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June 2021 Blog Posts (17)

MakeHaven is Hiring an Education Coordinator

MakeHaven, New Haven's community makerspace, is hiring an education coordinator. The education coordinator will ensure educational resources and systems are in place to empower artisans, entrepreneurs and hobbyists to make amazing things. MakeHaven is seeking an individual who can demonstrate both the administrative attention to detail and the strong…

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Added by Kate Cebik on June 30, 2021 at 2:42am — No Comments

“Summer Daez” Offer High-Schoolers Digital Workshops

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the number of computer, gaming and information technology jobs will increase by 11 percent from 2019 to 2029.

High school students in the Elm City and surrounding areas have a new opportunity to level-up their web coding, design and digital content skills this summer at New Haven’s technology and innovation campus. District Arts + Education (DAE) is launching Summer DAEz featuring a full slate of free in-person workshops for rising juniors and…

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 30, 2021 at 2:38am — No Comments

THE FUND FOR NEW LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS AMERICA’S EMERGING SOCIAL CHANGEMAKERS.

The Fund for New Leadership (FNL) searches for talent in every corner of the country and supports America’s emerging social changemakers who are working to tackle our nation’s most pressing challenges. Racism and economic inequities are tearing at the very fabric of our society. These are systemic problems that do not lend themselves to simple solutions.

https://fundfornewleadership.org

Added by Lee Cruz on June 30, 2021 at 2:35am — No Comments

Yale Study Links Housing Instability And Risky Sexual Behaviors





With federal and state eviction moratoriums ending soon, a team of researchers from Yale University and two other universities has found an apparent link between landlord-related forced housing moves and…

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 30, 2021 at 2:30am — No Comments

Who Decides? Mapping Power and Decision Making in Nonprofits

How decisions are made can reveal a lot about how an organization performs. Consider some of these decision-making scenarios:

  • Without consulting any of those who will actually do the work, an executive director promises an old friend that his organization will take on a complex project, leaving his staff feeling out of the loop and disgruntled.
  • Twelve busy staff members spend numerous hours discussing whether their organization should hire a summer intern, but no one…
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Added by Lee Cruz on June 30, 2021 at 2:27am — No Comments

Four Artists Consider the SHAPE OF COLOR at City Gallery

In a bold new show of contemporary work, artists Judy Atlas, Joy Bush, Rita Hannafin, and Tom Peterson consider the SHAPE OF COLOR, a group show on view at City Gallery this summer. The show will run from Friday, July 9 through Sunday, August 8, with a Closing Reception on Sunday, August 8 from 1pm - 4pm. Visitors may meet individual artists…

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Added by Jen Payne on June 29, 2021 at 9:48pm — No Comments

Job Fair 6/28/21 at 10:00am

The Children's Center of Hamden will be hosting a job fair this Monday at 10:00am. We are looking to hire Direct Care Workers and Maintenance Workers. 

What we look for in an employee:

Employees must have a successful work history and good interpersonal skills.  Employees are expected to be dependable, flexible, dedicated,  work independently and as part of a team. It is essential for our staff to be positive role models for the clients we serve. Employees are…

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Added by Chanelle Goldson on June 25, 2021 at 7:40am — No Comments

Employment Opportunities

The Children's Center of Hamden currently has multiple employment opportunities available. For more information please visit our website at www.tccoh.org

The Children's Center of Hamden is a private nonprofit organization providing services to children who suffer from one or more of a variety of problems; psychological and social problems; physical and/or sexual abuse; learning disabilities; substance abuse…

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Added by Chanelle Goldson on June 25, 2021 at 7:33am — No Comments

Trio of Community Foundations in Connecticut Hires Cesar Aleman as New Director

Cesar Aleman, Executive Director of the Connecticut Urban Opportunity Collaborative

June 22, 2021 - For the past several years, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Fairfield County’s Community Foundation have been working together on…

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Added by The Community Foundation for GNH on June 23, 2021 at 9:30am — No Comments

[Report] The economic state of Black America: What it is and what it could be

Very insightful article on the economic state of Black America by McKinsey & Company. …

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Added by Tom Goldenberg on June 22, 2021 at 7:20am — No Comments

Don’t want to be a leader? Here’s how to develop other career opportunities

For as long as I can remember, leadership was the expectation. If you wanted to move up in the world, you had to be a leader: in school, at work, in your extracurriculars. Leadership was the golden ticket, and the more opportunities you took, the closer you’d get to owning the whole chocolate factory.

From a young age, I had my eye out for those golden tickets.…

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 22, 2021 at 5:11am — No Comments

Official from the IRS: Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool

Important changes to the Child Tax Credit will help many families get advance payments of the Child Tax Credit starting in the summer of 2021.

The IRS will pay half the total credit amount in advance monthly payments. You  will claim the other half when you file your 2021 income tax return. We’ll make the first advance payment on July 15, 2021. For a full schedule of payments, see …

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 15, 2021 at 5:33am — No Comments

CHEFA Announces FY 2022 Targeted Grant Program Letter of Interest RFP for Statewide Workforce Development opens today!

CHEFA Announces FY 2022 Targeted Grant Program Letter of Interest RFP for Statewide Workforce Development opens today!



Attention CT Workforce Development Providers: Nonprofit organizations, and public educational institutions as defined under C.G.S. §10a-1, will be eligible to apply for the FY 2022 CHEFA Targeted Grant Program through a Letter of Interest (LOI) RFP. The focus for the program will be statewide workforce development; programs must be operational in…

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Added by Yolanda Caldera-Durant on June 14, 2021 at 6:13am — No Comments

Office/multi-purpose space available at Christian Community Action, 660 Winchester

1000+ square feet of lovely office/multi-purpose space is available for rent at Christian Community Action's newly renovated facility at 660 Winchester Avenue.  This lower-level space features a private entrance, private kitchen & bath, large common room, and several generous storage areas. Rental includes shared access to an on-site conference room, 24/7 on-site superintendent, and other shared facilities & services.   Ideal renter will be a not-for-profit with a mission that…

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Added by Rebecca Weiner on June 11, 2021 at 8:31am — No Comments

Join Continuum’s Team in the Eastern Connecticut Region

Continuum is Seeking Direct Support Professionals in Eastern CT! Work with adults dually diagnosed with mental illness and developmental disabilities, such as autism, in a residential setting (Sprague, Lebanon or Norwich) that supports independence, skill learning, and community connection.…
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Added by Continuum of Care, Inc. on June 8, 2021 at 10:04am — No Comments

New Haven Independent: Youth Climate Activists Grade Ed Board On Pandemic Aid Spending.

New Haven Board of Education members have a chance of getting an A, but they will have to work for it.

They face tough grading from students involved in the New Haven Climate Movement. The students promise to dole out As only if the board spends $6.6 million in federal aid on climate education and upgrades.…



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Added by Lee Cruz on June 3, 2021 at 5:48am — No Comments

Universal Healthcare Foundation of CT Seeks Program Officer for Health Justice

The Universal Healthcare Foundation of CT is recruiting for a Program Officer for Health Justice. This is a new role created in 2021 in recognition of the out-sized impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and demand for racial and economic justice. The position will work with the President, Director of Program and Policy, and other foundation staff and the board of directors to develop and implement the foundation's grantmaking, capacity building and convening. 
Applications should be…
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Added by Yolanda Caldera-Durant on June 3, 2021 at 3:17am — No Comments

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New Report: A Close Look at the Reality of Community Violence Interrupters

Dr. Kathryn Bocanegra and Dr. Shani Buggs, eminent researchers and experts on the work of community violence intervention, have published, together with LISC, Supporting the Frontline Through Community Healing: Advancing Science on Violence Intervention Outreach and Trauma Exposure. The study, focused on safety efforts in Kansas City, MO, is a deeply researched and compassionate look at the trauma CVI workers confront every day and how to support the field so that practitioners “are protected from the same harms they work to prevent.”

“A Gateway for Possibilities”: Resident Leadership and Community Ownership

LISC's Institute for Community Power has published a new Spotlight examining three leadership development programs designed and implemented by LISC and local partners for distinct communities in different parts of the country: Training the Trainers (T4T) in Houston; the Newark Resident Leadership Academy (NRLA); and Community Connectors in Philadelphia. Each group has leveraged the leadership program to inform and strengthen their work and, in turn, to serve their communities more effectively.

Mobile Home Residents in Washington State Are Calling the Shots After Buying Their Park

Manufactured housing, which 20 million Americans call home, is one of the few affordable housing options in the United States. The residents of two Washington State mobile home communities recently succeeded in purchasing their parks with help from ROC USA and over $2 million in financing from Rural LISC. As a result, they have been able to stabilize their housing costs, upgrade their communities and remain in the places they love.

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