{"id":206925,"date":"2010-11-15T10:09:22","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=206925"},"modified":"2023-11-13T10:11:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:11:44","slug":"peoples-united-community-foundation-awards-40000-for-commpact-schools-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/11\/peoples-united-community-foundation-awards-40000-for-commpact-schools-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"People\u2019s United Community Foundation Awards $40,000 for CommPACT Schools Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pucf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s United Community Foundation<\/a>, the philanthropic arm of People\u2019s United Bank, announced that it has awarded $40,000 to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundation.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Connecticut Foundation<\/a>\u00a0for their CommPACT Schools initiative on school reform.<\/p>\n<p>The grant will support the Neag School of Education\u2019s innovative\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.commpact.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CommPACT<\/a>\u00a0initiative, designed to help close the achievement gap in Connecticut. Under the leadership of the Neag School\u2019s Institute for Urban School Improvement, CommPACT is redesigning eight schools that serve more than 4,000 at-risk students in grades K through 8. The eight schools that will benefit from the grant are: Barnum, Longfellow (Bridgeport); M.D. Fox (Hartford); Davis Street, Hill Central (New Haven); Washington Elementary, and West Side Middle (Waterbury).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CommPACT initiative marks a radical departure from the top-down operations typical of school systems,\u201d said John Martin, President of the UConn Foundation. \u201cSchool reform is accomplished through the collaborative efforts of students, educators, parents, school communities, local and state governing bodies, community-based partners and higher education institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to supporting programs such as the CommPACT Schools initiative to address the statewide achievement gap in Connecticut,\u201d said Hank Mandel, Executive Director, People\u2019s United Community Foundation. \u201cStatistics show an overwhelming number of children in Connecticut are lagging behind the rest of the state and the country, and we will continue to fund initiatives that help improve academic performance in Connecticut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2007, People\u2019s United Community Foundation was formed to help support programs and activities that enhance the quality of life for citizens in the communities that People\u2019s United Bank serves. With special emphasis on programs designed to promote economic self-sufficiency, education and improved conditions for low-income families and neighborhoods, the funding priorities of the Foundation include: community development, youth development and affordable housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People\u2019s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People\u2019s United Bank, announced that it has awarded $40,000 to the\u00a0University of Connecticut Foundation\u00a0for their CommPACT Schools initiative on school reform. The grant will support the Neag School of Education\u2019s innovative\u00a0CommPACT\u00a0initiative, designed to help close the achievement gap in Connecticut. 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