Community, Nonprofits and Businesses sharing Information
Every Year Thousands of Students Drop Out of High School Without Earning A Diploma.
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Your chance to talk with Access Health CT.
Interested in learning about the progress Access Health CT has been making? Curious how it will benefit you? Do you have questions you’d like to ask? Then come to a Healthy Chat event in your area!
Each Healthy Chat is an open forum. It’s your chance to meet and talk with Exchange CEO Kevin Counihan and other health care reform experts around the…
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Watch Implementing the Affordable Care Act In CT on Comcast Channel 26, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, 7-8:00pm
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For this Black History Month CPTV is presenting a retrospective of the phenomenal mini series ROOTS. The series was based on the book by Alex Haley covering a 100 -year history of his family in America.
The CPTV event is using ROOTS as a backdrop to tell a larger story about the lives of African-Americans in America today. The lead role in ROOTS was played by Levar Burton, a young actor with no movies or even live theatrical…
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FEB 1, 2013 IS WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH DAY. Learn more about Keeping Your Heart Healthy Today. Watch the video clip linked below, and visit the links listed.
• Heart Disease is the leading killer of women in the United States. Stress, lack of sleep and lack of exercise are three contributing factors.
• 1.5 million heart attacks occur in the United States each year with 500,000…
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“The U.S. spends far more per capita on health care than other high-income countries, yet the nation has fallen in relative standing because it has the worst health outcomes.” As the report title aptly states, "…
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Today’s Readers are Tomorrows Leaders
Reading aloud to children is beneficial on a number of levels. It increases vocabulary, literacy skills and comprehension. It is the foundation of literacy development. (Kathleen Childress 2011) Once children possess these skills, it opens up a whole new world of learning and development, especially inner city children. More importantly, children love being read to.…
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We have the following office furniture available:
* three metal desks with wooden tops (various drawer arrangements)
* one wood-veneer desk (one file- and one-regular drawer)
* three, three-drawer lateral files
* one wooden project table (has seen a lot of hard use, but might be right for a workshop or warehouse)
Free to any non-profit that can cart it away by Jan. 31st! Please contact The New Haven Preservation Trust at 203-562-5919 or email…
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In our continued effort to gather information on the state of the nonprofit sector in our region, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is encouraging area nonprofits to participate in the fourth annual Nonprofit Finance Fund’s (NFF) survey. NFF analyzes the results and provides them to all of us—nonprofits, government, foundations, lending institutions, media, and umbrella organizations—in late March.…
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VITA sites, where volunteers offer low-income individuals and families free help preparing their income taxes, open throughout the region this week.
Click here for a list of area sites and more information, and please help spread the word!
Added by Cara Rosner on January 28, 2013 at 6:22am — No Comments
Looney Leads The Charge (Dealing with GUNS in our Community)
“We need to shine a light on better mental health care for younger children,” Looney said.
Each of the three working groups—mental health, gun violence and school security—are working against a Feb. 15 deadline to recommend legislation to the overall task force they are part of. At that point, Looney will be key…
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The N.A.A.C.P. Has Close Ties to Several Soft-Drink Companies, Particularly Cocoa-Cola
The civil rights organization is standing by its friends in their fight against Michael Bloomberg’s soda rules. New York City health officials say the obesity rate for African-Americans in New York City is higher than the city average. The city’s health commissioner, Dr. Thomas A. Farley, said Wednesday that he was “disappointed” the N.A.A.C.P. had…
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Another VERY Interesting and Informative Article about NHPS
Graduation Rate Rises To 70.5%
by Melissa Bailey | Jan 22, 2013 3:21 pm
You may read the entire article linked below. After reading the article, if you do not have time to read all the comments, we are posting one here for you. Draw your own conclusions.…
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We commend Hillhouse High School Principal, Kermit Carolina, for making the school available on Inauguration Day for this historic purpose. This is but one example of the dual purpose our public school buildings can serve. It is a great way for many people in the community to come together and share this experience with others in their neighborhood school. Thanks also to the New Haven Independent (NHI) for sharing this information and for…
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This is a Very interesting article. The images speak volume.
My Gun Vs. Your Safety
by marcia chambers | Jan 17, 2013 1:52 pm
“I feel as passionate about not owning a gun as you feel about owning one,” declared Gail Corbett, who oversees 14 classrooms, at six different schools in a nearby city.…
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If you haven't had a chance, please check out a video I made explaining Charter Revision and making the case for a Hybrid Board of Education - partially elected and partially appointed.
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Ending Violence in Children's Lives: A Resolution We Cannot Afford to Break
The Huffington Post, Michael Feigelson, 01/08/2013…
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Study: Few Children Meet Physical Activity and Screen-Time Guidelines
Education Week, Bryan Toporek, 01/07/2013 …
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Should New Haven Residents and Tax-payers Care about This?
A Claimed 100 Percent Murder Rate Clearance!!!
Three lives and those affected by those lives – damaged!
The City of New Haven coffers directly depleted by $200K
Willoughby retired with a pension –continued depletion of the City’s…
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By Ryan O’Connor, Director of Programs, 8 80 Cities Recently 8 80 Cities wrote a blog post about open streets being a labour of love. That being the case, the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans felt like a family reunion of sorts. It was rejuvenating to see old and new friends who share our passion for open streets and are working tirelessly to create healthier, happier, and more connected communities across the world. The event, which took place on September 15-16, brought together more than 50 leaders who currently organize open streets programs or are interested in bringing the...
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We hope you are getting ready and feel excited about the Open Streets Summit in Gretna/New Orleans! Taking place from September 15-16, 2018, the Summit will feature tours, presentations and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Attendees will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting or scaling up open streets programs, including: Route design and planning Partnerships with business and officials Social inclusion Safety and logistics Marketing and promotion Program evaluation through measurable goals and metrics If you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the Open Streets Summit only or...
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The Open Streets Project is proud to announce that Ed Solis from Viva Calle (San Jose, CA), Romel Pascual from CicLAvia (Los Angeles, CA), Jaymie Santiago and Charles Brown from New Brunswick Ciclovia will join us as speakers for the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans and Gretna! Taking place from September 15-16 2018, the Summit will feature: Behind the scenes tour of the City of Gretna’s inaugural open streets program. Workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Training and inspiration for both -novice and experienced- open streets organizers and supporters...
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