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Featured Blog Posts – June 2012 Archive (11)

Help us turn check cashing fees into savings balances

$1.5 billion a year is spent in the USA on check cashing fees, according to the Brookings Institute.  The FDIC estimates that families without bank accounts - the unbanked or underbanked - spend between 3% and 5% of their income on cash-based financial services.  Since most government benefits are now made electronically through direct deposit, most of the checks being cashed are paychecks.  Many folks go to the check casher because they believe they do not have enough money for a bank…

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Added by Lynn Smith on June 29, 2012 at 10:12am — No Comments

2012 NCLR Awardees include local Priest Fa. James Manship & New Haven resident Angel Fernandez-Chavero

LAS VEGAS—On Tuesday, July 10, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will honor six individuals and organizations that have achieved extraordinary accomplishments in their professions and in service to the Hispanic community and the country. The awards will be presented to the honorees by NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía during the highly anticipated annual Awards Gala, which caps off the 2012 NCLR Annual Conference held July 7–10 in Las Vegas, Nevada.



This year’s winners include…

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 27, 2012 at 8:21am — No Comments

Rotary Club of New Haven Installs New Officers & Board Members

On June 26th the Rotary Club of New Haven celebrated the installation of club officers and members of the board of directors for the 2012-2013 Rotary year at Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant.

New officers include Jeff Dow, President; John Karavas, President-elect; Douglas Lisk, Secretary; and Kevin Guptill, Treasurer. Ron Osach will serve as Immediate Past President.

Board of Directors members include Thomas Ayars,…

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Added by Rotary Club of New Haven on June 27, 2012 at 3:00am — No Comments

Artist Feedback for Connecticut Office of The Arts

 The Connecticut Office of the Arts wants to learn what Connecticut artists in the performing, literary and media arts need to help them succeed professionally. 
This short survey will take about five minutes and will help  develop business training for artists.  Your responses will be confidential and never identified with you, but will make a real difference in helping address artists’ needs.
Before you take this survey,forward it to your friends…
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Added by Shola Cole on June 26, 2012 at 5:07am — No Comments

ArtsEdSearch, a first-of-its-kind clearinghouse of arts education research

Welcome to ArtsEdSearch, a first-of-its-kind clearinghouse of arts education research. The matrix to the right organizes the research in ArtsEdSearch and helps you to find the information you need. Use the matrix to learn about research in four topical areas—outcomes of arts education: for students, for educators, in the context of in-school settings, and in the context of out-of-school settings—at varying educational-levels.…

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Added by Julie Trachtenberg on June 13, 2012 at 10:08am — No Comments

Deadline Extended -- High School Journalism Camps

The Conn. Health I-Team is hosting two week-long journalism camps this summer - July 9 at Quinnipiac University and July 16 at the University of Connecticut. New Haven students can attend for FREE.  Our program gives students the opportunity to spend a week on a university campus, learning the tools of journalism by participating in workshops led by award-winning journalists; sharpening research skills; and reporting and writing stories. Come and join us! Contact Lynne at…

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Added by Lynne DeLucia on June 12, 2012 at 8:20am — No Comments

Boost! is expanding to 10 additional New Haven schools

Boost! is currently seeking organizations that have an interest and ability to provide services or supports that meet the academic, social, or physical health needs of students in New Haven's Boost! schools.  

Please fill out an agency profile here: http://www.uwgnh.org/form/boost-agency-profile 

For more information, visit: …

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Added by United Way of Greater New Haven on June 7, 2012 at 8:53am — No Comments

United Way Announces Funding Opportunities for Non Profits

United Way of Greater New Haven is inviting proposals for grant funding from any non-profit organization serving low-income school-age youth (Kindergarten-Grade 12) in Branford, East Haven, Hamden, New Haven, North Haven and West Haven. Annual grant amounts will range from $10,000-$50,000 and will provide three years of funding to programs that provide high-quality wraparound services and learning supports to help school-age youth in our region succeed in school and be prepared for…

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Added by United Way of Greater New Haven on June 7, 2012 at 8:49am — No Comments

Cronote Remind Button

Useful tool for nonprofits, still in development, feedback welcome: The Cronote Remind button lets website visitors schedule text message and email reminders about your events or services. For nonprofits, the Remind button can be placed next to information about an upcoming event. Event organizers have access to each button's analytics, which can be used to track interest over time. Remind buttons are generated using three pieces of information: name of the event, message,…

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Added by Ann Nguyen on June 4, 2012 at 6:58am — No Comments

When Schools and Museums Meet

When it comes to arts education, schools and art museums are natural partners. Schools come equipped with audiences ready to learn, while museums have no shortage of artwork and arts knowledge to share.…

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Added by Julie Trachtenberg on June 4, 2012 at 4:18am — No Comments

HIgh School Journalism Camps

The Conn. Health I-Team is hosting two week-long journalism camps this summer - July 9 at Quinnipiac University and July 16 at the University of Connecticut.  The program gives students the opportunity to spend a week on a university campus, learning the tools of journalism by participating in workshops led by award-winning journalists; sharpening research skills; and reporting and writing stories.  FREE tuition for New Haven students. Contact Lynne at lynnedelucia@yahoo.com or go to…

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Added by Lynne DeLucia on June 2, 2012 at 1:00am — No Comments

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Crain’s NY Names LISC President & CEO, Michael T. Pugh, a 2024 Notable Leader in Finance

In naming Michael Pugh a leader in finance, Crain's NY noted his leadership of LISC, a CDFI that has invested $30 billion in underserved communities, as well as his accomplishments in establishing a loan fund leveraging alternative data and cultivating the next generation of financial leaders at HBCUs.

LISC + TD Bank: Creating Affordable Housing Opportunities in Upstate South Carolina

A dozen LISC offices work with TD Bank to create affordable housing in communities that need it most. In Upstate South Carolina, where our office opened in 2019, LISC benefits from the leadership of TD Bank’s John F. Verreault III, who chairs the Local Advisory Committee. In a new Q+A, learn why supporting affordable housing is so important to TD Bank, and to Verreault.

In Recognition of HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge

As HUD Secretary Fudge prepares to retire from public service, LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh reflects on her impact and the career-long dedication to creating affordable housing for all.

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