Windsor Locks Benefits with Grants from the Windsor Locks Community Fund

For Immediate Release

Contact: Co-Chairs Scott Nolan and Megan Boscarino, windsorlocks@hfpgcommunityfunds.org

Chris Senecal, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, csenecal@hfpg.org

Windsor Locks Benefits with Grants from the Windsor Locks Community Fund

The Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving announces the allocation of over $40,000 in grants to 10 nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organizations. These grants aim to enhance the quality of life within Windsor Locks or address vital needs within the community.

This year’s award recipients and their respective grants are:

• Windsor Locks Scouts BSA Troop 263 for Windsor Locks Senior Center - Patio Enhancements
• Posh Paint for Music, Mindfulness & Masterpieces Wellness Events
• American Parkinson Disease Association for Parkinson's Movement Café at Stonebrook Village
• Operation Fuel for Emergency Energy and Utility Assistance
• Special Olympics Connecticut: Windsor Locks local program
• Arts for Learning for The Universal Language: Cultural Arts in Windsor Locks
• Traveling Toys for the Windsor Locks' Toy Lending Library
• Windsor Locks Youth Services Bureau for Outward Bound
• Aces High Robotics
• Windsor Locks Lions Charities, Inc for the Special Education Children's Holiday Party

In 2019, the Hartford Foundation established the Greater Together Community Funds in each of the 29 towns it serves, including Windsor Locks, with an initial investment of $100,000. In 2021, the Foundation awarded an additional $50,000 to each of the community funds. In January, as part of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Centennial year in 2025 and the Fifth anniversary of the Greater Together Community Fund program, the Foundation has recently unveiled a new $100,000 investment in each of its 29 town-specific Community Funds. This includes $50,000 immediately available for grantmaking and $50,000 allocated to endowment.

The Windsor Locks Community Fund is directed by a committee that consists of residents from various backgrounds and neighborhoods of the city. The Foundation encourages volunteers to lead its 29 GTCF committees as an initiative for residents to take ownership over the needs of their towns through grantmaking

The Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund aims to support local nonprofits that are serving Windsor Locks residents to address critical needs, such as housing security, food security, childcare, healthcare, wellness, job readiness, and literacy. The committee offers support for these nonprofit organizations which seek to improve the lives of local residents.

In the past 3 years, the Windsor Locks Community Fund has awarded 14 grants totaling over $65,000 to address a wide range of community needs.

For more information about the Community Fund, visit the Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund. Questions about the Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund 2025 grantmaking can be directed to Co-Chairs, Scott Nolan and Megan Boscarino, windsorlocks@hfpgcommunityfunds.org

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s community fund program also creates an opportunity for organizations and individuals to make tax-deductible contributions to the Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund. All donations are welcome and will be utilized in support of Windsor Locks residents. To donate, visit https://hartford.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding communities. Made possible by the gifts of generous individuals, families and organizations, the Foundation has awarded grants of more than $1 billion since its founding in 1925. For more information about the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.