Dean Jair Andrade: His Future Shines as Bright as His Love of Naugatuck
Naugatuck's future mayor? We hope so! Meet Dean Jair Andrade of Naugatuck. You'll see why the future is bright if young people like him lead our communities. For the [...]
Naugatuck Valley Community College Students: “They’ve got grit.”
The grant request raised eyebrows and spoke volumes: community college students in Waterbury needed a food pantry. Sarah Gager, dean of student services at Naugatuck Valley Community [...]
Waterbury Middle Schoolers are Engineering Their Futures
Could they program their robot to flush a toilet? It was a wintry Saturday morning in February, and dozens of middle school boys and girls, their parents [...]
Lighting a Path Through Darkness for Puerto Ricans
As Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017, profound fear and anguish reverberated all the way to Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills. The [...]
The Healing Power of Art
An art show would seem to be the last thing on someone’s mind when departing the confines of a mental health treatment center after weeks or months. [...]
Where There’s No Shortage of New Opportunities
January 1, 1984. That’s when Mary-Kate Gill, director of elder services, and Lisa Labonte, director of senior nutrition services, began working together at New Opportunities, a social [...]
Helping Naugatuck Children Grow Up to be Healthy, Safe and Successful Learners
If you ask Jill Mahoney about her organization, the Naugatuck Partnership for Children, be prepared to listen for a while. That’s because working with dozens of partners [...]
Thousands of Donors Answer the Call for Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills, Raising $1.34 Million for Local Nonprofit Organizations
Sixth annual 36-hour online giving campaign raised more than prior years Hailing from local towns and such far-flung places as China and New York City, 4,465 donors [...]
New Grants will Fund Nutritious Meals, Fitness Classes, Computer Training and More for Older People in the Region
Connecticut Community Foundation’s latest grants to area nonprofits total $75,500 Computer training and bus trips. An intergenerational family weekend. Classes on nutrition, art, and muscle strengthening. A [...]
“Land is Life.”
Sunset at Litchfield Land Trust’s fall fundraiser at Arbutus Farm. Photo by Amy Blaymore Paterson, Connecticut Land Conservation Council Five percent may seem small, [...]