The Hartford has committed $750,000 over three years to help United Way improve the online presence and accessibility of the 211 network, a comprehensive source of locally curated social services information in the U.S. This will better enable 211 users to quickly find and access the information and services they need, as well as improve the overall user experience, increase website traffic and create a more consistent, connected network across the United States.

Thanks to a grant from KeyBank, the New England Air Museum has waived admission for veterans and military service men and women through end of 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated shutdown have meant lost sales and financial hardship for small businesses, and they have made face-to-face networking nearly impossible. The combination has left many of those businesses in a tenuous situation—unable to sell to current customers and unable to look for new ones. The University of Hartford’s Entrepreneurial Center & Women’s Business Center’s 11th Annual CT Business Matchmaker is designed to help address that problem. This year, the event will be held in a virtual format on Friday, October 2, from 8:00AM until 2:30PM.

Certification affirms commitment to increase the representation of diverse lawyers in leadership positions

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is announcing a new structure and leadership to maximize the Foundation’s impact in the community. The redesigned structure also merges grantmaking with the Foundation’s Research, Evaluation and Public Policy areas. Formerly known as the Community Investments, the new Community Impact team will be led by vice president Elysa Gordon.

Our new streaming membership promises to give you the theater you love - stories and connection - done the way only TheaterWorks Hartford can!Every month we'll share a play, or a play in development and we'll offer additional opportunities for us all to gather in digital space. From watch parties, and talkbacks, special live chatting events, and more - we promise to maintain the community you all have so lovingly built - so we all stay connected from the safety of home.

Murtha Cullina LLP announced today that Andy I. Corea has been elected Managing Partner of the firm, effective January 1, 2021.

Dr. Matt Warshauer, Professor of History, kicks off CCSU's Scholars For Life! speaking series with his talk: The 9/11 Generation and the Meaning of September 11th on Wednesday, September 9th @ 7:00 pm, sponsored by The Hospital of Central CT and CCSU's Alumni Association.For those who lived through 9/11, our overpowering memories flash into our minds the moment we see an image of an exploding plane or a mangled tower. For those Americans in their adolescence, too young to understand, or not yet born, September 11th means something entirely different. Join us as Professor Matt Warshauer explores the meaning of the most important moment in the 21st Century.Attendance is complimentary, but registration is required. The series offers weekly talks through December on a variety of talks with faculty, alumni and guest speakers. ce.ccsu.edu/life-leisure/

The Hartford Foundation's eighth episode of “Disinvested” podcast examines how the COVID-19 crisis and the protests around social justice have exposed generational racial and economic disparities in Greater Hartford and across the country. In addition to raising key issues, the episode highlights proactive steps that may enable us to rebound from the pandemic as a stronger and more resilient community.

Wheeler has received $108,000 in federal awards for quality care, including special recognition as one of only two community health centers in Connecticut that met or exceeded goals for reducing health disparities across different racial and ethnic groups between 2018 and 2019.