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The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Avangrid, recently announced $400,000 in grants to 19 wildlife rehabilitation organizations as part of its Wildlife Rehabilitation Program. This is the largest combined funding award in the program’s nine-year history. Since its inception, the Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program has now given over $1 million in grants to organizations nationwide. This year’s grantees cover 12 states from coast to coast. There are five new grant recipients and 14 returning grant recipients. The funds will support a wide range

Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University is one of the world’s oldest and largest university museums of its kind. Home to over 14 million objects and specimens across 10 distinct collections, it preserves and displays more than four billion years of Earth and human history. Peabody's EVOLUTIONS program (Evoking Learning and Understanding through Investigations of the Natural Sciences, or EVO for short) is a free youth program for New Haven and West Haven high school students. The Avangrid Foundation is

In today’s world, companies are increasingly giving back to the communities they serve, and the Avangrid Foundation is a powerful example of how corporate philanthropy can drive meaningful change. Pablo Colón, the Executive Director of the Avangrid Foundation and Director of Corporate Citizenship at Avangrid, leads the organization with a mission to improve lives and build thriving communities. The Avangrid Foundation is rooted in the principle of “Mission Driven, Locally Focused,” aiming to create a more sustainable and equitable future by investing in community programs

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In horror stories, as Halloween props, even as the secret identity of a superhero, the bat is arguably the most misunderstood creature in nature. But conservationists know the truth: that bats are critical to the ecosystem and protecting bat habitats has significant conservation value. Bats play critical roles in the U.S. as they control agricultural, forest and human pests. Recent studies estimate that the pesticide services of bats are worth more than $1 billion annually to the U.S. corn industry alone, and more than $3

During Avangrid’s International Volunteer Week (IVW), which took place from September 30 to October 8, employees from across the organization stepped up to give back to local non-profit organizations through various activities and projects. Below is a summary of some of those events and a few words from volunteers who participated in the events.   Connecticut In Connecticut, seven volunteering events took place. Opportunities ranged from facility clean-ups, organizing closets, sorting, and packaging items, and helping maintain gardens.Volunteers in New Haven got their hands dirty helping

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Avangrid Foundation, in partnership with CMP, is helping put Maine residents on a path to success. The Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to MaineSpark, an initiative powered by a diverse coalition of organizations including the Maine Development Fund, to further its work connecting adult learners (24+ years old) with the education, information, coaching and resources they need to secure meaningful, long term employment, and boost their careers. The funds will be used to train and raise awareness of MaineSpark’s Navigator Network, a group of

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Photo: From left, Berkshire Gas' Chris Farrell, Adams Town Administrator Jay Green, Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and sculptor Brian Hanlon) By Chris Farrell, Berkshire Gas Manager of Communications and Government Relations The town of Adams, MA in the Berkshire Gas service territory marked a moment in history last week with the unveiling of a statue honoring suffragette Susan B. Anthony, commissioned in recognition of the 100th +1 Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Avangrid Foundation has awarded a grant to The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art to fund the restoration of Enoch Smith Woods’s Nathan Hale (1889), the bronze figure displayed on the Main Street lawn of the museum, located in Hartford, CT. The Foundation’s award of $50,000 will fund the conservation of the slightly-larger-than-life sculpture of the Revolutionary War martyr, perhaps the first such restoration work since its installation in front of the museum in 1894. The grant will also realize a plan to illuminate the

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