Grassroots Community-Building Seeds Shelter for Naugatuck Valley’s Housing-Insecure
Sara Locke is an activist who was trained by the Naugatuck Valley Project. As a result of her efforts in Oxford, she was invited to serve as an [...]
Sara Locke is an activist who was trained by the Naugatuck Valley Project. As a result of her efforts in Oxford, she was invited to serve as an [...]
George Lachance working the audio mix board at Landmark Community Theater At a time when many young people struggle to find connection, stability, and self-confidence, Thomaston’s Landmark Community Theater [...]
Connecticut Community Foundation has supported local students over the past three decades. This school year local scholars will receive more than $1 million in scholarship support to attend two-year [...]
A staggering fact: The risk of maternal death is three to four times higher for Black women than for their white counterparts. Even accounting for differences in income or [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. The ranks of the food insecure [...]
The Persbacker Family Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded college scholarships of $5,000 each to five Bridgewater residents for the 2022-23 academic year. The Persbacker Family Fund is [...]
In his small Waterbury apartment, Delio Placido candidly shares the story of his arrival in the United States and the odyssey that followed. Delio came to Waterbury from his [...]
On an ordinary autumn afternoon in 2018, Litchfield High School then-sophomore Allison Davenport had no idea she was about to experience the biggest challenge she had ever faced. Stepping [...]
Left image: Chef Phil (staff) serving soup at the St. Vincent DePaul Mission soup kitchen. Three right images: Various community volunteers serving food. This Waterbury location has a commercial [...]
For many, the arrival of winter means time with family and friends in warm and festive spaces. But for low income families, winter is a stressful time when keeping [...]