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January 19, 2015 Nonprofit Profile

Hartford Community Loan Fund

PHOTO | Contributed Farm Credit East employees donate $1,000 to benefit Foodshare.

Enfield agriculture financial services provider Farm Credit East has donated $1,000 in support of The Great American Milk Drive, a national initiative aimed at providing nutrient-rich milk to hungry families who need it most. The funds from the Farm Credit East Cares Community Fund, a charitable community fund established in 2011, will benefit Foodshare, which serves families in need in the Greater Hartford area.

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St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center has received a $227,000 grant from the Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation to support patient safety training for perioperative teams at hospitals across Connecticut. The grant will support training and education on “enhanced recovery after surgery” techniques utilizing a team-based approach to reduce hospital-acquired conditions, readmissions and hospital length of stays.

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The Pathways/Senderos Center, a program of Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention Inc., which works to eliminate teen pregnancy through programs that increase graduation rates and elevate self-sufficiency, has been awarded a $10,000 grant by members of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain's Catalyst Fund. The funding will be used to upgrade the center's technological capabilities through the purchase of new computers, tablets and related equipment.

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Connecticut residents received meals, gifts, scholarships, and more, thanks to donations and volunteer time contributed by West Hartford-based KBE Building Corp.'s Northeast regional office in 2014 — the sixth year of the firm's corporate philanthropic program, 50 Ways to Make a Difference. Established in 2009, 50 Ways has helped KBE associates donate more than $1.5 million and 6,000 volunteer hours to charitable causes benefiting children, seniors, and military veterans in Connecticut and Maryland.

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Comcast is donating $60,000 from its foundation to support the Easter Seals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut School-to-Life program. STL works with 30 Hartford students with disabilities each year to develop and integrate their academic, functional, vocational, and community living skills.

This grant will enable expansion of the program to include digital living training, civic engagement through volunteer activities, community integration exercises for the development of more pro-social behaviors, and self-advocacy/leadership training exercises.

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