Health Equity Solutions (HES) is hosting our fourth annual statewide Health Equity Week campaign (#HealthEquityWeek & #HEW22)! Health Equity Week is a week-long campaign held annually and is designed to raise awareness and spark action to advance health equity throughout Connecticut. Slated for the first full week of April, this year’s Health Equity Week will begin on Sunday, April 3, and conclude on Saturday, April 9, 2022. https://bit.ly/HEW22 ;

This year we are highlighting our recently released Connecticut’s Path to Equity, which outlines key areas for policy change that will promote health equity in Connecticut.

#HEW22 #HealthEquityWeek #Path2Equity

For this eclectic group show, six City Gallery members have invited six fellow artists to participate in 6x6: AN INVITATIONAL, on view from April 1 - May 1. Artist Receptions will be held on both Saturday, April 2 and Sunday April 3 from 1-4pm featuring: 

Saturday
Sheila Kaczmarek/Rick Albee
Kathy Kane/Gary Recchia
Ruth Sack/Esthea Kim 

Sunday
Judy Atlas/Abbie Griffiths
William Frucht/Ellen Burnett
Joyce Greenfield/ Lenny Moskowitz

“Building a sense of collaboration and community is an important part of art making, and this show is an affirmation of that,” says City Gallery artist Kathy Kane. “We’re excited to open up the gallery to new artists whose work we admire.” Artists’ media include assemblages, collage, painting, photography, and a variety of sculpture.

The 6x6: AN INVITATIONAL exhibit is free and open to the public, and runs April 1 - May 1, with Artist Receptions on Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3 from 1pm - 4 pm. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 1pm - 4 pm, or by appointment. City Gallery follows New Haven City’s mask mandate policy. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

One week left to apply: Deadline April 1: Resiliency Grants

Up to $15k, 15 Towns Eligible as well as Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Covers operating expenses

To help communities build capacity and advance evidence-based efforts to improve health in indoor home environments by reducing exposures to common indoor air contaminants including radon, mold and moisture, dust mites, environmental tobacco smoke (secondhand smoke), pests, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), combustion byproducts (e.g., CO and NO₂), and other emerging indoor air quality (IAQ) issues, the National Center for Healthy Housing invites communities to apply for a bundled award of coaching and support over 18 months that includes on-call access to technical assistance from a network of national experts, opportunities to engage in peer learning, and a $15,000 grant...

https://nchh.org/build-the-movement/grants-and-scholarships/2022-building-systems-to-improve-iaq-mini-grants/

Due to recent network upgrades here at Bethesda Lutheran Church, we have many routers and switches for sale at a very reduced rate! Please refer to this document, Technology Sale, for all of the details. Contact me at vicar@bethesdanewhaven.org for more details or to purchase!

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Make the Road CT knows that a commitment to Black lives and futures is a commitment that furthers all futures in Connecticut and in our country. Our country and its economy were built on the exploitation and dehumanization of Black people. It is this painful reality that has made possible the exploitation and dehumanization of all people within our systems and institutions for over 400 years.

https://ctmirror.org/2022/03/21/investing-in-black-futures-in-connecticut-is-not-charity-its-justice/

The Racial Wealth Gap Begins With Our Tax Code

• Keli A. Tianga

Photo by Hyejin Kang via iStock

SPANISH:

Havenly es una organización sin fines de lucro que tiene la misión de desarrollar el poder comunitario de mujeres migrantes y refugiadas en New Haven. Ofrecemos programas educativos y actividades comunitarias desde nuestro café en 25 Temple Street.

Estamos buscando una mujer hispanohablante para trabajar en nuestra cocina como Manager (o gerente) asistente, apoyando a nuestra jefa de cocina. El trabajo es de 30-35 horas a la semana y la paga es $20/hora.

La descripción completa está adjuntada a este post. Si le interesa el trabajo, por favor mande un texto o llame a Camila al 510-853-0952 para hacer una cita para la entrevista. Estaremos encantadas de que se comunique con nosotras.

English: 

Havenly is a non-profit organization dedicated to building the community power of refugee and immigrant women through job training, education, and organizing. We are looking for a Restaurant Assistant Manager to ensure all daily activities at the Havenly cafe run smoothly and efficiently.

Restaurant Assistant Manager responsibilities include supporting fellow training, overseeing inventory, coordinating orders, filling in if the manager has the day off, and ensuring that food safety is complied with.

To apply, please text or call Camila at 510-853-0952 to schedule an interview.

Two full-time positions opening at a fast-growing grassroots non-profit social enterprise in new Haven. Our mission is to build the refugee and immigrant women through job training, education, and organizing. 

Marketing Director:

We are seeking a driven, creative and knowledgeable marketing director to drive our mission, brand recognition, and sales into the next stage. We are a small but growing team - the position will involve a high degree of responsibility, ownership over the future of the organization, and opportunity for professional and personal growth. 

Reporting to the Development Director, the Marketing director will have overall responsibility for the development of Havenly’s brand using promotion and advertising strategies, including communications about its mission and work, digital marketing to increase sales, donor communications, and other lead generation strategies. 

Fellowship Director

The role of the Fellowship Director at Havenly is to plan and execute Havenly’s 6-month Community Café Fellowship, which runs twice per year (June – November and December – May) with 15 fellows per cohort. 

The key objectives of this fellowship are to:

1. Build community. The fellowship provides space and time for immigrant and refugee women to build connection and solidarity across, language, nationality, religion, etc., and decrease social isolation.
2. Build women’s sense of self-confidence and personal agency. 
3. Support women in leaving survival jobs and entering longer term career paths.

We fulfill these goals by hosting a range of classes and workshops that fellows participate in for the first two months of each Fellowship, and by providing 4 months of on-the-job training at the Havenly cafe. 

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to camila@havenlynhv.org and caterina@havenlynhv.org

United Way of Greater New Haven Releases Workforce Development RFP

Applications due March 31, 2022

UWGNH is committed to helping all members of our community get on a path to financial stability. To achieve this goal, workforce development programs need to be able to address the unique needs of all job seekers. One way that agencies achieve this is through having access to unrestricted, flexible funds that can be used to enhance existing program dollars to help job seekers achieve better employment outcomes. This grant opportunity will provide flexible funds to existing workforce service providers. These funds can be utilized to remove barriers for job seekers to participate and complete trainings as well as secure and retain employment.

Examples include, but are not limited to: 

*Transportation

*Childcare expenses

*Stipends

*Technology needs

*Job search support

*Uniforms

*Other related work supports

Organizations that apply for these funds must have programs that support ALICE and below job seekers to achieve job attainment on a career pathway with demonstrated career mobility. Prioritization will be given for programs that have demonstrated the ability to successfully serve underserved communities such as but not limited to, communities of color, low-income, female head of households, re-entering individuals, individuals experiencing homelessness, immigrants, and people with disabilities.

Funding awards will range between $5,000 and $30,000.

For the purposes of this RFP, greater New Haven is defined as: Bethany, Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, West Haven, and Woodbridge.

Learn more and share with your networks! #funding #workforcedevelopment #financialstability

https://www.uwgnh.org/news/stories/request-for-proposals

Marcus Paca, MBA, created the Helping Hands Initiative, which he describes as a triumvirate connecting the University with local nonprofits and corporate philanthropy. He looks forward to the collaborative opportunities it will create between the University and local organizations, as well as the experiences it will provide for underrepresented students to excel in nonprofit leadership roles.

MARCH 17, 2022

By Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications

https://www.newhaven.edu/news/blog/2022/helping-hands-initiative.php ;

The case for treating internet access as a health necessity.

02-18-22

Thanks to a growth in educational programming, Massaro Farm in Woodbridge is hiring a full time education program director, part time youth instructors, summer camp instructors, summer youth staff and a food & garden liaison. Please visit our website, https://massarofarm.org/about-massaro-community-farm/jobs/, for all the postings!

Climate change will fundamentally change the environment. Rivers, the lifeblood of the Earth, will dry up, leaving behind barren riverbeds. Desertification will overtake swathes of forests. Biomes that were once bountiful in biodiversity will be devastated by the ensuing environmental catastrophe...

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/environmental-personhood-a-radical-approach-to-climate-justice

Program Assistant

We Love What Makes You Unique

Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For

Do you enjoy organizing information and facilitating effective communications between community organizations? Are you the type of person who takes pride in getting the details right and is excited to support programs that help families thrive in greater New Haven? Are you enthusiastic about using your organizational talents as a force for good in our community?

United Way is seeking a full-time Program Assistant who is passionate and organized to support two programs that help families in greater New Haven improve their lives: Early Head Start, which serves families with infants and toddlers, and the Coordinated Access Network, which helps people who are at-risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.

This is an hourly position.  The pay range is $16 - $18/hour and includes benefits.

What You Will Do

• Prepare and execute contracts
• Review and submit housing applications
• Review and submit invoices for processing
• Organize and maintain file system, and file correspondence and other records
• Prepare materials for presentations and events
• Coordinate and schedule meetings and events
• Answer emails and correspondence
• Develop meeting agendas and take meeting minutes
• Develop memos, reports and other regular correspondences as requested
• Create and distribute surveys
• Participate in trainings and committee work as applicable
• Participate in program strategic planning and self-assessment processes
• Develop relationships with community partners
• Assist in special projects as requested
• Maintain a high sense of confidentiality, initiative, and good judgment
• Other duties as assigned

What You Need

• Minimum experience of 2 years working in an administrative capacity
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Training and experience using Microsoft Office 365 products
• Ability to travel to Partner sites in the Greater New Haven area

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.  In accordance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, this position also requires a medical physical and proof of Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. 

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, with at least two days per week in our office in New Haven.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Now more than ever, teens are struggling with depression, anxiety and loneliness. World Teen Mental Wellness Day is celebrated on March 2 every year to raise awareness about teen mental health and remove stigma.

Check out our resources: https://continuumct.org/resources

June, 2020 March for Racial Justice in New Haven. Photo credit: Chris Volpe 

Connecticut organizers and movement builders discuss how people most affected by inequities are best positioned to work together and build power to implement and lead long-term solutions.

Please join an upcoming virtual conversation hosted by The Community Foundation about effective ways to support community organizers working to address the root causes of injustice and create lasting positive change.

Panelists:
Lorenzo Jones, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Katal Center for Equity, Health & Justice
Kica Matos, Vice President, Vera Institute of Justice
Laura McCargar, President, Perrin Family Foundation

Moderator:

Cesar Aleman, Director of CT Urban Opportunity Collaborative

REGISTER HERE