Health and Wellness Management to be New Degree at Western Connecticut State University

Health and Wellness Management to be New Degree at Western Connecticut State University

Western Connecticut State University in Danbury is offering a new degree for students interested in health, wellness and fitness as well as business. The B.S. in Health and Wellness Management integrates these interests into a comprehensive degree program that caters to students who want to start or manage a business that focuses on the health, wellness and/or fitness industries.

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As 12 Institutions Become 1, Rankings Indicate Connecticut's Previous Community College System & Individual Schools Were Among Best in the U.S.

As 12 Institutions Become 1, Rankings Indicate Connecticut's Previous Community College System & Individual Schools Were Among Best in the U.S.

Connecticut’s 12 independent community colleges, operating within a system, face the start of the academic year this month with an entirely new structure - as a single community college, the largest in New England. New rankings placed the old system - extinct as of July 1 - as among the nation’s best.

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Federal Funds to Plant Trees in Urban Communities Headed to Connecticut

Federal Funds to Plant Trees in Urban Communities Headed to Connecticut

Trees, it turns out, make a difference. Studies show that communities with access to trees and green spaces are associated with improved health outcomes, reduced crime, lower average temperatures, and an influx of other kinds of investments and new economic opportunities. Connecticut cities will be receiving funds to expand tree cover in their urban communities.

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224 EcoSpace Selected for Hartford Foundation's Social Enterprise Accelerator Program

224 EcoSpace Selected for Hartford Foundation's Social Enterprise Accelerator Program

The Conference of Churches (TCC), parent organization of The 224 EcoSpace, was recently selected to participate in The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Social Enterprise Accelerator (SEA) program. The impactful program was created to strengthen each organization's entrepreneurial capacity by launching or growing revenue-generating ventures that are mission-aligned. 

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United Way of Connecticut/211 to Resume 24/7 Homeless Crisis Line on December 1

United Way of Connecticut/211 to Resume 24/7 Homeless Crisis Line on December 1

To respond effectively to Connecticut residents facing homelessness or an imminent housing crisis, and with the support of additional funding appropriated in the state’s biennium budget, United Way of Connecticut/211 will resume 24-hour service, seven days a week on the 211 Housing Crisis Line as of December 1, 2023,

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