In the realm of Connecticut philanthropy, an innovative enterprise capital grant award from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) is helping the Hamden-based non-profit, Freedom Reads to build “freedom libraries,” in every correctional facility throughout the country, starting right here in Connecticut.

Earlier this month, CHEFA Executive Director, Jeanette W. Weldon, and CHEFA Managing Director, Michael Morris, joined Connecticut Children’s Medical Center President, James E. Shmerling, Mayor of Hartford, Arunan Arulampalam, and Commissioner of the Department of Public Health Manisha Juthani to commemorate the final beams being placed on top of the new 252,500 square foot tower. 

Earlier this month, experts from the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors came together for the annual CHEFA Nonprofit Forum. With the theme “Career Readiness: How Current Workforce Trends Affect Mission-Driven Nonprofits,” the event aimed to explore the challenges and opportunities in preparing individuals for the evolving job market.

CHEFA Nonprofit Forum 2024 on the future of work, career readiness, skill-based learning and meeting nonprofit staffing needs.

June 28, 2023 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Virtual

Join us on December 8th from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Conference Center in Hartford, CT, for our Client Conference regarding how climate risk and other ESG factors are being integrated into risk management.

CHEFA commemorated the 20th Anniversary of its Grant Program at the annual Nonprofit Forum on June 23, 2022. The forum focused on the current state of health equity in Connecticut and what can be done to address the systemic hurdles preventing marginalized communities from having equitable access to healthcare.