Free Summer Camp Slots Open
by | Jun 16, 2021 2:26 pm | Comments (7)
Parents of 5 – 13 year-olds have a more than 20 free summer care options available for their children thanks to an infusion of federal dollars.
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Drop-In Center Opens For Homeless
by | Jun 11, 2021 11:28 am | Comments (10)
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Eddy Rodriguez at the drop-in center.
Homeless New Haveners now have a dedicated spot downtown where they’re invited to come hang out, have an iced drink, socialize, and escape from the summer heat, no questions asked.
Early-Ed Center Offers Teachers Housing
by | May 31, 2021 9:14 am | Comments (2)
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Cynthia Howard: My apartment looks like a New York loft.
Seven-plus years of work in childcare offered Cynthia Howard no cushion when divorce and surgery costs pushed her into homelessness.
She now has her own apartment again — thanks to her workplace’s efforts to break cycles of poverty in the childcare industry by providing free housing to employees.
Foster Family Agency Celebrates New Home In Westville Village
by | May 28, 2021 8:44 am | Comments (2)
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Foster parent Shannon Hinton, left, at the opening.
Foster families celebrated a new institutional home Thursday, as the Children’s Community Programs of Connecticut celebrated the opening of a new renovated central facility in the heart of Westville Village.
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Community’s “Rescue” Priorities: Pre-Schoolers, Job-Seekers
by | May 26, 2021 10:18 am | Comments (12)
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Break-out at Tuesday night’s brainstorming session.
New Haveners urged the mayor to use the city’s upcoming once-in-a-generation federal aid windfall to decrease crime, add youth programing for all ages, and invest in more community centers.
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Get That Waiting Check
by | May 11, 2021 9:05 am | Comments (2)
Anyone who makes under $10,000 year can get free help Saturday filing taxes so they can get money that’s waiting ffor them, in the form of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Drug War Vet Earns 2nd Chance
by | May 7, 2021 4:03 pm | Comments (6)
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Kevin Blackman: People were counting on me.
Kevin Blackman was back in the courtroom where he was first sentenced to 24-plus years in federal prison.
This time, that was cause for celebration — for Blackman, and for a community looking to repair lives crushed in the War on Drugs.
Diversity Panel Lets Ideas Flow
by | May 6, 2021 9:14 am | Comments (0)
Be authentic and creative. Don’t be afraid of the word “no.” Redistribute power. “I want people who are watching to write this down,” said Adriane Jefferson, director of cultural affairs for the City of New Haven, in a Wednesday afternoon conversation with Guy Fortt, president of the Stamford chapter of the NAACP, Pamela A. Lewis, president of Connect-Us, a Bridgeport-based youth-development program that covers the arts and business networking, and Anghy Idrovo, co-director of CT For A Dream, a nonprofit that works with undocumented students in public schools around the state.
“Great Give” Passes $3M Mark
by | May 5, 2021 9:39 pm | Comments (0)
Boys & Girls Club makes its pitch Wednesday with WNHH radiothon host Babz Rawls-Ivy .
The “Great Give 2021” community fundraiser passed the $3 million mark as it ended its final hour — but no begins an overtime period in which New Haven can help break a $3.6 million record.
Van Brings Rent Help To Fair Haven
by | May 4, 2021 6:31 pm | Comments (1)
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Those behind on rent and utility bills due to the Covid-19 pandemic can get help from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Columbus Family Academy.
The state’s emergency rental assistance program, UniteCT, is parking a bus at the school to help tenants and landlords sign up.
Clifford Beers Takes Over Farnam House
by | Apr 22, 2021 10:29 am | Comments (2)
Clifford Beers and Farnam Neighborhood House have helped families navigate life in different ways for more than a century. Now they will do so as one united nonprofit agency.
City Pitches $6.3M “Summer Reset”
by | Apr 20, 2021 6:01 pm | Comments (4)
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Mayor Elicker announces$6.3M proposed “summer reset” spending.
A citywide youth ambassador program. Fixed up city playgrounds. Drop-in centers for the homeless. Street outreach workers focused on preventing summer violence.
Those are just a few of the programs the city hopes to fund this summer with $6.3 million in federal Covid relief.
Partner Violence Survivors Rally For HOPE
by | Mar 29, 2021 8:02 pm | Comments (0)
Tarsha Calloway: Glad to do something with this grief.
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Robyn Porter at Monday’s rally: If it doesn’t seem right, check it out.
Robyn Porter didn’t fully realize that she was in a dangerous relationship until her friend pointed that fact out for her.
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Let’s Go Cellular
by | Mar 25, 2021 12:22 pm | Comments (1)
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Tyrone Jones at 2019 launch of ConnCAT’s Orchid Cafe in the Ives main branch library.
(Opinion) To live more sustainably in the future, we need to organize ourselves into “cells” of people working together to solve a problem. New Haven is a great place to start this new economy, because we are already connected through nonprofits, community organizations and mission-driven businesses.
CFGNH, United Way Send $881,275 To 52 Nonprofits For Covid Relief
by | Mar 24, 2021 3:05 pm | Comments (1)
The White House and Congress aren’t the only ones pouring money into our community to help people navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
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East Shore Presses Elicker On Senior Center Closing
by | Mar 15, 2021 8:08 am | Comments (12)
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East Shore Senior Center.
East Shore neighbors pressed Mayor Justin Elicker at an online community meeting not to proceed with a threatened closing of their senior center.
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Voices For Children Steps Up For Incarcerated Parents’ Rights
by | Mar 12, 2021 5:44 pm | Comments (3)
Incarcerated parents are disproportionately at greater risk for the termination of their parental rights. A new report hopes to fix that.
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FISH Expands Its Reach To Feed Hungry Families
by | Mar 5, 2021 2:46 pm | Comments (2)
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City officials join FISH and New Reach for ribbon-cutting.
Food in Service to the Homebound (FISH) has expanded with a new home in Fair Haven on the New Reach, Inc. campus to increase storage for its expanding food insecure clients and food delivery programs.
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LEAP Celebrates With First-Ever Virtual Fundraiser
by | Mar 1, 2021 10:51 am | Comments (0)
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LEAP Counselor Chynna: My LEAPer inspires me.
Almost 600 people connected over Zoom to celebrate the young leaders at LEAP, demonstrating the resilience the nonprofit teaches.
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City Childcares Push Past The Pandemic
by | Feb 26, 2021 4:43 pm | Comments (1)
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Gentle Hands owner Tennille Smalls: Sometimes I have to pinch myself that we did it.
While the pandemic proved fatal to some childcare centers, Tennille Smalls found a way to open a new one — with the help of a New Haven coalition that has enabled other providers to remain open.
Murphy Pops Into Town To Push Covid Relief For Summer Youth Programs, Food Distribution
by | Feb 8, 2021 7:38 pm | Comments (3)
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Chris Murphy in New Haven Monday.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy made two New Haven stops Monday to discuss his efforts to bring back federal funding for youth summer enrichment programs and the FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries (FEED) Act.
VITA Kicks Off Campaign To Help Low-Income Filers
by | Feb 5, 2021 5:33 pm | Comments (1)
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Friday’s presser.
“There is no ‘VITA,’” John Merz was saying, “without the ‘V’ for ‘volunteer.’”
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Ribbon Cut On Reentry Center
by | Feb 4, 2021 9:16 pm | Comments (2)
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Operators of a newly opened Reentry Welcome Center in Wooster Square are calling on the community to join them in the quest to help formerly incarcerated New Haveners get back on their feet.
LEAP’s Famous Fundraiser Goes Virtual
by | Jan 29, 2021 11:30 am | Comments (0)
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A pre-pandemic fundraiser.
(Odette Wang of LEAP sent in this article.)
Have you been missing opportunities for community connection and conversation in the midst of the pandemic? Look no further – LEAP has put together a unique evening of learning and community, unlike any virtual event you’ve experienced before, all to support a great cause!
‘rkids Family Center Rises
by | Jan 25, 2021 10:23 am | Comments (1)
Executive Director Randi Rubin Rodriguez, construction site manager Hank Prohaska, fundraising chair Lindy Lee Gold at the early-morning “party.”
There was a “Slump” party in New Haven, and it was a very good thing.