Grant to The Community Foundation supports growth for underserved businesses

New Haven, CT (Oct. 26, 2022) The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) awarded $7.2 Million to The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven on Monday in support of work to make the small business landscape more equitable. The grant is part of a…

Marlene Engelhorn, 30, heir to a fortune, isn’t interested in philanthropy, believing it only perpetuates existing power dynamics. She’s calling for structural change to how the ultrarich are taxed...

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The City of New Haven is investing ARPA funds to enhance the career readiness for high-school age and young adult workforce, all leading to sustainable and well-paying careers. As one component of the Career Pathways strategy, this RFP seeks to provide funding to entities and organizations to develop or expand the infrastructure, programming, and wraparound…

Greater New Haven Regional Labor Market Analysis Request for Proposal (RFP)

Proposal Deadline: Friday, October 28, 2022



The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) in partnership with Valley Community Foundation (VCF), and a cross-sector advisory group, seek to engage a research consultant with deep expertise in workforce development that centers racial and gender equity to conduct an in-depth…

Creator, puppeteer, producer Anatar Marmol-Gagné, Film Director Russ Martin and WPAA-TV Artistic Director Josiah Houston bring you the World Premiere of The Superhero Within - A Puppet Film in collaboration with WPAA - TV and Community Media Center on Community Media Day Oct 20th, 8:30 pm.

The show is designed to address the need for 'active shooter training for Pre-K to Grade 5 in a non-scary way.

Anyone can view this film at noon or 9 pm via…

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our…

Join Artspace New Haven for our city-wide arts festival Open Source: In Common Spaces, October 21–30, 2022! We will have an informational hub called "The Spot" at 49 Crown St. (around the corner from Artspace); open studios across the city; curated exhibitions called Neighborhood Platforms in Dixwell, Newhallville, Fair Haven, Downtown, East Rock, Westville, and The Hill; two exhibitions at Artspace—Ilana Harris-Babou: Revelations and Against the General Good/…

Proposal Deadline: Friday, October 28, 2022

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) in partnership with Valley Community Foundation (VCF), and a cross-sector advisory group, seek to engage a research consultant with deep expertise in workforce development to conduct an in-depth regional labor market analysis…

Nearly $684,000 Awarded to 15 Programs that Offer Pathways to Careers in Growing Fields for a More Inclusive Economy

New Haven, CT (Oct. 3, 2022) - Local job programs for Greater New Haven residents are expanding access to careers in growing economic sectors with the support of recent funding from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Skills training, childcare,…

16 City Gallery Members Celebrate Open Source 2022, a Visual Arts Festival

Have you been to City Gallery lately? If not, Artspace’s Open Source 2022 is the perfect chance to stop in and…

Check out this new resource: "Connecticut's Path to Equity: A Guide to State Policy for Health Equity." This roadmap of policy priorities across sectors that would promote health equity was created in partnership with organizations across the state. To date, over 50 organizations have signed on to demonstrate their commitment to advancing these policies.

The guide…

Free File Cabinets (4) -New Haven

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The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (“The Foundation”) is inviting proposals from qualified individuals or firms (a “Consultant”) to work with the Neighborhood Leadership Program (NLP) Facilitators and…

The Greater New Haven Community Chorus is excited to announce that we have hired Alysoun (Aly) Kegel as Artistic Director for the 2022-2023 season. Kegel is the first woman Artistic Director the chorus has had in its 59 years. She will be leading GNHCC in Open Rehearsals on Sept. 8, 15, and 22 at 7 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. For more information about joining the chorus for our Fall 2022 semester, see our website:…

Joy Bush’s photographs tell a story…without telling a story. City Gallery visitors will find themselves, like the photographer, WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN at Bush’s upcoming exhibit, on view September 2 - October 2, with an Opening Reception on Friday, September 9 from 4PM - 8PM.

“I am always waiting,” say Bush. “Waiting for something to…

Floods in City Point. Heat waves in tree-sparse, lot-heavy Newhallville. More storms that require evacuation. More periods of drought.

As climate change progresses, those conditions will become the new normal for New Haven, especially for the heat- and flood-vulnerable neighborhood of Fair Haven, reported officials tracking the trends.

An environmental transformation is already in motion. But, the officials said, the city can adapt its current…