During the first two years of the pandemic, the number of Connecticut households unable to afford the basics grew to 39%, an 11% increase, and Greater New Haven has the highest percentage of families struggling to make ends meet at 42%, according to a new report.
Read MoreAs kids return to school, Connecticut's teacher shortage will seriously impact the new school year.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Center for School Safety and Crisis Preparation conducted the Second Annual Institute for School Safety, which featured daylong presentations that provided a forum for discussion among professionals highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to school safety.
Read MoreThe University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in West Hartford is launching three new education programs beginning this fall in response to the substantial teacher shortage in Connecticut. The new offerings aim to attract students to the teaching profession and to provide professional development options for teachers already in the classroom.
Read MoreChildren and adolescents who are experiencing a mental health crisis can now receive the vital and immediate support needed to stabilize and begin healing at The Village for Families & Children’s new, walk-in Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) in Hartford.
Read MoreThe Connecticut State Library’s Division of Library Development - in collaboration with 8 public libraries in the state - has been awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grant for $249,948 to design and implement a replicable, regional digital navigator sharing plan.
Read MoreThe Jordan Porco Foundation’s Fresh Check Day has been designated as a best practice for suicide prevention for colleges and universities by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center is funded by SAMHSA, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Read MoreGirl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has acknowledged Grace Wentland of West Hartford for her outstanding community-based project. The national non-profit has awarded Wentland a $10,000 scholarship for her anti-bullying initiative, entitled, “The Starfish Project.”
Read MoreThe University of Connecticut is one of 20 award recipients nationwide of a 5-year cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a project to protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children and adolescents.
Read MoreThe CT State Library has announced a partnership with Libraries Without Borders US (LWB), the American branch of the global NGO Bibliothèques Sans Frontières that delivers knowledge and information to communities in crisis.
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