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On July 5, 1779, as British warships darkened the mouth of New Haven Harbor, a small militia of nineteen patriots fought back from Black Rock Fort. Perched on a rocky ledge over the city’s eastern shore, the small force held back the Redcoats for several hours before eventually becoming overwhelmed and captured. The British continued their march downtown, where they spent the next several days drinking rum and harassing the residents before suddenly leaving, declaring the city too pretty to burn.

The battlefield, now named Fort Nathan Hale after the Connecticut patriot, is a unique city park that keeps history alive through the work of a longtime corps of local volunteers. Continue reading.

Creating a Future of Opportunity

At The Community Foundation, we strive every day to honor the legacies of those who have come before in ways that build a bright future for Greater New Haven. The pull of the past and the face of the future are always with us. In 2018, this seemed especially true. To mark our ninetieth anniversary, we recommitted to the ideals that have built and sustained The Foundation: trust, connection, legacy and progress. These commitments will guide our work going forward as they have shaped our history.

Last year, The Foundation put forward a new vision of our community’s future progress. To move forward in this time of deep division in our society, we collectively must create more substantial opportunities for a greater share of our residents. We convened our community around this vision of inclusive growth in diverse groups both large and small. We ignited a new dialogue between the social sector and the business sector and both responded with enthusiasm tempered only by Connecticut’s current economic and social challenges. Most importantly, we listened. 

The highlights and stories in this Report to Our Community tell us that in our community we can create a different reality, a counterpoint to the national experience where too often growth exacerbates inequality rather than ameliorating it. The Foundation is committed to playing our role in creating a future of opportunity through growth that is more inclusive and driven by a  commitment to equity. We are developing a new strategic plan in 2019 to guide our efforts in the coming years. View The Foundation annual report.

On July 5, 1779, as British warships darkened the mouth of New Haven Harbor, a small militia of nineteen patriots fought back from Black Rock Fort. Perched on a rocky ledge over the city’s eastern shore, the small force held back the Redcoats for several hours before eventually becoming overwhelmed and captured. The British continued their march downtown, where they spent the next several days drinking rum and harassing the residents before suddenly leaving, declaring the city too pretty to burn.

The historic site of that battle, now named Fort Nathan Hale after the Connecticut patriot, is a unique city park that keeps history alive through the work of a longtime corps of local volunteers. On Saturday May 18, the Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects volunteer organization welcomes the public for its annual opening day celebration. Activities include the raising of the fort flags, military drills, and tours of the fort’s earthen bunkers. Continue reading.

A mosque in New Haven was intentionally set on fire on 12th May 2019, the 7th day of Ramadan. "The fire that scarred the Diyanet Mosque of New Haven Sunday was intentionally set" said New Haven, Fire Chief John Alston. See also, the Eyewitness News 3 report.

​Let's Help Rebuild

The mosque is normally packed for congregational prayers each night, after community Iftar service. This is a mosque that is a central hub to thousands of Muslims in and around New Haven. The damage caused by the fire is said to amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Help us raise money that will go towards repairing the mosque and opening its doors back to the community once again...

Continue reading and support here:

https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/united_for_new_haven_mosque#!/

#in2languages #en2idiomas is a Language Literacy TV initiative for persons learning English or Spanish which uses world, technology, arts and health news produced by German Broadcast TV Deutsche Welle in consecutively published segments Weekdays and Saturday, midday on WPAA-TV in Wallingford.

For those without cable TV, programs are concurrently streamed on the Internet at on wpaa.tv here http://wpaa.tv/watch/tvoninternet/

The initiative began in 2013. The program continued until 2016 with a no fees contract between DW.DE and WPAA-TV.  In 2017 Ion Bank underwrote the acquisition of Spanish content. Since then WPAA has matched local contributions from its program fund to keep the initiative going. As part of WPAA-TV distribution policy, a person or individual must consider content Good Enough 2 Share to be published. The Spanish Community of Wallingford has been the entity for this and has committed to helping with outreach and assessing community impact. 

Help us get news of this exceptional media resource to as many people as possible serving populations who speak Spanish and are learning English, or vice-versa so that more learners can be helped in an informing manner.

Details here: https://wpaa.tv/watch/in2languages/

Related videos are published on this page to give a hint about the quality and content of each of the four shows used in this initiative.

African-American, Native American and Alaska Native women are about three times more likely to die from causes related to pregnancy, compared to white women in the United States.

A pregnant woman at a medical appointment at a clinic in Orlando, Fla. 

Credit Zack Wittman for The New York Times

By Roni Caryn Rabin

African-American, Native American and Alaska Native women die of pregnancy-related causes at a rate about three times higher than those of white women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/health/pregnancy-deaths-.html

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is pleased to announce the launch of a new program at The Foundation, the CFGNH Fellowship.  Starting this year, we will offer a two-year paid Fellowship with the goal of building a pipeline of future leaders of under-represented members of our community for the local nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. 

The deadline for applications is May 24, 2019. For more information and application instructions, please click here. 

Community Foundation leadership shared a vision for Greater New Haven as a place with the resources, talent and resolve to challenge and change structural inequities and create access to opportunity for everyone.

Held Wednesday, April 24 in the newly opened Canal Dock Boathouse overlooking New Haven Harbor, the event also provided many a first look inside the waterfront facility and the artifacts preserved from the historic George Adee Memorial Boathouse. 

The event culminated in the release of The Foundation’s 2018-19 Report to Our Community, "Creating a Future of Opportunity, highlighting stories of those among us who are committed to creating a more prosperous and inclusive community.  

Link to view annual meeting videos and photos.