Foundation Approves Holiday Grants

The board of directors of the Torrington Area Foundation for Public Giving has approved $1,000 holiday grants to each of the following area nonprofit organizations: Cookie Jar Fund of Barkhamsted; Colebrook Associates; Northwest Corner Fuel Bank of Cornwall; Falls Village Fuel Fund; Goshen Good Neighbors; Hartland Food Bank; Bronc Callahan Community Fund of Harwinton; Litchfield Fuel Fund; Pleasant Valley Community Food Bank; Winsted Fuel Bank; Salvation Army; Torrington Area Youth Service Bureau; FISH of Torrington; and Open Door Soup Kitchen of Winsted.

The Foundation’s Directors also approved $1,000 grants to the McCall Foundation and the Winchester Youth Service Bureau from the Barbara Oneglia Alvarez Tycienski (B.O.A.T.) Fund for Christmas gifts for children.

Torrington Area Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation located in and serving northwestern Connecticut as a collection of funds from local donors supporting local nonprofit organizations and scholarships within the towns of Barkhamsted, Colebrook, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Litchfield, New Hartford, Norfolk, Torrington and Winsted. For more info call 860-626-1245.