors and handypersons to conduct the projects.
The Village for Families & Children – For the Financial Opportunity Center which provides financial literacy education, benefits assessment, and job readiness support, through workshops and one-on-one coaching.
YWCA New Britain – For the Childcare Business Incubator, which trains individuals in the operation of their own family childcare business; supports the establishment of that business for a period of years; and helps them move to an independent location once their tenure in this project is completed.
YWCA New Britain, as fiscal agent for Berlin Equity Action Team – FBCF awarded a Random Act of Benevolence to this all-volunteer resident group focused on creating a more inclusive Berlin for all town residents.