ShopBlackCT, a volunteer initiative and free not-for-profit website that lists nearly 1,800 Black-owned businesses in Connecticut, has partnered with The Key Bookstore in Hartford to help local Senior Girl Scout Rhaili-Em Lowe attain a prestigious Girl Scouts Gold Award by collecting 150 books for Hartford students to make Hartford Public Schools libraries more diverse and inclusive.
Read MoreConnecticut has among the nation’s biggest wealth gaps, comparing populations by race and ethnicity, according to a new analysis looking at states across the country. Connecticut is ranked as having the 5th largest gap; only the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa had larger gaps in their populations.
Read MoreHaving achieved its fundraising goals on schedule, The Jackson Institute of Global Affairs will open as a school at Yale University this fall, becoming the first new professional school established at Yale in more than 40 years.
Read MoreAmidst the “Great Resignation” that has seen unprecedented numbers of job resignations across the county, Connecticut appears to be among the more stable workforces. A new analysis finds that Connecticut is among the ten states with the lowest rates of resignations.
Read MoreIf you’re viewing the upcoming Olympics, taking place in Beijing, China, on NBC and affiliated networks next month, the voices you’ll be hearing announcing the competition will not be on the other side of the world – they’ll be right here in Connecticut.
Read MoreIt has been more than six months since the most recent President of the University of Connecticut resigned. And just a week since his interim replacement, who took over on July 1, announced that he too was headed elsewhere, next month. It’s search time at the state’s flagship university.
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreA Civic Ambassador, Antonia conducts outreach in communities on a daily basis as a family and community advocate. She encourages all voices in the community to be heard and makes a point of “meeting people where they are at”.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreA new analysis ranking the “Best States to Raise a Family,” puts Connecticut in the top ten - 7th in the nation.
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