January 2012
• CREC received a $1,000 donation from the Delta - T Group in support of its middle school Interscholastic Athletic program. Proceeds from the donation will go towards purchasing athletic uniforms for students.  Joshua Plourde, Affiliate Administrator and Michelle Byrd, Lead Staff Coordinator from Delta-T group present Anne McKernan, Assistant Superintendant of Schools with the check. Thank you Delta-T Group for your wonderful support of CREC's middle school Interscholastic Athletic program.

October 2011
• CREC's River Street School received a $5,000 check to support its educational programming, thanks to Tim & Jack Maloney and Shea’s Restaurant, who donated proceeds from this summer's Mike Maloney & Pete Landry Memorial Golf Tournament.

March 2011
• CREC Magnet Schools received a $600 donation from an employee at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.
• CREC’s Community Education division received a $215,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
• The Center for Creative Youth received a $10,000 grant from the David T. Langrock Foundation and a $10,000 grant from the Kreitler Foundation.
• CREC’s International Magnet School for Global Citizenship (IMS) received a donation of three sets of new math books, valued at $160, from DonorsChoose.org.
• CREC’s Student Services division received a $49,822 grant from the Department of Public Health to institute tobacco use prevention programming.

February 2011
• The Greater Hartford Academy for Math and Science received a $6,000 donation from Gerber Scientific Corporation to support its Robotics Team.
• The Community Education division received a $5,000 grant from Verizon Corporation awarded a to support its ESL Transition to Employment program.
• Soundbridge received a $1,000 donation from the Henkel Corporation to purchase assistive technology equipment.
• The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts received a $3,000 donation to support its arts programming.
• The Greater Hartford Academy for Mathematics and Science received a $3,500 donation to support its Explorations in Science program.
• The Community Education division received a $5,000 grant from the McCormick/Courant Community Fund to support its ESL-Transition to Employment Program.

CREC submitted 28 Interdistrict Cooperative grants to the Connecticut State Department of Education, for a total of $3.3 million of requested funding for schools and agencies within the CREC region. Grant proposals include support for programs such as:
• Teen Voices (CT Youth Forum)
• Hartford Stage (Project Transformation)
• Metacomet Ridge, Center for Creative Youth
• Learner’s Edge
• CREC Public Safety Academy Career Explorations
• Exploring Diversity through Aquaculture
• Pathways to Peace