The voices of people starting over after coming home from prison are raised up on Criminal Justice Insider, a new radio show sponsored by The Community Foundation and Family Reentry. The show explores the lives of people affected by incarceration, both ex-offenders and their family. Guests will be invited to talk about the challenges of living outside of prison and offer perspectives on what makes the difference between going back in or staying out for good.

Criminal Justice Insider airs on the first and third Fridays of every month on WNHH radio and livestreamed from The New Haven Independent Facebook page. A written article will accompany each episode.

Find past shows here.

"With unique access, go inside an effort in Connecticut to change the way parole works and reduce the number of people returning to prison. In collaboration with The New York Times, the film follows four former prisoners as they navigate the challenges of their first year on parole." - Frontline

The voices of people starting over after coming home from prison are raised on “Criminal Justice Insider,” a new radio show sponsored by The Community Foundation on the New Haven Independent’s WNHH radio station, which airs the first Friday of every month.

The show aligns with The Foundation’s leadership strategy on incarceration and reentry, and is just one of several ways we are working with local media outlets to inform the community. 

Our long-standing support of nonprofit journalism is continuing with new general operating grants from The Community Foundation and our affiliate, the Valley Community Foundation to fund the work of the New Haven Independent and Valley Independent Sentinel. 

A new grant was also awarded to Connecticut Health Investigative Team (C-HIT) to support reporting on in-depth stories including disparities and access to health care. Continue reading.

 The Greater New Haven Green Fund is an environmental foundation that carries out grantmaking in four municipalities of the Greater New Haven area. Since its inception the Green Fund has contributed more than $250,000 towards organizations and projects working to enhance environmental quality and environmental justice.

We are currently seeking proposals for funding of environmentally beneficial projects serving the towns of New Haven, East Haven, Hamden, and Woodbridge. Grants up to $10,000 will be made in a competitive application process. Proposals are due January 12.

Please see www.gnhgreenfund.org for more information.

Grant Processes Open

New Haven, CT (December 5, 2017) - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region’s permanent endowment and largest grantmaker to local nonprofits, announces two grant opportunities with application deadlines in January.

The Community Fund for Women & Girls is accepting applications for the 2018 grants cycle through Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Grants are awarded to gender-specific initiatives that are intentional, equitable and well-informed.  All interested applicants are required to contact The Community Foundation before applying.Learn more here.

The Quinnipiac River Fund, a component fund at The Community Foundation, is accepting applications through Monday, January 22, 2018. The Fund makes grants for projects designed to benefit the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River, the New Haven Harbor, and surrounding watersheds. Approximately $100,000 in grants is awarded each spring from the Fund.Learn more here.

The Issue:

Congress is in the finals stages of passing major tax legislation, H.R. 1, that has serious negative implications for older adults and aging services providers. We are opposed to its passage. We urge Congress to defeat this legislation and find better solutions for older Americans.

The House and Senate have each passed their own version of H.R. 1 and are now starting a House/Senate Conference Committee to iron out their differences. Both bills are bad for older adults. At risk are the medical expense tax deduction, private activity bonds and advance refunding, and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program.

In addition, the bill could pave the way for big cuts to Medicare and Medicaid resulting from the $1.5 trillion cost of the bill. Congress should stop this bill and start anew to find solutions that will work for older adults.

Now is the time to act. Let your senators and representative know that H.R. 1 will hurt the health and wellness of older adults.

This legislation is moving fast, we need YOU to take action today!

How you can help:

Call or email your lawmakers TODAY!
Share this information with the residents in your community and suggest that they call as well. The proposed changes will directly impact them.
Forward this action alert to your network.
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