RVNAhealth Pt. 2
Check out the second part of our mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Learn how your philanthropy and volunteerism can continue helping RVNAhealth provide exceptional home and community health care services, like they've been doing for over 100 years.
18m Aug 28, 2024
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RVNAhealth Pt. 2 - Special Report: CT Psychological Assoc. Back to School - Disability:IN Connecticut
Check out the second part of our mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Learn how your philanthropy and volunteerism can continue helping RVNAhealth provide exceptional home and community health care services, like they've been doing for over 100 years. Then we'll check in with a rep from the CT Psychological Associa...
1hr 1m Aug 25, 2024
1hr 1m
MitoCure
Check out our information-packed conversation with a co-founder and researcher representing MitoCure. This nonprofit exists to educate communities about Mitochondrial Disease and to generate financial support for the most promising research for a cure, by providing 100 % of all donations directly to research efforts around the world. Learn more about the cause, the important work being done to ...
22m Aug 20, 2024
22m
Naugatuck Valley COG - Kinneytown Dam Removal
If you live on or anywhere near the Naugatuck river, you are potentially impacted by the detrimental environmental harm being caused by the Kinneytown Dam. So we're connecting with the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments to get the details you need to know, and inviting you to be part of the solution at an important public info session next week that will be mapping out the dam's removal pr...
23m Aug 20, 2024
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Mini-series: RVNAhealth Pt. 1
Check out the first part of a mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Hear how RVNAhealth has been providing exceptional home and community health care services, supports public health and safety, and has promoted the highest quality of life for over 100 years.
13m Aug 20, 2024
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RVNAhealth Pt. 1 - Naugatuck Valley COG / Kinneytown Dam Removal - MitoCure
Check out the first part of a mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Hear how RVNAhealth has been providing exceptional home and community health care services, supports public health and safety, and has promoted the highest quality of life for over 100 years. Then - if you live on or anywhere near the Naugatuck rive...
1hr Aug 18, 2024
1hr
Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
For the People is circling back with the CEO of New Haven's Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. A recent story about the abrupt closing of another similar facility in town got us thinking about agencies like this one  facing even greater challenges as the regional pool of mental health and addiction service providers continues to dry up. Tune in and find out how Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center i...
15m Aug 14, 2024
15m
Girl Scouts of CT Legacy of Leadership
Hang with us as we celebrate the 2024 honorees who will be introduced at the Girl Scouts of Connecticut's Annual Legacy of Leadership fundraising event coming up in September in Bridgeport. We'll catch up with the organization's new CEO and chat briefly with all three of these legacy honorees.
37m Aug 14, 2024
37m
CBYD 8-1-1-Day
It seemed appropriate to open our August 11 program focusing on Call Before You Dig - since it was National 8-1-1 Day! So, sit tight and get all the information you need to know about this critical public safety program that identifies any underground utilities that may be in the way of where you want to dig - whether it's in your garden, putting up a new mailbox, or excavating to put in a pool...
9m Aug 14, 2024
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CBYD 8-1-1-Day - Girl Scouts of CT Legacy of Leadership - Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
It seems appropriate that we open our August 11 program focusing on Call Before You Dig - since it's National 8-1-1 Day! So, sit tight and get all the information you need to know about this critical public safety program that identifies any underground utilities that may be in the way of where you want to dig - whether it's in your garden, putting up a new mailbox, or excavating to put in a po...
1hr 2m Aug 11, 2024
1hr 2m
TriCircle
For the People is proud to introduce you to TriCircle - an organization that provides resources for individuals, families, and communities affected by the disease of addiction. Through education and community engagement, you'll learn from its founder how TriCircle is dedicated to providing the tools that build strong futures!
19m Aug 07, 2024
19m
CT Cannabis Ombudsperson
Get ready for a serious chat with Connecticut's - and the nation's - first Cannabis Ombudsperson. Hear all about how this unique government post came to be, and how residents and constituents can engage and access its information resources, support and guidance.
25m Aug 07, 2024
25m
Green Village Initiative
After some transitions, the Bridgeport-based Green Village Initiative, and its neighborhood garden program and Reservoir Community Farm are growing again. So check out our spirited conversation with GVI's new outreach coordinator to find out how you can support or benefit from this unique agricultural cooperative.
15m Aug 07, 2024
15m
TriCircle - CT Cannabis Ombudsperson - Green Village Initiative (GVI)
After some transitions, the Bridgeport-based Green Village Initiative, and its neighborhood garden program and Reservoir Community Farm are growing again. So check out our spirited conversation with GVI's new outreach coordinator to find out how you can support or benefit from this unique agricultural cooperative. Then, get ready for a serious chat with Connecticut's - and the nation's - first...
1hr 1m Aug 04, 2024
1hr 1m
Special Report: Homegrown By Heroes Farmers Market
For the People spent a recent weekend proudly patronizing the Homegrown by Heroes Farmer’s Market at Guardians Farm in Southbury. We took the opportunity to meet and chat with a number of inspiring and aspiring veteran farmers along with representatives of several agencies supporting the cause. So, check out our conversations with the Guardian Farm founder, the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Conn...
58m Aug 02, 2024
58m
United Way of Connecticut - 988 Anniversary
We're checking in with United Way of Connecticut, which is celebrating 988 - the National Suicide Prevention hotline. We'll learn why callers to 988 in Connecticut connect to caring, well-trained intervention and support specialists, as well as a wealth of resources that can help address the very issues causing callers' anxiety and hopelessness.
17m Jul 26, 2024
17m
Career Resources, Inc. - 'Thor Tour'
Listen in as we take a call from the Iowa / Wisconsin border to speak with a cross country cyclist and board member for Career Resources, Inc. who is pedaling from Norwalk to Oregon to raise over $100,000 to support the job training, workforce development, and second-chance career opportunities for thousands of qualified individuals in the region.
21m Jul 26, 2024
21m
All Our Kin
We're thrilled to bring back the co-founder of All Our Kin, a national nonprofit organization  training, supporting, and sustaining family child care educators. There's lots to chat about as All Our Kin turns 25 years old, celebrates its latest career training class graduates, and prepares for their upcoming first-ever gala.
19m Jul 26, 2024
19m
All Our Kin - Career Resources, Inc. 'Thor Tour' - United Way of Connecticut 988 Anniv.
We're thrilled to bring back the co-founder of All Our Kin, a national nonprofit organization  training, supporting, and sustaining family child care educators. There's lots to chat about as All Our Kin turns 25 years old, celebrates its latest career training class graduates, and prepares for their upcoming first-ever gala. Then, we'll take a call from the Iowa / Wisconsin border and speak wi...
59m Jul 21, 2024
59m
New Haven Legal Assistance Assoc.
We're catching up with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association - celebrating 60 years of providing legal advice, brief service, and full representation to qualified individuals; while strategically prioritizing legal work to make systemic improvements benefitting low-income people; all while engaging in community education and outreach.
17m Jul 18, 2024
17m
AARP Connecticut
We're continuing our conversations with AARP Connecticut, unveiling seven organizations throughout the state receiving 2024 Community Challenge grants. We'll also prep you for a new round of grants available to implement quick-action projects to help communities like yours become more livable by improving public places; transportation; housing; digital connections; and more.
21m Jul 18, 2024
21m
Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter
Branford's Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter is a temporary home to guinea pigs, chinchillas, rabbits, dogs, puppies, cats and kittens, who would love to be part of your family. But the shelter is also facing unique challenges that could use your help - so along with educating you on their work, we'll be inviting you out to the shelter's upcoming Music & Food Truck Festival.
20m Jul 18, 2024
20m
Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter - AARP Connecticut - New Haven Legal Assistance Assoc.
Branford's Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter is a temporary home to guinea pigs, chinchillas, rabbits, dogs, puppies, cats and kittens, who would love to be part of your family. But the shelter is also facing unique challenges that could use your help - so along with educating you on their work, we'll be inviting you out to the shelter's upcoming Music & Food Truck Festival. The, we'll continue our ...
1hr Jul 14, 2024
1hr
Connecticut Clean Energy Industry Report
This segment dives into another aspect of our environmental health - specifically the state' clean energy industries - which continue to multiply their reciprocal returns to the tune of $7.68 billion to the state’s Gross Regional Product. We'll bring in a principal from the firm that put the report together to unpack what it all means, so tune in!
16m Jul 10, 2024
16m
CT Rides Climate Challenge
We're heading to the intersection where transportation meets environmental health - as we bring in a panel talking about the Connecticut DOT 2024 CT Rides Climate Challenge. During the Challenge, residents across Connecticut united to reduce their carbon footprint by choosing sustainable travel options rather than driving alone.
22m Jul 10, 2024
22m
Closer to Free Ride 2024
Our first program of July introduces you to an invested "spokesperson" to chat about how you can get involved in the 2024 Closer to Free Ride fueling research and care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center while giving riders of all levels the chance to experience five professionally designed and fully supported routes ranging from 10 to 100 miles.
23m Jul 10, 2024
23m
Closer to Free Ride 2024 - CT Rides Climate Challenge - Connecticut Clean Energy Industry Report
Our first program of July is going to introduce you to an invested "spokesperson" to chat about how you can get involved in the 2024 Closer to Free Ride fueling research and care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center while giving riders of all levels the chance to experience five professionally designed and fully supported routes ranging from 10 to 100 miles. Then we'll combine tran...
1hr 2m Jul 07, 2024
1hr 2m
Northwest Region Workforce Investment Board (NRWIB)
For the People is connecting with the boss from the Northwest Region Workforce Investment Board (NRWIB) - which has a lot to celebrate lately as they facilitate the launch of a number of programs fortifying our state's high-tech manufacturing businesses, our state environmental protection agency, and providing opportunities for youth and adults to explore and become well compensated contributor...
16m Jul 03, 2024
16m
CatalystCT
Tune in and learn about the new name and stepped up mission of a long-tenured and extremely vital human services organization: RYASAP is now CatalystCT, and For the People is chatting with its President and CEO to discover what's behind this new image and how the agency is stepping-up its game supporting underserved and marginalized youth, families, and neighborhoods in our region.
22m Jul 03, 2024
22m
Connecticut Foodshare
While summer offers a great break - especially for many young people and college-age students - it's also the time of peak hunger, putting increasing pressure on hundreds of food pantries and other agencies. So, For the People is bringing in the Connecticut Foodshare's CEO to explain why and what you can do about it.
20m Jul 03, 2024
20m
CTFoodshare - CatalystCT - Northwest Region Workforce Investment Board
While summer offers a great break for many young people and college-age students, it's also the time of peak hunger and visits to the hundreds of partners working with CTFoodshare. That's right, our state's hunger crisis goes into overdrive every summer, and we're bringing in the CEO from CTFoodshare to explain why and what you can do about it. Then we'll learn about the new name and stepped u...
1hr Jun 30, 2024
1hr
Pride Month Series Pt. 4 - Triangle Community Center
Our Pride Month Series continues with new voices representing a long-established LGBTQ support agency - Norwalk's Triangle Community Center. Meet the agency's two top leaders who have each recently arrived in those jobs bring with them a wealth of professional and life experiences to help propel Triangle to do even more to welcome and support our LGBTQ communities across the region and beyond.
17m Jun 28, 2024
17m
CT Humanities
Check out our chat with the director of Connecticut Humanities about a very important session he will be part of at this year's International Festival of Arts & Ideas, as well as his team's work encouraging curiosity, understanding and critical thinking by producing programs throughout the state connecting people and ideas.
20m Jun 28, 2024
20m
CT Housing Partners
Connecticut's "housing crisis" isn't a sensational catch phrase - it's a fact. And the combined shortage of housing units and lack of affordable places to live for our families and workforce is negatively affecting our economy and even the quality of life in many communities across the region. So, we're bringing back Connecticut Housing Partners to learn how they're applying decades of experien...
20m Jun 28, 2024
20m
CT Housing Partners - Triangle Community Center - CT Humanities
Connecticut's "housing crisis" isn't a sensational catch phrase - it's a fact. And the combined shortage of housing units and lack of affordable places to live for our families and workforce is negatively affecting our economy and even the quality of life in many communities across the region. So, we're bringing back Connecticut Housing Partners to learn how they're applying decades of experien...
1hr Jun 23, 2024
1hr
Make Music CT / CT Office of the Arts
And we'll close getting you ready to hear or make music right in your own community or neighborhood. Make Music Day Connecticut is this Friday, so we'll chat about it with our State Troubadour and a rep from the CT Cultural Coalition. We'll also brief you on how to apply to be our next State Troubadour or Poet Laureate - and the upcoming round of grant opportunities from the state Office of the...
17m Jun 18, 2024
17m
Swim Across America-Fairfield County
Whether you want to swim, boat, paddle, or just hang out on dry land and be part of the festivities and fundraising for critical, groundbreaking cancer research, there's a place for you as part of the upcoming 18th Swim Across America-Fairfield County. Tune in and learn all about how to get involved!
19m Jun 18, 2024
19m
Pride Month Series Pt. 3 - Greater Bridgeport Pride
 The next segment in our Pride Month series features Greater Bridgeport Pride - an organization 14 years strong raising awareness of the vibrant local LGBTQ+ community, offering a platform for creative expression, and connecting the community to work opportunities for queer creatives. There's big news and a huge celebration planned for Pride Week starting Monday, so stick with us to hear all ab...
21m Jun 18, 2024
21m
Swim Across America-Fairfield County - Greater Bridgeport Pride - Make Music Day / CT Office of the Arts
Whether you want to swim, boat, paddle, or just hang out on dry land and be part of the festivities and fundraising for critical, groundbreaking cancer research, there's a place for you as part of the upcoming 18th Swim Across America-Fairfield County. Tune in and learn all about how to get involved! Then, the next segment in our Pride Month series features Greater Bridgeport Pride - an organi...
59m Jun 16, 2024
59m
Pride Month Series Pt. 2 - EqualityCT
Where can the LGBTQ+ community in greater Waterbury and statewide turn for statehouse leadership - as well as growing social and support networks? For the People is picking up on our Pride Month series introducing @EqualityCT - a queer-led, grassroots organization rooted in social justice values, advocating for progressive change, celebrating Connecticut’s queer culture, and supporting statewi...
14m Jun 11, 2024
14m
AARP-CT's Legislative Lookback
Did this year's General Assembly session produce any legislation aimed at the state's rapidly aging population that benefits all of us? For the People is going to start unpacking some of the results of the 2024 General Assembly session with our colleagues from @AARPCT. Hear about new legislation that may be affecting you - whether you are old enough to be an AARP member or not!
22m Jun 11, 2024
22m
Meet CT's Director of Tourism!
Who wants to @VisitConnecticut - or even 'stay-cation' here, you ask? Well - last year Connecticut welcomed 68 million travelers exploring the state, generating over $1.1 billion in revenue across our 169 cities and towns. How are we going to beat that in 2024 and beyond?? We'll clue you in as For the People chats up Connecticut's new uniquely experienced and home grown Director of Tourism!
21m Jun 11, 2024
21m
CT's Director of Tourism - Equality CT - AARP Legislative Lookback
Who wants to come to Connecticut - or 'stay-cation' here, you ask? Well - last year Connecticut welcomed 68 million travelers exploring the state, generating over $1.1 billion - with a 'B' - in revenue across our 169 cities and towns. How are we going to beat that in 2024 and beyond?? We'll clue you in as we bring in Connecticut's uniquely experienced and home grown Director of Tourism to discu...
1hr Jun 09, 2024
1hr
Pride Month Series Pt. 1 - State Rep Dominique E. Johnson
June is here - and that means it's Pride Month - so listen in as we participate in an engaging and empowering conversation with Connecticut State Rep Dominique E. Johnson - proudly serving Norwalk and Westport. After being out for over three decades, hear how Rep. Johnson advocates for some of the youngest and most marginalized members of our LGBTQ+ communities, and her views on how we can do b...
18m Jun 04, 2024
18m
Pride Month '24 w State Rep Dominique E. Johnson - Epilepsy Foundation of CT / BioHaven - Read to Grow
It's the first weekend of June and that means it's Pride Month, so listen in as we participate in an engaging and empowering conversation with Connecticut State Rep Dominique E. Johnson - proudly serving Norwalk and Westport. After being out for over three decades, hear how Rep. Johnson advocates for some of the youngest and most marginalized members of our LGBTQ+ communities, and her views on ...
1hr Jun 02, 2024
1hr
Read to Grow
Over nearly the past quarter century, Read to Grow has helped promote and sustain healthy reading habits and literacy for tens of thousands of children and families. Stay tuned and learn how you can get involved.
19m May 28, 2024
19m
Epilepsy Foundation of CT / BioHaven
Tune in and learn more about a health issue impacting over 30,000 individuals across the state - epilepsy - with two knowledgeable reps from the Epilepsy Foundation of CT touting their upcoming golf tourney and this summer's Camp Courage - and we'll meet a rep from BioHaven who will help see if you are qualified for that company's two latest epilepsy studies.
22m May 28, 2024
22m
BHCare / A Chance to Shine
We want to lure you out to Oxford on June 1 for one of the Naugatuck Valley and Shoreline's biggest celebrations benefiting BHCare - A Chance to Shine. The funds raised at this huge family event and the online auction happening now will help countless children, adults and families in your community as they strive to recover from mental illness, substance use, domestic violence and other health-...
14m May 28, 2024
14m
BHCare / A Chance to Shine - Epilepsy Foundation of CT / BioHaven - Read to Grow
Today we're going to open luring you out to Oxford on June 1 for one of the Naugatuck Valley and Shoreline's biggest celebrations benefiting BHCare - A Chance to Shine. The funds raised at this huge family event and the online auction happening now will help countless children, adults and families in your community as they strive to recover from mental illness, substance use, domestic violence ...
55m May 26, 2024
55m
CT Main Street Center
Are you loving your downtown? We're chatting about the teachers and tireless cheerleaders for Connecticut’s downtowns and village centers who are part of CT Main Street Center. Recognizing our downtowns serve as the social and economic heart of our communities, find out how this agency is helping others understand the significant impact thriving main streets have on our towns and cities.
21m May 24, 2024
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