Help Build Community (House)
by | Jan 2, 2019 8:30 am | Comments (0)
Rendering of the new Q.
You could become a cornerstone of the revived Dixwell Community “Q” House.
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Fund Started For Murdered Woman’s Family
by | Jun 22, 2018 8:22 am | Comments (2)
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Tyekqua Nesbitt .
As police search for the man they believe shot Tyekqua Nesbitt to death in front of her children, they’re also raising money for her family.
Costa Rica, Here They Come
by | Feb 1, 2018 3:55 pm | Comments (1)
Mayor Harp addresses students at Wednesday night’s gathering.
A dozen Hillhouse High School seniors are hoping to learn firsthand about life in Costa Rica, with some help from the community.
Campaign Launched To Help Vulnerable Children & Families
by | Oct 3, 2017 12:02 pm | Comments (4)
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Kristen Calderon, Jennifer Heath and Chris Brown of Yale University.
The United Way of Greater New Haven sent in this write-up about the launch Tuesday to coincide with the launch of an annual campaign to help children and families in need, at a time when “funding cuts and general instability around the state budget process have sent shockwaves through the nonprofit community in Greater New Haven.” Click here to donate to the campaign.
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New Haven Rallies For Puerto Rico
by | Oct 2, 2017 7:42 am | Comments (7)
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Angelique Quiñones, whose grandmother “lives between New Haven and Farjado, Puerto Rico.”
Angelique Quiñones hadn’t planned to spend her Saturday fundraising for Puerto Rico. But when her mom Elizabeth Reyes spotted a social media post asking for volunteers, she and her sister Alexandra signed on, donning new Puerto Rico themed jerseys and heading at full speed toward Grand Avenue.
Puerto Rico’s Devastation Hits Home
by | Sep 28, 2017 12:19 pm | Comments (12)
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A week after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, New Haveners are rallying to help the residents of Puerto Rico even as many of the city’s Puerto Ricans wait nervously for news from their family back on the island.
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State Rep. Candelaria, above, lost an aunt, and is helping organize Saturday’s relief event in Fair Haven.
Read To A Kid For An Hour A Week
by | Sep 19, 2017 8:45 am | Comments (0)
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An hour a week is making a lifetime of difference for some New Haven school children and adults who read to them. You can become of those adults.
Help Out With Harvey
by | Aug 31, 2017 12:02 pm | Comments (0)
You can drop off donations for victims of Hurricane Harvey at the following places and times:
Thursday 3 p.m. — 8 p.m. Amity Stop and Shop parking lot
Friday 8 a.m. — 12p.m. Southern CT Hebrew Academy, lower lot, Derby Avenue
Friday 1 p.m. — 6 p.m. Wooster Square Park, Chapel Street
Homeless Outreach Gets A Lift
by | Jun 2, 2017 7:20 am | Comments (1)
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Sharon Rosenblatt unloads the 400 bras.
A New Haven organizer is flipping the concept of recycling — with bras.
Sewage Leak Hampers Book Giveaway
by | May 9, 2017 12:06 pm | Comments (4)
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Fiona Bradford in the New Haven Reads basement.
A sewage leak has destroyed over 300 books at a New Haven literacy nonprofit, putting in jeopardy its ritual end-of-year book giveaway.
Nonprofits Net $1.3M
by | May 4, 2017 5:21 pm | Comments (1)
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WNHH radiothon co-host Ratasha Smith of the Community Foundaiton.
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Tim Cabral of Ordinary brought midnight gin to the WNHH 36-hour radiothon.
New Haven nonprofits brought in close to $1.3 million in the annual community-wide “Great Give” organized by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
How To Help Students In Need LEAP Into Prom Season
by | Apr 16, 2017 8:47 am | Comments (1)
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LEAPers JC Leana and Leandrea Mitchell at 2016 prom.
The following was submitted by LEAP:
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LEAP Leaps Into Prom Season
by | Mar 17, 2017 7:30 am | Comments (0)
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LEAPers JC Leana and Leandrea Mitchell at 2016 prom.
The following was submitted by LEAP Director Henry Fernandez.
Help Needed Replacing Toys
by | Dec 19, 2016 8:36 am | Comments (0)
The following was submitted by Metashar Dillon, chairman of the Kingdom International Economic Development Corporation (KIEDC).
Food Drives Kick Off At Jewish New Year Services
by | Oct 1, 2016 8:43 pm | Comments (1)
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Werlin.
When Jews across New Haven head to Rosh Hashanah services Sunday night and Monday, they can add feeding hungry families to their list of reasons that year 5777 might be a sweet new one.
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Today on WNHH Radio
by | Apr 7, 2016 7:34 am | Comments (0)
Today’s broadcasts on WNHH radio explore how eminent domain can be a fundamental civil rights issue, why New Haveners past and present eat oysters with such verve, and more.
What Happened Today On WNHH
by | Nov 24, 2015 3:37 pm | Comments (0)
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Hardy and Johnson.
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Calistro.
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Velleca, Lewis.
Today’s broadcasts covered advice on how to help New Haven’s homeless population, what it means to be a state prosecutor in the year 2015, the city’s police-community relations, and more.
Hear What Happened Today On WNHH
by | Nov 17, 2015 3:50 pm | Comments (0)
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Clendenen at WNHH Tuesday.
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Today’s programs aired on WNHH radio covered those in need of legal assistance, a local musician’s career, and what New Haveners can do to support those who may be cold or hungry come winter.
Dixwell Turkey Drive In Home Stretch
by | Nov 17, 2015 1:10 pm | Comments (0)
The annual turkey drive conducted in the memory of the late Dixwell activist Mae Ola Riddick is kicking into high gear.
Need Help Shoveling?
by | Feb 16, 2010 8:42 am | Comments (2)
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When the last storm dumped snow on East Rock, Kevin Howe “The Plow” jumped in his Yamaha Kodiak quad and cleared his neighbors’ sidewalks.
As the snow piles up today — and whenever else it does the remainder of this season — neighbors can use a new web tool to get help digging out.
How You Can Help
by | Mar 19, 2008 8:52 am | Comments (4)
This message comes from Steve Greenberg:
Relief Sought For Flood Victims
by | Mar 10, 2008 7:07 pm | Comments (1)
As Ecuador struggles to recover from deadly floods that forced thousands of people from their homes, a group in Connecticut is organizing some relief.
At Bella Vista, Too, Food Bank Fills A Need
by | Oct 1, 2007 9:35 am | Comments (0)
Some people assume that the residents of the Bella Vista Senior Community have all their needs met. Sharon Roman knows otherwise.
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How To Help
by | Jun 18, 2007 10:35 am | Comments (2)
The toilets in the women’s room at the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen have been acting up on a weekly basis. And every week the plumber comes and has to get paid.
Eat Out—& Fight AIDS
by | Apr 24, 2007 9:17 am | Comments (0)
On Thursday, eating out will be truly justifiable. At 15 different restaurants in New Haven, up to 50 percent of your dinner bill will be donated to local AIDS work — at a critical time for funding-starved agencies.