Become a New Haven Health Leader!

ABOUT

In this 9-month training program, New Haven Health Leaders will learn about health disparities and solutions to create health equity at the neighborhood level. We will co-learn from each other about New Haven's neighborhoods, community engagement, and leadership development, with a focus on improving health in New Haven.

PARTICIPANTS

Greater New Haven and surrounding area residents are encouraged to apply. Residents from the following neighborhoods will be prioritized:

Dixwell
Dwight
Fair Haven
The Hill
Newhallville
West Hills
West River
West Rock
Whalley-EdgewoodBeaver Hills (WEB)

STIPEND

Participants will receive a total stipend of $2,700.

APPLY

This program is only for people 18+. Monthly sessions will be held during the week between 5pm- 7pm. This program begins in January 2022 and runs through September 2022. Apply by Friday, October 15th, https://www.carenhv.org/new-haven-health-leaders-application.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Participants are required to develop and implement a program or project in their neighborhood. Due to COVID-19, meetings will be held via video conference until it is safe to meet in person. If in-person meetings commence, meals and childcare will be provided for Health Leaders.

QUESTIONS

Contact Marquita Taylor, taylorm40@southernct.edu

As they come to resemble corporations, universities increasingly wield the kind of power and influence that were hallmarks of ruthless employers in isolated company towns. Historian Davarian Baldwin calls this ominous trend the “rise of the UniverCity.”

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/09/university-cities-urban-development-gentrification

The worst problems are in the neighborhoods that aren’t gentrifying.

“Was anyone really asking for a gentrified Gone Girl?” reads a one-line, half-star review of Promising Young Woman.

“Graphic Novels Are Comic Books, But Gentrified” one headline to a Jacobin article proclaims.

Gentrification appends so many words these days — “graffiti,” “rock music,” “font,” “thrifting” — that it bears scant similarity to its original definition. In 1964, sociologist Ruth Glass coined the term gentrification. As Steven Thomson explained for Curbed, Glass was describing a “class phenomenon … by adapting the British-ism ‘gentry’” to describe the process of “middle class liberal arts intelligentsia” moving into her primarily working-class London neighborhood...

https://www.vox.com/22629826/gentrification-definition-housing-racism-segregation-cities

In the seventh grade, Sara¹ remembers joining her classmates to write letters. In a letter that began “Dear Sponsor,” they’d thank the person paying for their education, who they’d likely never meet. Sara would share her career ambitions, hoping to inspire the sponsor enough to keep supporting her. She’d ask questions, inviting a response. Finally, before she signed and mailed her letter, she’d draw. When she was younger, this might be a picture of herself or her family; when she got older, she added intricate and colorful borders, carefully executing each stroke so a mistake wouldn’t force her to start over. Then, she’d turn the letter in to her teacher, and she’d wait...

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/how_to_take_risks_without_losing_your_donors

Five Frogs, the organization building a powerful movement of diverse, representative leaders working together for an equitable Connecticut, invites BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) leaders to participate in a five-part series designed to support a cross-sector cohort in diving deeper into their personal liberation work while exploring how their experiences intersect with theories of identity, power, intersectionality, structural racism and oppression, and shame resilience.

Through facilitated conversations, resources, and self-directed activities Five Frogs will build internal capacity for rest, self-care, and creative problem solving for those who find themselves working to disrupt cycles of harm while growing the conditions needed for a more equitable and just world. In between sessions, participants will complete guided practice assignments.

Dates:

*Oct 6 @ 9-10am

*Oct 13 @  9-11am

*Oct 27  @ 9-11am

*Nov 10 @ 9-11am

*Nov 17 @  9-11am

Participants must be able to commit to the five dates.

Applications are due by September 20. Notification of participation will be sent by September 27. Registration fee ($395) is due by October 4. Learn more & share with your networks!

https://fivefrogsct.org/event/peer-learning-groups-2/

New Haven, CT (August 31, 2021) The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (The Foundation) is excited to announce the members of the first BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color) Cohort for Nonprofit Leadership program. The new career development program was conceived in early 2021 as part of The Foundation’s Stepping Forward commitment to help the Greater New Haven community recover from the impact of COVID-19 and to advance racial equity throughout the region.

“Recognizing that current nonprofit executive leaders are retiring, we saw an opportunity to help create a pipeline for new, more diverse leadership. This program intentionally focuses on building leadership and practical skills of people of color who are already part of the local nonprofit workforce and aspire to senior positions,” says Jackie Downing, Director of Grantmaking and Nonprofit Support at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.

The program framework was designed by co-leads: Dr. David Garvey, Director of the University of Connecticut (UConn) Department of Public Policy’s Nonprofit Leadership Program and Management Consultant Cynthia Rojas, along with adjunct instructor topic experts and seasoned practitioners. CONTINUE READING

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Grantmaking Associate. The application deadline is September 10, 2021.

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Communications Associate. The application deadline is September 10, 2021. 

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

Hi GNH Community:

YNHHS Office of Health Equity is seeking to fill three new exciting positions. See links with more information about each of the positions below. Please share with your networks!

Manager, Health Equity

Health Equity Data Scientist

Health Equity Data Analyst

Resources to Guide Philanthropic Response

Project Dev Consultant

The Area Agencies on Aging – CT are hoping to engage a consultant for the purposes of, 1) assesses current Association structure; 2) making recommendations for a future structure that supports goals; 3) assisting with strategy related to a new statewide information hub as part of a systems change project. Please see the attached documents for more information.  The RFP is streamlined and we hope to hear from you by August 20, 2021.

Apply today for a rewarding career: https://www.continuumct.org/careers ;

Health Equity Solutions in partnership with the CHW Association of Connecticut invites you to join a virtual community health worker (CHW) forum!

These forums will be approximately an hour and a half long. We hope to learn your thoughts, priorities, and concerns on what is needed to continue to advance the CHW workforce in the state of CT.

There will be at least two virtual sessions. Please select one or two date(s) that work best for you.

• Saturday, August 7th at 11 am- 12:30 pm
• Monday, August 9th, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, September 7th, 6:00-7:30 pm
• Wednesday, September 8th, at 4:30 pm - 6 pm for any CHW that works/lives in the Greater New Haven area.

If you have any questions or need accommodations, please contact Dashni Sathasivam, at 860.322.6738 or dashni@hesct.org.

2 CHWs who attend a session and fill out the follow-up survey will be randomly selected to receive a $20 gift card.

• Would you like to share this opportunity with others? Share this flyer!
• If you are not a CHW and would like to engage in our annual Listening Sessions, please see details here!

Health Equity Solutions invites you to join one of our 2021 Listening Sessions!

Each year, Health Equity Solutions hosts listening sessions to learn what health equity issues are most important to people in Connecticut. The sessions will be approximately an hour and a half long and are open to community members and partner organizations. Each session will have a maximum of 25 people. Please join us!

Please register below for the date that works best for you.

• Thursday, August 26 at 5 PM
• Monday, August 30 at 6 PM
• Tuesday, August 31 at 9 AM
• Wednesday, September 1 at 1 PM
• Thursday, September 2 at 5:30 PM
• Wednesday, September 8 at 11 AM
• Thursday, September 9 at 2 PM

If you have any questions or need accommodations, please contact our Policy Analyst & Advocacy Specialist, Samantha Lew, at (860) 937-6432 or slew@hesct.org. Community members not representing an organization will be thanked for their time with a $20 gift card.

Would you like to share this opportunity with others? Share this flyer!

Can’t attend or know someone who is interested but unable to attend? Share this survey link!

If you are a community health worker (CHW) and would like to participate in a discussion about the CHW workforce, please join the CHW forums this summer; details here!

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