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CT Voices: Recession Likely, Depression Preventable

by | Apr 2, 2020 5:23 pm | Comments (1)

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New Haven’s downtown remains quiet as neighbors practice social distancing.

Spend now. Tax the wealthy later.

Connecticut Voices for Children delivered that straightforward message Thursday during a virtual press conference at which the advocacy group released details from its latest report.

The report put forward several recommendations on how the state and federal government should respond to a coronavirus-linked recession and how to recover from it. (Read the full report here.)

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Bysiewicz Connects With Seniors

by | Jul 25, 2018 8:18 am | Comments (3)

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The candidate with 97-year-old Rifkin.

After college, two of her three kids received their most attractive job offers not in Connecticut but in New York City, and so have moved there.

That’s why, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Susan Bysiewicz said, she wakes up every morning of her campaign thinking about what she can do to keep young people in Connecticut.

That rang a bell with 97-year-old Sylvia Rifkin, who also has children — make that grandchildren — who likewise have moved to New York to begin their careers.

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Big Data Backs Up Hunches—& Offers Some Surprises

by | Dec 12, 2013 9:21 am | Comments (8)

Christian Community Action’s Rev. Bonita Grubbs.

77 percent of the people were repeat users of her agency’s food pantry. They were also returning to the shelter.

When Christian Community Action (CCA) Executive Director Rev. Bonita Grubbs went to a meeting to make her case recently, she had a new blue weapon in her hands: the Greater New Haven Community Index 2013,” with the numbers behind the faces she sees every day.

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Professor “Honest Tea” Takes On A New Crusade

by | Dec 2, 2013 4:14 pm | Comments (11)

Yale giving to United Way, by school.

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Yale staff and faculty took a total of $1.1 million from their paychecks and gave it to the United Way in 2012. That’s an impressive number, but it came from only a small fraction of the entire Yale workforce, according to a professor pushing to increase the percentage.

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Misfits Sting Geezers

by | Oct 28, 2013 11:14 am | Comments (1)

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The Geezer Geeks traveled from different states to attend the Spelling Bee.

After a paring down of contestants from a total of 36 teams, the Geezer Geeks, a crowd favorite, looked to defeat the one team that stood in the path of a potential, cane-raising victory.

Another geriatric-themed team, the AARP Misfits, was having none of it.

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Pam’s Pantry Needs Provisions

by | Aug 7, 2013 1:54 pm | Comments (2)

The Visiting Nurse’s Asssociation’s Melissa Healy sent in this appeal for donations to restock a food pantry for needy patients.

John R. Quinn, President & CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut (VNA/SCC), recently announced that VNA/SCC is accepting donations for non-perishable food items to restock the shelves of Pam’s Pantry.

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