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To promote the vitality of the city of Hartford as a unique urban place, the Knox Foundation has made the following grants to help build community:

The West Indian Foundation, Inc.: The Knox Foundation has supported the YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION held in Keney Park every summer.

Lift Every Voice and Sing (LEVAS): The Knox Foundation has supported the LEVAS Annual Gospel Festival and Fair held in Bushnell Park.

Hartbeat Ensemble: The Knox Foundation has supported Hartbeat’s Middle School Summer Theater Project.

Genesis “College is a Must” Program: The Knox Foundation grant covered the cost of tickets for Jumoke Academy Charter School students to attend the University Choir concerts.

The Shelter for Women – Gray Lodge & Alison Gill Lodge: The Knox Foundation grant supported publication of Girl Power: Girls Rhyme Their World, a poetry collection by young women staying in the shelter.

Sports and Medical Sciences Academy: The Knox Foundation has supported the Academy’s youth football camp.

Heads Up, Hartford: The Knox Foundation grant bought building materials used in a community works program.

Community Partners in Action: The Knox Foundation grant purchased holiday related items for women and children in the Resettlement Program.

Leadership Greater Hartford City Promotion Task Force: A Knox Foundation grant supported publication of a pamphlet promoting Hartford neighborhoods.

Capitol Child Development Center: The Knox Foundation grant bought resource materials for a library for children and their parents.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: The Knox Foundation grant supported participation of Hartford youth in the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy Program for Girls interested in math and science.

Community Renewal Team: The Knox Foundation has supported CRT’s Operation Fuel program, which subsidizes heating costs for the poor.

Doc Hurley Scholarship Foundation: The Knox Foundation has supported Doc Hurley in its educational scholarships, mentoring and employment support programs for Hartford youth.