Hartford Foundation Doles Out $224K To Fight Hunger, Poverty

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

HARTFORD, CT — A local giving foundation based in Hartford has doled out $224,500 in funding to several causes in the area targeting the food insecure and those struggling economically.

A total of 21 nonprofits received funds from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to provide food and other basic human needs to residents of towns throughout Greater Hartford.

This is the second year the foundation has made emergency assistance grants available twice a year, based on feedback from nonprofits that having access to funds earlier helps better meet community needs.

The Foundation’s Basic Human Needs Emergency Assistance grants focus on increasing access to food and addressing immediate needs such as personal care items (e.g., deodorant and diapers), paying for utilities, emergency transportation and other items essential to well-being.

This most recent round of grants supports both regional and local agencies in Greater Hartford.

Grants range from $4,000 and $16,000 and are primarily funded through the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation with additional dollars from the foundation’s discretionary funding.

“The Hartford Foundation has long recognized that without access to enough food, housing, medical care and other basic necessities, children are challenged to perform in schools and adults are challenged to handle the responsibilities of work and taking care of their families,” said Hartford Foundation Senior Community Impact Officer Cierra Stancil.

“Providing people with support to ensure their basic needs are addressed is a vital step towards stabilizing lives and allowing them to put themselves on a path for social and economic mobility.”

Anyone can sign up to receive information about future grant opportunities, including basic human needs emergency assistance grants.

For more information on the grants awarded this round, click on this link.

For more information on the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, click on this link.