Food Rescue US - Hartford Regional Lead Treatment Center - The National Association For Amateur Radio
In Connecticut, 1 in 7 people, including 1 in 6 children are at risk of hunger. So we'll chat with the CEO of Food Rescue US about how it is working with the Connecticut Food Bank / Foodshare to incorporate Feeding America practices for Food Rescue US volunteers at four new locations. Then we'll circle back to the topic of lead poisoning, which is affecting countless children across Connecticu...
55m Aug 29, 2021
55m
Stratfield Village Association 'Lincoln Parkapalooza' - Neighborhood Music School - Immigration Help (encore)
Meet a truly grassroots neighborhood organization, learn how the Stratfield Village Association of Fairfield got behind a number of important community improvement efforts - and how its founders are ramping up plans for a day of tribute, family fun, food, vendors and live music at its September 11 'Lincoln ParkaPalooza. Then, hear from the director of New Haven's Neighborhood Music School (NMS...
56m Aug 22, 2021
56m
Yoga In Our City - Enroll In A Day - Aquiline Drones
As we hit the midpoint in the Connecticut-wide Yoga In Our City movement that's continuing through mid-October we're replaying a spring segment introducing listeners to free virtual yoga classes to stay in shape and achieve peace of mind from the comfort of your home, or the 2021 season of outdoor community yoga classes designed by Civic Mind, and sponsored by ConnectiCare.   Then we'll let y...
55m Aug 15, 2021
55m
Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board - Norwalk Community Health Center
This 'Special Report' on workforce development puts the focus on team members at the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board. We'll hear all about possible new careers, job training, and other information about special fields like plastics and advanced manufacturing - and how the board can help you connect with a high paying job as well as getting the training necessary to succeed, even i...
55m Aug 08, 2021
55m
Circle of Care - Closer to Free Ride - Boobstock 2021
We've got a program we know will touch a lot of people today, because cancer touches so many of our lives here in Connecticut - so we'll kick things off  with our friends for Circle of Care discussing all the great work and support they are providing to pediatric cancer patients and how to get involved in their incredible Art From The Heart initiative. Then get ready to ride Closer to Free - a...
56m Aug 01, 2021
56m
Swim Across America Fairfield County - Yale Substance Abuse Center - UR Community Cares
We're reminding you about The 15th annual Swim Across America Fairfield County, an open water swim  in Long Island Sound, and encouraging all swimmers, boaters, kayakers and those interested in being on land volunteers to participate in this huge annual fundraiser for Connecticut's Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy. We're checking in a researcher and community educator from the Yale School of M...
55m Jul 25, 2021
55m
Connecticut Folk - FrontlineCT - Abilis
We're happy to be reconnecting with the director of Connecticut Folk - that's coming back in a big way for 2021. We'll hear about their debut concert, and clue you in on where you can check out some of the coolest folk shows happening anywhere in the region at a brand new site. Then we're going to pick up on a conversation we started during National EMS Week with a brand new  nonprofit called ...
56m Jul 18, 2021
56m
Operation Hope Mortgage Assistance - Career Resources - Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr.
We're circling back to replay a  segment with Operation Hope - zeroing in on this nonprofit's efforts to educate folks who may be at risk of losing their home due to foreclosure - and we'll chat with Senator Tony Hwang about how he planned that effort at home, and in the statehouse. Then - whether you are an employer looking for qualified and motivated workers, or someone who is looking for a ...
55m Jul 11, 2021
55m
Boys & Girls Village - Connecticut Data Collaborative - National Veterans Council for Legal Redress
Summer's here and kids should be having a blast, but there are hundreds of kids involved with the Boys & Girls Village Foster and Therapeutic Foster care programs who are looking for a caring family to help them feel at home again. So stay tuned, learn more and see if you can get involved. Then we're going to talk about data - who uses it, why, and how data can be accessed and applied to impro...
55m Jun 27, 2021
55m
Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition - Pride Month / Triangle Community Center - The Arts Alliance of Stratford
It's been awhile since we touched base with the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition, and the recent release of the agency's State of the Child 2020 Report is a perfect reason to reconnect and discuss this important online publication. Then, as we do each June - we'll celebrate pride month promoting resources for the region's LGBTQ community - this year welcoming the director of the Triangle Co...
55m Jun 20, 2021
55m
Red Cross Hurricane Preparedness - MOVIA Robotics - Norwalk Health Dept WinWinWin
We're going to help you get prepped for the 2021 Hurricane Season with a representative of the American Red Cross — providing tips on how to stay safe and sound during a hurricane or other disaster, cluing you in on how to be a Red Cross volunteer, and why it's so important for blood donors to support the thousands of folks undergoing cancer treatments this June. Then we'll meet a principle wi...
58m Jun 13, 2021
58m
Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary - CT Dept of Veterans Affairs - Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
This morning we're circling back to speak with Jenn Hubbard - whose daughter Catherine was lost in the Sandy Hook tragedy - to find out all the exciting things ramping up for summer at the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, and to invite you to participate in the upcoming 5k Race For Catherine. Then we'll touch base with the Commissioner of Connecticut's Dept of Veterans Affairs. On th...
56m Jun 06, 2021
56m
CT DECD 'Kids Are Free' - UConn Health Disparities Institute - CT Paid Leave
Provided lawmakers approve the program, we're going to see a lot of no-cost opportunities  for kids to discover the state's museums and sights through the proposed 'Kids Are Free' program, which previewing today. Then we'll find out why now more than ever, the first of its kind State of Health Equity among Boys and Men of Color Summit is the right event at the right moment in time - and why yo...
55m May 30, 2021
55m
AARP Manufacturing Mentors - Annual EMS Week Celebration - NWF Garden for Wildlife
If you are one of the thousands of men and women who have worked in, or are nearing retirement from Connecticut's manufacturing workforce, we'll tell you how to help inspire and mentor the state's next generations of manufacturing professionals through a brand new program from AARP. Then as we wrap up the 46th annual celebration of National EMS week we'll be speaking with a seasoned EMT and tr...
55m May 23, 2021
55m
Allergies & Heart Health - Veteran Angler Charters - Eversource Hurricane Preparedness
So your sniffling, sneezing, got those itchy watery eyes, yes allergy season is in full bloom here across Connecticut, but could those allergy symptoms be masking COVID-19 - or impacting your cardiovascular health? We're going to tap Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a former state cardiology specialist, to discuss allergies, and how you might be able to tackle those symptoms naturally, while protecting you...
55m May 16, 2021
55m
Access Health CT Special Enrollment - Domestic Violence Crisis Center - TEACH Connecticut
Have you heard that The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) will make health insurance coverage more affordable for many CT residents? If you're ready to take advantage of these savings, Access Health CT has opened a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) running through August 15, and we'll introduce you the the CEO of Connecticut's exchange to tell you all about it.   Then we'll hear from the D...
56m May 09, 2021
56m
ImmigrationHelp.org - Connecticut's First LGBTQ+ Survey - NAMI Walks 2021
Meet a co-founder of ImmigrationHelp.org and learn how this grassroots organization is making immigrating to the United States easy, safe, and free by combining the power of technology with attorneys to help everyone who is qualified  achieve the American dream.  Then get clued in on Connecticut's first statewide LGBTQ+ Survey as we chat up the director of the General  Assembly's Commission on...
56m May 02, 2021
56m
Call Before You Dig Month - Connecticut Children's Youth Suicide Prevention - CT State Colleges & Universities
Early last winter we ran a segment that helped homeowners and excavation contractors get prepared for spring and all the planned outdoor projects involving excavation. Now that April and Call Before You Dig Month has arrived, we're replaying the segment to remind you about a new educational resource and certification program from Call Before You Dig that will help ensure any deep dig projects y...
55m Apr 25, 2021
55m
The WECARE Coalition - CT Psychological Assoc - JAGFC Virtual Career Exploration Fair
We're introducing a really important subject for the very first time - parentage - and how Connecticut's WECARE Coalition and one Yale professor is championing proposed legislation that will ensure access to legal parenthood for all children, including those with unmarried, same-sex, or non-biological parents.  Then meet the president of the CT Psychological Assoc. and learn how the COVID pand...
55m Apr 18, 2021
55m
Green Village Initiative - Bridgeport United Coalition - FCCF Fund for Women & Girls
We're checking in with the executive director at Bridgeport's Green Village Initiative, which is currently working with the city to try and preserve its Reservoir Community Farm and gardens. We'll learn more about progress to that end and all the ways folks can get involved - even if it just means planting a few tomatoes or sending out a few emails. Then we'll stick around the Park City and me...
55m Apr 11, 2021
55m
Autism Speaks - CT DEEP 20By20 - Bikers Against Child Abuse
We're celebrating Autism Awareness Month with the director of clinical services at Autism Speaks discussing the role of early screening, recognizing the signs of autism, the disproportionate impact it's having among minority populations, and breaking down stigmas around this prevalent condition. Then we're connecting with Connecticut's DEEP Commissioner to chat up the state's 20By20 initiative...
55m Apr 04, 2021
55m
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy - Jersey Mike's / Make-A-Wish CT - Mattress Recycling Council
Do you know someone battling lung cancer? Then check our chat with Stamford's Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy to find out about new research on a promising immunotherapy approach to fight lung cancer and other solid tumor cancers. Then we'll get you hungry to give back during March and especially on March 31 as Jersey Mike's Subs Day of Giving puts your donations to work supporting local char...
56m Mar 21, 2021
56m
Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards - LEAP at Abilis - Foodshare Institute For Hunger Research & Solutions
Today we're celebrating those brave pioneers who are making a go at it as a Connecticut entrepreneur with the founder of the Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards. Find out all about how you can get involved supporting these local enterprisers by voting through April 2 - and attending their virtual award ceremony. Then we'll circle back with Abilis, which has just expanded its involvement with the L...
56m Mar 14, 2021
56m
Yoga In Our City - 2021 International Festival of Arts & Ideas - Operation Hope
We're going to help gently bend you into better shape with Connecticut's Yoga In Our City movement, and let you know how you can tap into free virtual yoga classes to stay in shape and achieve peace of mind from the comfort of your home while gearing up for the 2021 season of outdoor community yoga classes designed by Civic Mind - and sponsored by ConnectiCare. Then it's time for some really b...
55m Mar 07, 2021
55m
NOFA CT & RI Winter Conference - Eversource Energy / Ørsted Offshore North America - Random Hacks of Kindness Jr
We're going to preview a very different CT NOFA OrganiCONN Winter Conference as the event we normally cover in person for an entire show goes virtual. We'll chat with the conference coordinator about how you can get the most from this online experience without getting your hands dirty. Then we're returning to the subject of wind power and its potential for providing critical climate benefits, ...
55m Feb 28, 2021
55m
CCM - 'Representation Matters' - CHDI - Resources Education Support Together (REST)
We're bringing back the director of the CT Conference of Municipalities to share the word about important work that agency is doing promoting racial and social justice by helping folks of color who are inspired to lead, learn how to run for local public office. Then, we'll reconnect with our friends at The Child Health and Development Institute to talk about the intersection of social emotiona...
55m Feb 21, 2021
55m
CFB/Foodshare Merger - NEMusicians Relief Fund - Fairfield County's Giving Day
Today we're celebrating the merger of Foodshare and Connecticut Food Bank which just launched this historic union between the state’s two largest nonprofit anti-hunger organizations. We'll hear all about it and let you know how to help - or get help if you or someone you love is going hungry in Connecticut. Then we'll queue up the chairman of the New England Musicians Relief Fund, which has la...
56m Feb 14, 2021
56m
USDA Game day Food Safety - Career Resources - Mattress Recycling Council
This morning we're kicking off Super Bowl Sunday bright and early helping you avoid some of the most common issues that can turn game day into a nightmare because of foodborne illness. So we're bringing in a food expert from the US Dept of Agriculture to review some of the major things you need to know as you gear up for your game day feast. Then - whether you are an employer looking for quali...
56m Feb 07, 2021
56m
Umbrella Center Strength-4-Survivors - Choose Love Awareness Month - Human Rights Campaign
We're circling back to the Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services, which is serving thousands of families in greater New Haven and the Naugatuck Valley. We'll discuss their all important preventative tool -  community outreach and education, its Hope Family Justice Center, and how to help by participating in the 2021 Strength-4-Survivors challenge. Then we'll visit with Scarlett Lewis,...
55m Jan 31, 2021
55m
Broadband Affordability & Access - Southwest Community Health Center - Untapped Potential
Meet a Vice President from Western Governors University talking about how broadband affordability in Connecticut - especially in the New Haven and Bridgeport regions continues to be a barrier to education, skills training, workforce development, and economic development especially among historically under-served people and how WGU is helping bridge that digital divide. Then get the lowdown on ...
57m Jan 24, 2021
57m
Family Empowerment NOW - Stepping Forward @ CFGNH - Second Thoughts CT
Today we're welcoming back the founder of Guardian Ad Litem Services, a liaison agency that exists between its clients and their "unique, interrelated networks" - courts, mental health service providers, physicians, state agencies, guardians, nonprofit organizations, hospitals and conservators as they launch a brand new program called Family Empowerment NOW. The we'll bring in the CEO and Boar...
56m Jan 17, 2021
56m
CT Small Business Development Center - Fairfield University's Center for Social Impact - New Haven Magnet Schools
We're circling back to an organization aimed at helping local businesses and entrepreneurs either get started successfully, sustain themselves through the challenges posed by the pandemic, or take an existing enterprise to the next level - I'm talking about the CT Small Business Development Center. Then we'll meet a pair of researchers from Fairfield University's Center for Social Impact to di...
55m Jan 10, 2021
55m
'Network of Distinction' - Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness - 'Visit Norwalk'
We're kicking off 2021 with State Comptroller Kevin Lembo talking about a new “Network of Distinction” program designed to achieve the dual goals of lowering overall health costs and achieving better outcomes. Are you one of the roughly quarter million state residents benefiting - stay tuned and find out. Then we'll circle back to chat with the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) ...
56m Jan 03, 2021
56m
CT Paid Leave Authority - Compassion & Choices - COVID Challenges To Gyms
As we approach the launch of CT Paid Leave program, which will offer Connecticut workers the opportunity to take time to attend to personal and family health needs without worrying about lost income, we'll check in with the CEO of the CT Paid Leave Authority to help employers and employees better understand the program.  Next, have you heard about U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal's new legislat...
56m Dec 27, 2020
56m
The Patient is U Foundation - Back Yard Beekeepers Assoc. - CT Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Program
We're replaying a segment reminding residents about the lingering dangers of lead with an environmental sanitarian from Meriden - who plays a role in a larger statewide effort to remind residents about the dangers posed by lead. We'll learn all the places where lead could still be lurking in places where kids and others could still be exposed - and how that lead exposure can be remediated forev...
56m Dec 20, 2020
56m
Techstars Startup Week @ SHU - Marijuana Policy Project - AARP Connecticut / Livable Communities
Meet the Dean from the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University talking about Techstars Startup Week - a free five-day virtual conference open to the public starting Monday and hosted by SHU featuring inspirational mentors, entrepreneurs, professors, and industry experts from across the nation. Then we're bringing back the senior legislative counsel at the Marijua...
56m Dec 13, 2020
56m
CBYD Virtual Certification - Clean Energy/Green Jobs Report - Recovery Network of Programs
If your planning to do any digging between now and next spring or beyond you'll want to hear about a brand new educational resource and certification program from Call Before You Dig that will help you ensure any deep dig projects you are planning in the future at home or on the job - roll out safely. Then we'll clue you in on new job opportunities that are opening up in the new year with a pa...
57m Dec 06, 2020
57m
Adam's House - 2020 State of Lung Cancer - CT Epilepsy Advocate
The founder of Adam's House returns to our program to remind you about the free bereavement support they provide to families annually through “Helping Hearts Heal.” And we'll let you know how to help support their good work at the upcoming virtual Mistletoe & Margaritas event. Then as we move through Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we'll share some important news about the great progress Connecti...
56m Nov 22, 2020
56m
Partner In Lyme - Encore: CT Center for Economic Analysis - Encore: UNH Chief Diversity Officer
This morning we'll learn how one mom's agonizing journey to diagnose Lyme Disease in her teenage daughter has grown into one of the region's newest nonprofits - Partner In Lyme - and how you can help the cause at their first virtual fundraiser in early January. Then we'll encore a couple of segments from the summer starting with the CT Center for Economic Analysis. We'll hear some sobering sta...
57m Nov 15, 2020
57m
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America - ALICE 2020 Report - Stop & Shop’s Nutrition Partners
The CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America wants you to know how his organization is supporting, educating, and advocating for those affected - along with their hero caregivers and loved ones during Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Then, the new President from United Way of Connecticut checks in with a look at its ALICE 2020 report and an invitation to a series of virtual town hall events ad...
55m Nov 08, 2020
55m
Open Enrollment Focus: ConnectiCare / Sen. Matt Lesser - Special Report: Cybersecurity
It's November 1, that means time for open enrollment on the CT Health Insurance Exchange. So we'll bring in a representative from one of the original exchange providers - ConnectiCare with all you need to know if your signing up. Then we'll ring up state Senator Matt Lesser for a heads-up on a number of healthcare products the CT Insurance Dept is recommending you should avoid. Finally, we'll...
56m Nov 01, 2020
56m
The Rowan Center - CTDPH Flu Shots & COVID - The Southport CoLAB / Literacy How
Thanks to this pandemic we've all been inducted into the world of doing everything virtually - even fundraising, so we're opening by introducing The Rowan Center - working hard since 1979 serving and supporting victims of domestic violence. We'll talk about the center's critical mission and how you can help by signing on to build a holiday gingerbread house virtually. Then we'll turn to an epi...
56m Oct 25, 2020
56m
CT Green Bank Heat Pump Loans - Adult Family Living Initiative - RWJF Childhood Obesity Study
We're going to heat things up right off the bat talking about the newest CT Green Bank program to help you put heat pump technology into your home and digging into some details about a low interest rate, no money down option for heating, cooling, filtering, and taking care of your hot water service, too. Then we're circling back with Assisted Living Services focusing on an important state spon...
55m Oct 18, 2020
55m
Breast Cancer Awareness - Workforce Alliance / 'Recovery Works' - CT Coalition to End Homelessness
We're starting our October Breast Cancer Awareness month reporting with a skilled surgeon from Waterbury Heath System with nearly a quarter century of hands-on experience supporting breast cancer survivors - for an informed and heartening conversation focusing on some positive news regarding breast cancer research, awareness, and recovery. Then we're returning to a subject we've been covering ...
56m Oct 11, 2020
56m
Abilis SibShops - SHUand42: A Subway Series Celebration - Exercise And The Brain
Today we're kicking things off with Abilis, a nonprofit serving more than 700 developmentally disabled individuals and their families. We'll learn more about an internationally renowned program Abilis is now offering called SibShops, combining recreation, discussion and information for siblings who endure the good (and sometimes uncomfortable) parts of having a sibling with a disability. Then ...
54m Oct 04, 2020
54m
COVID Halloween Safety - CT Center for Economic Analysis - Beardsley Zoo / MonarchWatch
Halloween in a COVID world stands to be one of the potentially scariest holidays and it will be upon us soon. So where do you stand on celebrating - trick or treating - or maybe just taking a pass on Halloween 2020. We'll help you figure it out with a mom and medical authority from PhysicianOne Urgent Care. Then we'll get some sobering news - and maybe a little spark of hope - as we touch base...
56m Sep 27, 2020
56m
COVID Impact On Minority Households - New England for Offshore Wind - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Meet a director from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discussing a brand new poll that amplifies how badly the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Latino, Black, and Native American households. Then we air out a few concerns about, and potential benefits of wind power as we touch base with the New England for Offshore Wind coalition to learn more about developing offshore wind projects...
56m Sep 20, 2020
56m
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority - Bigelow Tea Community Challenge - 2020 Veterans Stand Down
We're opening our doors to the CEO of CHFA - the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority - to chat about how this quasi-public agency is working harder than ever to support renters and homeowners, rental housing operators, and to promote broader affordable and workforce housing across the state. Then it's time for our annual visit with Cindi Bigelow. The 2020 Bigelow Tea Community Challenge, lik...
56m Sep 13, 2020
56m
Workforce Alliance of South Central CT (encore) - Aware Recovery Care - FEMA #BeReady
This Labor Day weekend, as folks whose jobs were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic take on the extra burden of finding new work, we'll open replaying a June segment with a representative from the Workforce Alliance of South Central CT to review new and enhanced online training and resources. Then we'll learn how the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on folks trying to work through recovery - ...
59m Sep 06, 2020
59m
Keep America Beautiful 'Trash Dash' - Smilow Closer to Free Ride - Center for Family Justice
Today we're talking about 'plogging' - which incorporates picking up litter while jogging - and how you can discover plogging on September 20 as Keep America Beautiful launches it's 2020 Trash Dash in Stamford - and enlists ploggers across Connecticut virtually in targeting discarded PPE and other waste in our communities. Then we'll get Closer to Free with the folks at Smilow Cancer Hospital ...
55m Aug 30, 2020
55m