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It’s Giving Tuesday, which means your inbox, social media feeds and maybe even text messages are probably already starting to get donation requests. The Better Business Bureau says 40% of charitable donations are given in the last few weeks of the year. That means a lot of money is up for grabs, and scammers know this. You don’t want...

Giving Tuesday is observed internationally on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. It’s meant as way to promote philanthropy and generosity.

Volunteers with the Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project made sure that the families who receive one of their boxes feel a sense of hope even well after Thanksgiving.

Students at the Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary Magnet School are showing their appreciation to 12-year-old Chelsea Phaire, who donated an art box to them filled with supplies.

Stamford Health received a $10 million philanthropic commitment from the Odyssey Foundation which is going towards its campaign for women and babies.

In the midst of a tragedy, it can often times be difficult to determine how and where you can help others. A fund has been established through the Bristol Police Union at Thomaston Savings Bank to support the families of fallen officers 35-year-old Sgt. Dustin DeMonte and 34-year-old Alex Hamzy. It’s called the Bristol Police Heroes Fund. Donations are currently...

Goodwill is expanding its online presence, promising high tech features from digitized receipts to personalized alerts.

We all want our hard-earned money to go into the hands of the right people, especially after seeing the images of struggle and devastation from Hurricane Ian’s impact.

We all want our hard-earned money to go into the hands of the right people, especially after seeing the images of struggle and devastation from Hurricane Ian’s impact. The Better Business Bureau’s “Wise Giving Alliance” monitors American charities. Their experts suggest these five tips: Is the charity’s appeal clear? Do they clearly identify where your money will go and...

After a natural disaster, like Hurricane Fiona, people always want to pitch in to help. But if you’re planning to donate, take a pause before you pay, the Better Business Bureau warns.

The University of New Haven received a $2 million donation from a professor supporting the computer science department.

The Connecticut community continues to come together in support of Ukraine. We brought you a story over the weekend about how the South Fire District in Middletown held a drive collecting fire equipment and medical supplies. On Friday, those items were being prepped for shipments. More than 300 boxes and 12,000 pounds of equipment and supplies were delivered to Ukrainian moving…

The South Fire District in Middletown held the Equipment Drive, collecting fire equipment and medical supplies to send to Ukraine.

A trailer full of supplies is now on the way to Poland, thanks to some Marlborough fourth graders.

Local police departments are coming together in an effort to get bulletproof vests over to the people of Ukraine. A carload was collected by retired officers who are leading the effort. New Haven Police donating thirty of them Friday afternoon. It was the idea of Stephen Coppola, a retired state criminal justice police inspector. “There’s a lot of people,...

New Haven, Hamden and Hartford Police Departments joined forces to gather bullet-proof vests to donate to Ukraine.

A church in Bloomfield collected donations for Ukrainian aid this weekend. The Bloomfield Congregational Church collected items at the church on Saturday and Sunday. The items are scheduled to fly out to the Ukraine early next week through a trusted organization, organizers said. The items they collected included non-perishable foods, clothing, hygiene products, blankets, bedding, tableware, tents, mattresses, sleeping bags,…

The fundraiser will be from 6 to 9 Friday night. Free food will be provided while 50 percent of the bar proceeds go to Maidan United. The Ukranian non-profit is buying and collecting medical supplies.

While Cooper Kupp and Ja’Marr Chase will get a lot of attention this Sunday in Super Bowl LVI, they aren’t the only Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals receivers you’ve (probably) heard of. Names like Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush have all been on the receiving end of political contributions from the two men who own...

Pro mountain biker Jeff Lenoksy and Can’d Aid helped donate 65 brand new bikes and helmets to students in Hartford Tuesday.