Healing Meals Project, Mental Health Connecticut Earn Grant Awards from Red Sox Foundation

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Healing Meals Project, Mental Health Connecticut Earn Grant Awards from Red Sox Foundation

The Healing Meals Project, based in Bloomfield and serving the Greater Hartford region, is described as the state’s only non-profit that experientially teaches about healthy foods from ‘start to finish,’ preparing and delivering delicious, organic meals for families dealing with a serious health crisis. Top vote-getter in the Red Sox Foundation IMPACT awards, they’ve earned a $10,000 grant.

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Sikorsky to Receive CT Medal of Technology, Connecticut Science Center’s Fleury Honored, 36 New Members Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering

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Sikorsky to Receive CT Medal of Technology, Connecticut Science Center’s Fleury Honored, 36 New Members Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, is the 2020 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Technology in recognition of X2 Technology, a generational leap in rotary wing innovation that enables helicopters to complete tasks traditional helicopters can’t today. Matt Fleury, CEO of the Connecticut Science Center, is selected as an Honorary Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, and 36 new members of the Academy are elected.

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Hartford Wins 2020 Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award, Recognizing Comprehensive Zoning Code Rewrite

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Hartford Wins 2020 Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award, Recognizing Comprehensive Zoning Code Rewrite

Hartford and Rancho Cucamonga (California) have been selected as the winners of the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award, presented by the Form-Based Codes Institute at Smart Growth America. Each year, the Driehaus Award recognizes communities that have adopted and implemented exemplary form-based zoning codes.

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CHDI Launches 5-Year State and National Initiative to Improve Trauma Screening to Better Identify Youth

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CHDI Launches 5-Year State and National Initiative to Improve Trauma Screening to Better Identify Youth

The Connecticut-based Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) is launching a five-year initiative to improve child trauma screening in Connecticut and nationwide. The initiative, Trauma ScreenTIME (Screen, Triage, Inform, Mitigate, Engage), will develop online staff training for child-serving professionals to improve early identification and support of children suffering from traumatic stress and connection to evidence-based treatment.

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Bi-Partisan Report Urges Reinventing of American Democracy; 31 Recommendations Would Advance Change Urgently Needed

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Bi-Partisan Report Urges Reinventing of American Democracy; 31 Recommendations Would Advance Change Urgently Needed

The release this month of a comprehensive report and recommendations by a bipartisan commission, convened by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, outlines 31 steps to strengthen America's institutions and civic culture to help a nation in crisis emerge with a more resilient democracy. And Connecticut voices were prominent in its development.

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Five Connecticut Nonprofits Vie for $10,000 IMPACT Award from Red Sox Foundation; Fan Voting Ends Monday

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Five Connecticut Nonprofits Vie for $10,000 IMPACT Award from Red Sox Foundation; Fan Voting Ends Monday

The major league baseball season has yet to begin, and its prospects remain in doubt. But that hasn’t prevented the Red Sox Foundation from moving ahead with plans for a competitive awards program for nonprofit organizations in the New England states, including Connecticut. Five Connecticut nonprofits are finalists, seeking fan votes, and the deadline is June 22.

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Racism is a Public Health Emergency: State Senator Urges CT to be 1st State to Issue Declaration

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Racism is a Public Health Emergency: State Senator Urges CT to be 1st State to Issue Declaration

“Racism is absolutely a public health issue and a threat to health,” said Patricia Baker, president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation. “Racism is an underlying cause of the many racial and ethnic health disparities that exist in Connecticut.” State Senator Saud Anwar is urging Gov. Lamont to declare racism as a public health emergency, citing data that makes the case. CT would be the first state to do so.

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Malloy, Ojakian Seek to Make One Higher Ed Institution From Many - in Maine and Connecticut

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Malloy, Ojakian Seek to Make One Higher Ed Institution From Many - in Maine and Connecticut

Maine and Connecticut have something in common - education leaders seeking to merge seven, and twelve, higher education institutions respectively into a single accredited institution. The leaders driving the plans in the two New England states both spent some time working together at Connecticut’s State Capitol, at the helm of government in the Land of Steady Habits.

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