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Lee Cruz's Blog – August 2022 Archive (12)

In Schools, Honest Talk about Racism Can Reduce Discrimination

“Where are the Native Americans now?” asked fifth grade students in an Iowa City classroom last year. There are many ways their teacher, Melanie Hester, might have answered. She could have pointed out that today Native Americans live in cities and towns across the U.S.…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 22, 2022 at 5:49am — No Comments

Much of the US Will Be an ‘Extreme Heat Belt’ by the 2050s

So you think it’s hot out there now? Consider the summer of 2053. That’s what researchers at First Street Foundation, a New York nonprofit that studies climate risk, have done…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 17, 2022 at 1:56am — No Comments

Did you know there use to be Art competitions at the Summer Olympics?

Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. The competitions were part of the original intention of the Olympic Movement's founder, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 17, 2022 at 1:52am — No Comments

Report: CT not meeting emissions goals; Transportation to blame

Connecticut is not on track to meet the greenhouse gas emission goals set by the legislature — and transportation emissions are the main culprit.

The state’s annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory released Monday, which looks at data through 2018, shows transportation emissions are higher than they were in 1990, despite greater fuel efficiency in motor vehicles...…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 12, 2022 at 9:04am — No Comments

The Hill: Can philanthropy rise to the challenge of combating climate change?

Climate change is widely acknowledged as the existential crisis of our time, a “code red for humanity,” in the words of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. With the Senate’s passage of the…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 10, 2022 at 11:17am — No Comments

Addressing dire racial disparities in reproductive health care is critical post-Roe, advocates say

How are the deep racial disparities in reproductive health care being addressed in light of Roe v. Wade’s overturning?

Connecticut nurse-midwife, nurse educator and historian Dr. Lucinda Canty recently launched Lucinda's House, to help local women of color...…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 9, 2022 at 6:22am — No Comments

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 4, 2022 at 8:30am — No Comments

CT workforce office wins $24 million American Rescue Plan grant

Connecticut’s Office of Workforce Strategy will receive $24 million in federal funding to expand job training programs that have struggled to meet demand amid a shortage of skilled workers in the state...…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 3, 2022 at 5:24am — No Comments

The Forgotten Constitutional Weapon Against Voter Restrictions

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 3, 2022 at 5:21am — No Comments

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Awards $3.1 Million in Grants to Greater New Haven Nonprofits

2022 responsive grant awards reach highest total ever distributed by The Foundation.

 

Organizations working to advance racial equity and provide vital services in the community as it recovers from COVID – including affordable housing, entrepreneurship, food, basic needs, arts and…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 1, 2022 at 6:30am — No Comments

"La Mujer Puertorriqueña" Takes Center Stage At PRU Gala

A champion of immigrant rights who turned her lived experience into a platform for organizing and outreach. A tireless salsera whose decades-long practice has criss-crossed the city and made her “an honorary Boricua.” A Hill neighborhood institution where Latino seniors can age with dignity in an affordable housing crisis. And a military veteran with a message that nada…

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Added by Lee Cruz on August 1, 2022 at 6:25am — No Comments

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Nadia Villagrán Named to Lead Rural LISC, Fuel New Investments in Housing, Economic Development, Jobs

With deep personal and professional experience in rural community development, Villagrán, a veteran LISC staffer, will build on nearly 30 years of Rural LISC investments in affordable housing, workforce development, economic growth and culture.

LISC & Enterprise to Launch New Book on Community Development & Climate Resilience

Next month, LISC and Enterprise Community Partners will release “What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods,” an urgent collection of essays on the intersection of community development and climate resilience.

“You Will Not Be Alone”: LISC + Verizon Provide Lifeline for Entrepreneurs New to U.S.

Drawing on their Argentinian heritage and family legacy as purveyors of fine sausages, Federico Etchechoury and his brother Martín brought their craft to the U.S. where they opened WeARGourment in suburban Atlanta. They soon found that starting a business in a new country is full of challenges. Thankfully, the Etchechoury brothers discovered Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, a free learning platform offering courses and one-on-one consulting in English and Spanish. Watch their story!

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