Diana, a 49-year-old resident of a Hartford halfway house, is looking for a job. Any job. “It doesn’t matter if I’m cleaning toilets,” Diana...
READ MORECTMirror: Nonprofits reframe their big ask, seek a share of future budget windfalls
by Ben Shaiken | Jan 31, 2020 | News
by KEITH M. PHANEUF Rebuffed in their bid last year to capture $100 million of the state’s growing reserves, Connecticut’s nonprofit social...
READ MORECT Mirror: Nonprofits ‘greatly concerned’ about prospect of emergency budget cuts
by Ben Shaiken | Jan 6, 2020 | News
Connecticut’s largest coalition of nonprofit agencies urged Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration to avoid cutting community-based social services...
READ MORECT Mirror: Lamont eyes emergency budget cuts, even as reserves swell
by Ben Shaiken | Jan 6, 2020 | News
While mustering legislators’ support for tolls and a long-term transportation plan remains his top priority, Gov. Ned Lamont has also recently...
READ MOREWhere We Live: Connecticut Nonprofits Say An Accurate Count Is Crucial In 2020 Census
by Ben Shaiken | Jan 5, 2020 | News
It’s officially 2020, which means you may see a census taker knocking on your door this Spring. The decennial census also will be online....
READ MOREHartford Courant: We are falling far short in caring for the most vulnerable. Here’s one example.
by Ben Shaiken | Jan 2, 2020 | News
by Susan Campbell Andrew John Puglisi’s group home is off a side street in Newington, just five minutes from where he grew up. On a recent day,...
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