FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, November 30, 2023

SENATOR CABRERA WELCOMES $25,000 FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

State Senator Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden) today said local arts organizations in the 17th State Senate District towns of Hamden and Woodbridge will receive $25,472 through the state Department of Economic & Community Development’s Office of the Arts as it releases its Supporting Arts Grants for 2024.

The Supporting Arts Grant Program provides general operating support to Connecticut arts organizations and municipal arts departments; organizations receiving funds can use them where they are most needed. The program utilizes state funds and federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

“I’m happy to see the state and federal governments getting together to support the arts in our communities,” Sen. Cabrera said. “Many people are aware of government funding for road and bridge repairs and support for our schools, but the arts are just as important to the social life of a community. It’s what brings us together.”

Local organizations receiving funding include:

· Amity Teen Center, Woodbridge, $5,450

· Arts for Learning Connecticut, Hamden, $6,545

· Best Video Film & Cultural Center, Hamden, $4,357

· New Haven Oratorio Choir, Hamden, $3,941

· Whitney Players, Hamden, $5,179

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