Press release

10/11/19

The Klein Receives $5K Grant for After-School Arts Program

BRIDGEPORT — The Klein Memorial Auditorium’s after-school arts program was one of 10 organizations across the country to receive a $5,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation. Avangrid, the parent company of United Illuminating, held an open call for employee nominations of community-based programs that invest in the well-being of young people. The Klein Theater Arts program was nominated by Angela Owen-Pierce, an employee of Southern CT Gas who watched her daughter blossom through her participation in the program. “She’s very talented but very shy so when I saw her performing, she came out of her shell,” Owen-Pierce said of her daughter in a video posted by the Avangrid Foundation. The KTA program is the only tuition-free after-school arts education program in Bridgeport. “KTA serves an important need to those kids who need a safe place to go after school and whose families cannot afford alternative, fee-based arts education programs,” reads the Klein’s websit

The Klein Receives $5K Grant for After-School Arts Program

BRIDGEPORT — The Klein Memorial Auditorium’s after-school arts program was one of 10 organizations across the country to receive a $5,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation.
 
Avangrid, the parent company of United Illuminating, held an open call for employee nominations of community-based programs that invest in the well-being of young people.
 
The Klein Theater Arts program was nominated by Angela Owen-Pierce, an employee of Southern CT Gas who watched her daughter blossom through her participation in the program.
 
“She’s very talented but very shy so when I saw her performing, she came out of her shell,” Owen-Pierce said of her daughter in a video posted by the Avangrid Foundation.
 
The KTA program is the only tuition-free after-school arts education program in Bridgeport.
 
“KTA serves an important need to those kids who need a safe place to go after school and whose families cannot afford alternative, fee-based arts education programs,” reads the Klein’s website.

Media Contact
For media inquiries, email: corporatecommunications@avangrid.com 


About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has corporate offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, and operations across 25 states with approximately $50 billion in assets. Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. It also owns and operates nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States with a capacity of more than 11 Gigawatts, enough to power over 3 million homes. Avangrid employs approximately 8,500 people and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2026 for the eighth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the Iberdrola Group. 

About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.

With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.

Press Releases

07/23/2019

The Klein Receives $5K Grant for After-School Arts Program

The Klein Receives $5K Grant for After-School Arts Program

The Klein Receives $5K Grant for After-School Arts Program

BRIDGEPORT — The Klein Memorial Auditorium’s after-school arts program was one of 10 organizations across the country to receive a $5,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation.
 
Avangrid, the parent company of United Illuminating, held an open call for employee nominations of community-based programs that invest in the well-being of young people.
 
The Klein Theater Arts program was nominated by Angela Owen-Pierce, an employee of Southern CT Gas who watched her daughter blossom through her participation in the program.
 
“She’s very talented but very shy so when I saw her performing, she came out of her shell,” Owen-Pierce said of her daughter in a video posted by the Avangrid Foundation.
 
The KTA program is the only tuition-free after-school arts education program in Bridgeport.
 
“KTA serves an important need to those kids who need a safe place to go after school and whose families cannot afford alternative, fee-based arts education programs,” reads the Klein’s website.

Media Contact
For media inquiries, email: corporatecommunications@avangrid.com 


About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has corporate offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, and operations across 25 states with approximately $50 billion in assets. Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. It also owns and operates nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States with a capacity of more than 11 Gigawatts, enough to power over 3 million homes. Avangrid employs approximately 8,500 people and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2026 for the eighth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the Iberdrola Group. 

About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.

With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.