January 16, 2022

Need for Foster Parents Continues; Virtual Course Can Prepare Individuals to Parent a Child

January 16, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

There continues to be a pressing need for foster families in Connecticut, particularly after the disruptions caused by the nearly two-year pandemic. To respond to the ongoing need for foster parents, Connecticut community-based nonprofit provider Wheeler is hosting a virtual informational session to introduce a 10-week online course to individuals interested in fostering a child or youth.

January 11, 2022

Acclaimed Stamford Youth Music Program Earns $500,000 Grant Award

January 11, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

A Stamford-based organization which teaches music to over 1,000 young people ages 3-17 has been named as recipient of The Lewis Prize for Music’s Accelerator Award, which brings a $500,000 multi-year grant. The organization is one of four nationally to receive the top award.

January 11, 2022

CT Ranked Among Best States to Raise a Family; #7 in the Nation

January 11, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

A new analysis ranking the “Best States to Raise a Family,” puts Connecticut in the top ten - 7th in the nation.

December 13, 2021

Coordinated Gun Buyback Program Has Successful Launch, Organizers Hope to Repeat and Expand in 2022

December 13, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

More than 500 guns were purchased and 350 gun safes were distributed on a Saturday in October in Connecticut, in what was billed as the first Statewide Gun Buyback. Participating communities, under the umbrella of the #KeepKids Safe initiative, included Bridgeport, Guilford, Hartford, Newtown, Norwalk, Stamford and Waterbury.

November 17, 2021

ESPN, Doc Wayne and The Village Team Up to Expand Mental Health Services for Youth

November 17, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Doc Wayne Youth Services — a Boston nonprofit whose sport-infused therapies improve mental health — along with Bristol, CT-based global sports brand ESPN, and The Village — a Hartford nonprofit dedicated to building a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children — are collaborating to advance mental health initiatives for young people by leveraging the power of sport.

November 15, 2021

Connecticut Book Awards Presented to Local Authors

November 15, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

The Connecticut Center for the Book has announced the 2021 Connecticut Book Awards Winners, recognizing the best books of 2020 which are either about Connecticut or by authors and illustrators from Connecticut in multiple categories.

November 15, 2021

Report Finds CT's Special Education System Insufficient, Ineffective, Inequitable

November 15, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut’s methods of funding and delivering special education services are insufficient, ineffective, and inequitable, according to a new report and analysis by Connecticut Voices for Children. And the pandemic has made it worse.

November 10, 2021

Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative Continues to Add Participating Schools

November 10, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut's School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) will be implemented in 15 schools across six districts during the 2021-22 school year, bringing the total number of schools served by SBDI in Connecticut to 65.

October 11, 2021

New Initiative Urges Business Leaders to Share Advice with Next Gen Girls

October 11, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Marking International Day of the Girl on October 11, Connecticut-based non-profit Girls With Impact, which offers programming including the nation’s only live, online mini-MBA for young women, unveiled a new initiative calling on leaders in business and media to share their most important advice for success with the next generation.

September 23, 2021

New Haven Teacher Nataliya Braginsky Named 2021 National History Teacher of the Year

September 23, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Nataliya Braginsky, a social studies teacher at Metropolitan Business Academy in New Haven, has been named the 2021 National History Teacher of the Year by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.