Wheeler's Walk With Me Program - Housatonic River Commission - Aspetuck Land Trust
We're circling back to the Wheeler Health network to help celebrate the recent CT Community Foundation grant supporting Wheeler's Walk With Me program -  creating a safe, affirming, and inclusive array of outpatient services for LGBTQ+ people and their loved ones. Then head back up the mighty Housatonic to catch up with the Housatonic River Commission - the decades-long driving force behind a ...
57m Apr 23, 2023
57m
Susan B. Anthony Project - Women and Families Center - Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
We're at the midpoint of April - Sexual Assault Awareness Month - so we're highlighting a couple of agencies providing support to victims beginning with the Susan B. Anthony Project - celebrating 40 years of service in Torrington and communities in central Litchfield County. Then we'll head to Meriden to chat with folks from the Women and Families Center, which provides sexual assault support ...
57m Apr 16, 2023
57m
LifeBridge Community Services - Wheelchair Advocacy - Aquarion Water PFAS Mitigation
Meet the new CEO of LifeBridge Community Services, a Bridgeport agency partnering with individuals, youth, and families to improve well-being, strengthen resilience, and create a brighter future. They've got an exciting event coming up called 'Creating from the HeART' - so we'll invite you to that while learning about the agency's recent designation as an Urban Trauma Center. Then, we'll welco...
57m Apr 09, 2023
57m
State Treasurer Erick Russell - CT Paid Leave Authority - ARI of Connecticut
For the People is pleased to introduce two new officials in our state government beginning with our newly elected State Treasurer Erick Russell who will get us up to speed on what his office is up to - as well as discussing programs like the Baby Bonds initiative and the state's Unclaimed Property Fund. Then, For the People will chat with the recently appointed leader of the CT Paid Leave Auth...
55m Apr 02, 2023
55m
CT NOFA 41st Winter Conference
As we celebrate the first full week of Spring it's appropriate that we also celebrate the return of the Northeast Organic Farming Association Connecticut Chapter's 41st Winter Conference that concluded with the first in-person event since 2020, and like we have been for decades, For the People was on scene to bring you interviews with CT NOFA leadership, reps from the FDA, the Farm to Consumer ...
56m Mar 26, 2023
56m
The Connecticut Justice Alliance - East Coast Greenway - (encore) New Reach
We're going to get inspired to try and keep more of Connecticut's young people out of the often defeating and damaging environment of incarceration as we meet the leader of CTJA - The Connecticut Justice Alliance - bringing a diverse set of voices together to lift up and protect kids facing challenges that can't be helped behind bars. Then we'll hear about The East Coast Greenway - stretching ...
56m Mar 19, 2023
56m
Consumer Protection Week - Jersey Mike's Day of Giving / Make-A-Wish CT - Greater Bridgeport Symphony
We're looking back on National Consumer Protection Week with Connecticut's Commissioner of Consumer Protection and bringing you some important reminders about how to best protect yourself and the ones you love from scammers and situations designed to rip you off or steal your identity. Then we'll work up your appetite with our friends from Jersey Mike's Subs. We are smack in the middle of Jers...
57m Mar 12, 2023
57m
Glebe House Museum - American Farmland Trust - AgingCT
We'll open transporting you to the Glebe House Museum in historic Woodbury's village center, and invite you to learn about one of the earliest historic house museums in the nation offering authentic architecture, an outstanding regional furniture collection and Gertrude Jekyll Garden. Next, we'll welcome the National Smart Solar Director for the American Farmland Trust. to help clue us all in ...
57m Mar 05, 2023
57m
NOFA-CT Conference Preview - CT Psychological Assoc - Housatonic Valley Assoc.
We've got exciting news for farmers, gardeners and those who love our land resources - The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (NOFA-CT) is with us previewing the 41st Winter Conference coming up in March and culminating with an in-person gathering and celebration at Wesleyan University. Then, we'll tell you about CONNIE - the CT Health Exchange that's required to implement by...
58m Feb 26, 2023
58m
UR Community Cares - VCF Index Pt. 3 / Greater valley Chamber of Commerce - Abilis
We're checking in with the founder of UR Community Cares, one of the state's coolest and under promoted community building nonprofits. We'll let you in on where this service organization has been popping up lately connecting neighbors to neighbors and providing support to seniors and others who may need an occasional hand around the house. Then we'll resume our series looking at the health and...
55m Feb 19, 2023
55m
CT Housing Partners Pt. 2 - Connecticut Community Foundation - AARP Community Challenge
We're opening where we left off last week - with the second of a two-part chat featuring the CEO of Connecticut Housing Partners, to hear about how this nonprofit has been working for over 30 years to end housing insecurity, address income inequality and prevent homelessness by creating and preserving safe, affordable housing, and resident services for people across the state. Then we'll check...
56m Feb 12, 2023
56m
Choose Love Awareness Month - Bike Walk Connecticut - CT Housing Partners Pt. 1
February is here and that means it's Choose Love Awareness Month - so we'll check in with Scarlett Lewis to discuss recent developments with her Choose Love Movement and the global expansion of important, effective programming in schools, businesses, communities and beyond that was inspired after losing her son in the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy. Then we'll hit the road with Bike Walk Connecticut ...
55m Feb 05, 2023
55m
Audubon Connecticut - Cap The Rent CT - Salisbury Winter Sports Assoc 97th Annual Jumpfest
We're starting and ending our program up in the air - opening with our top birding resource Audubon Connecticut celebrating this environmental nonprofit's 125th anniversary in 2023, as well as the acquisition of its latest open space parcel on Stratford Point, and a new series of workshops to help you understand and appreciate the importance of all our feathered friends. Then we'll address the...
56m Jan 29, 2023
56m
CT League of Conservation Voters - Jane Doe No More - Marijuana Policy Project
This week is the 2023 CT League of Conservation Voters annual summit. So, For the People is previewing what attendees have in store, and hopefully motivating you to participate while learning how to help protect our state's air and water quality, open spaces, and the sustainability of our environment for generations to come. Then we'll sit down with Jane Doe No More, a state-based non-profit e...
55m Jan 22, 2023
55m
Green Village Initiative (GVI) Pt. 2 - CT Age Well Collaborative - Recovery for All Connecticut
While it's early January, the good work and efforts surrounding community agriculture never really stops at Green Village Initiative. So we're opening today's program where we left off last week with Part 2 of our chat with GVI's executive director about what's happening today at the farm, and what's in store as she and her team dig in for 2023. Then, meet the CT Age Well Collaborative and lea...
55m Jan 15, 2023
55m
New Reach - VCF Index Pt. 3 / Valley Health District - Green Village Initiative (GVI) Pt. 1
Meet the director of New Reach, a nonprofit organization committed to making homelessness in Connecticut rare, brief and non-recurring. New Reach recently received a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund - the largest private gift in the organization’s history - so we'll get a few insights on how the grant is going to be utilized to better address homelessness in the region. Th...
56m Jan 08, 2023
56m
Assisted Living Services - Unpacking Healthcare Cost Drivers - CT Main Street Center
If you'll be visiting with aging loved ones this holiday season, our expert from Assisted Living Services will be discussing the most important things to look for and know if you believe someone you know may be in failing health, suffering from depression, or may just need some experienced guidance as they age in place. Then, if you are shocked by the rising cost of your healthcare coverage, w...
57m Dec 18, 2022
57m
CT Office of the Arts / Arts Hero Awards - Connecticut Health Foundation - Connex Credit Union
Our guest from Connecticut's Office of the Arts is picking up the conversation we started over the summer now that the agency is preparing to celebrate our 2022 Connecticut Arts Hero finalists. We'll hear who this year's Arts Heroes are, and let you in on how to be part of the celebration. Our next segment with the President and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation takes up the importance ...
55m Dec 11, 2022
55m
Continuum of Care / COMPASS - VCF Index Pt. 2 / TEAM Inc. - Aware Recovery Care
We're introducing a new program serving New Haven with a representative from Continuum of Care discussing the recently launched COMPASS initiative that's training and equipping teams of social workers and peer support to respond to crisis interventions and mental health emergencies. Then we'll continue our latest series drilling into the latest Valley Community Index - a collaborative project ...
54m Dec 04, 2022
54m
End Hunger CT (encore) - Valley Community Foundation - CAES Food Toxins Report
We're opening replaying a chat with End Hunger Connecticut, which earlier this year convened a round table of policy makers and experts discussing the future of the state's summer meals program, and what's in store for kids in cafeterias all over the state the coming school year. Then we're going to kick off a series of discussions about the lower Naugatuck Valley and some of the many factors ...
56m Nov 20, 2022
56m
CT Children's Gun Violence Prevention - Natural Resources Conservation Service - Immigration Help
There have been 35,000 deaths in the U.S. so far this year from gun violence, following 45,000 deaths in 2020 and 2021! So we're bringing in a long-time gun owner who happens to be a trauma surgeon for CT Children's Medical Center for a cool, calm, and politics-free conversation about how we can start trending down these horrific losses, so many involving children. Then we're circling back wit...
56m Nov 13, 2022
56m
CT Cancer Foundation - Water Quality & Forever Chemicals - Goodwill of Western & Northern CT
Meet the Connecticut Cancer Foundation a premier nonprofit that has supported over 8,000 families struggling with the disease, along with devoting millions to cancer research. We'll hear about their No Shave CT activities and get a preview of what's to come for the foundation's celebrity-studded gala early next year. Then we'll be talking with an environmental expert from H2M architects + engi...
55m Nov 06, 2022
55m
Newtown Police & Emergency Communications Director - CT Electric Car Charging Systems
We're wrapping up our October Domestic Violence Awareness Month series with a couple of true front line responders when a domestic violence victim or witness reaches out for help. We'll be visiting the Newtown Emergency Communications Center and Police Department to speak first with a respected emergency telecommunications leader, as well as a police sergeant heading up Newtown's new community...
56m Oct 30, 2022
56m
CT Paid Leave - McCall Behavioral Health Network - The Kennedy Collective
In this next segment of our series during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're going to talk to CT Paid Leave's CEO about benefits that may be available for domestic violence victims and their immediate caregivers, along with discussing other ways this new benefit can assist others across Connecticut. Then we're going to hear about a brand new health system now serving much or western Conn...
55m Oct 23, 2022
55m
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence - CT Women’s Hall of Fame - New Haven Promise
We're continuing our month-long Domestic Violence Awareness Month series with the the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) - the state’s leading voice for victims of domestic violence and those organizations that serve them. We'll discuss the vital role law enforcement officers play in domestic violence response and help promote the coalition's new CTSafeConnect resource. Th...
55m Oct 16, 2022
55m
The Center for Empowerment and Education - Dr. Charlie Yarish Talking Seaweed - Waterbury Bridge to Success
We're continuing our month-long Domestic Violence Awareness Month series with The Center for Empowerment and Education - the regional Domestic and Sexual Violence resource for Upper Fairfield and Lower Litchfield county. We'll focus on this year’s theme #Every1KnowsSome1, and hear about The Center's upcoming events and workshops to help spread awareness. Then, our midpoint is just going to be ...
55m Oct 09, 2022
55m
Domestic Violence Crisis Center - CT American Legion Foundation - Greater Bridgeport Symphony
October is here and with it comes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. So we're launching a weekly series to help promote greater awareness on the subject, as well as reminding victims about the wealth of resources and support professionals out there ready to help you get your life back and stay safe. Today we'll learn about the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC), and how they are fo...
55m Oct 02, 2022
55m
Recovery Network of Programs - Suicide Prevention Awareness - Mikey’s Way Foundation
We're wrapping up our National Recovery Month coverage with Recovery Network of Programs - not only celebrating their 50th Anniversary - but more than ever,  committed to empowering those who need it get the compassionate, personalized support they deserve to improve their lives. We're also closing out Suicide Prevention Awareness Month this September with United Way CT and an individual who h...
55m Sep 25, 2022
55m
Aware Recovery Care - Election Cybersecurity Update - CT Center for Nursing Workforce
It's National Recovery Month, so in the first of a couple of related segments we're checking in with Aware Recovery Care to remind you about their unique, successful in-home recovery program along with the critical roles played by loved ones as part of the recovery team. Then, as misinformation continues to pervade conversations about election and voting security, we'll circle back to have ano...
56m Sep 18, 2022
56m
Griffin Health Long COVID - Lupus Foundation of America - Wheeler Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Services
We're going to be touching on three subjects today that could very well involve you or someone you know and love. We're going to open with a representative from Griffin Health to talk a little bit about Long COVID and how that health system is working to diagnose and address it. Then we'll circle back with our local friends from the Lupus Foundation of America to learn how it is supporting res...
55m Sep 11, 2022
55m
Special Report: Live From The Beardsley Zoo
As promised earlier this year — we're heading out to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. The only AZA-accredited zoo in the state - it features one of Connecticut's remaining fully operational carousels, a farmyard, picnic areas, a massive antique greenhouse, and so much more. As we meander through the  Beardsley Zoo with Director Gregg Dancho and zoo educators...
55m Sep 04, 2022
55m
LiveGirl - 35th Bigelow Tea Community Challenge - Adam's House
Meet the the leader of LiveGirl, and and learn how to get your daughter involved with this non-profit empowering girls through year-round leadership development and mentoring that builds self-confidence and fosters diversity. Then, visit with Cindi Bigelow, and meet a couple of recipients of The 35th Annual Bigelow Tea Community Challenge. We'll tell you how to get yourself and the whole famil...
56m Aug 28, 2022
56m
2022 Closer to Free Ride pt. 1 - CT Association of School Based Health Centers - Connex Financial Literacy Initiative
This morning we're going to get Closer to Free with the first of two planned interviews ahead of the 2022 Closer to Free Ride supporting research and care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center. We'll speak with the surviving spouse of a Smilow cancer patient who is presenting Beth's Bash to honor his late wife next Sunday with 100% of proceeds going to the Smilow Cancer Hospital. Th...
56m Aug 21, 2022
56m
CT Office of the Arts / Artist Fellowship Program - Aquiline Drones/CSCU Training Program
We're departing from our usual format today to bring you several guests talking about two cool subjects. Our first segment brings together a trio talking about the Connecticut Office of the Arts Artist fellowship Program — providing recognition and funding support for Connecticut artists to pursue new work and advance their artistic careers. Then we're welcoming back the CEO and founder of Co...
55m Aug 14, 2022
55m
CT DPH Monkeypox Adisory - Boys & Girls Village Youth Link Mentoring - Call Before You Dig
How concerned should you be about the global monkeypox outbreak? Connecticut has already seen it fair share of cases, so we're bringing in the state's top doc - Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Manisha Juthani to fill you in on everything you need to know about monkeypox. Then we're replaying a visit with the coordinator of the Youth Link Mentoring Program at Boys and Girls Village. This impo...
56m Aug 07, 2022
56m
Sen. Tony Hwang /Health Insurance Rates - CT Voices for Children - End Hunger Connecticut
State Senator Tony Hwang is helping unpack the complexities related to numerous proposed massive health insurance rate hikes under consideration for 2023. So we'll help explain how you as ratepayers and health insurance consumers can step up and try to help stop or greatly reduce those proposed rate increases. Then we'll welcome Connecticut Voices for Children to talk about their 2022 State of...
55m Jul 31, 2022
55m
East Haven School District ALICE 'Go Buckets' - SHU Social Justice Symposium - CT Dental Assoc.
Today we're unveiling ALICE - Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate - a new initiative rolling out across the state and changing the way police, emergency services, and schools are confronting crises. Hear representatives from the East Haven school district and Police Dept discussing how you can help that community as it prepares to engage this new program in the fall. Then we're going to...
56m Jul 24, 2022
56m
ENCORE: CT Essential Worker COVID-19 Assistance Fund - Veterans for Political Innovation - Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program
This For the People encore segment features State Comptroller Natalie Braswell in last January's chat about Connecticut's new Essential Worker COVID-19 Assistance Fund. With eligibility just expanded to the CDC’s 1C list of essential workers - and the application deadline extended - it's time to find out if you can get compensation for a number of virus-related losses and expenses. Then, we've...
56m Jul 17, 2022
56m
Homes for the Brave Annex - CT Child Tax Rebate - Preservation Connecticut
We're celebrating the opening of the Homes for the Brave Annex, which is delivering comprehensive services and supports for veterans and their families across the entire region. If you are, or you know a veteran or a vet's family who may be in need of health, employment, or financial support, stay tuned. Then we're going to check - in with United Way of Connecticut to remind you that more than...
56m Jul 10, 2022
56m
Watch For Me CT - EnergizeCT - CCM Municipal Guidebook
Each year, about 1,500 pedestrians and 550 bicyclists are hit by cars on Connecticut roadways, leading to serious injuries and fatalities. So we're bringing in a rep from Watch for Me CT a statewide campaign aimed at reducing those numbers through awareness, education, and enforcement to discuss their work and how it can benefit your community. Then we'll welcome back EnergizeCT and the Direct...
56m Jul 03, 2022
56m
DEEP 'Bear Aware' Advisories - NAMI CT - MyHomeCT
Bears aren't just out there somewhere, they're marching into parks and yards, and even breaking into cars and homes. So what do you need to become more 'bear aware' - well, we've got all the answers for you as we visit with a state DEEP Bear and wildlife expert. Then we'll check in with NAMICT, to find out how that agency is responding to the escalation of stress, anxiety, and mental health is...
54m Jun 26, 2022
54m
Teach Connecticut - Disability:IN Connecticut - The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement
Today we're opening our final week of the school year program with a representative of Teach Connecticut talking about the many rewards of teaching and how Teach Connecticut can provide a huge range of information and resources whether you're thinking about applying your current career expertise to teaching, or you're ready to step out into the workforce for the first-time as an educator. The ...
55m Jun 19, 2022
55m
2022 Tunnel to Towers Run/Walk - CT League of Conservation Voters Pt. 2 - IRIS World Refugee Day
You can help honor the ultimate sacrifice of one brave 9/11 responder by being part of the 2022 Tunnel to Towers Run & Walk on June 26. So we'll help reinforce what it's all about and how to get involved as we chat with the race organizer at the Bethel High School event site. Then we'll bring you Part 2 of our CT League of Conservation Voters discussion about critical environmental legislation...
55m Jun 12, 2022
55m
Triangle Community Center - EAPA - the Employee Assistance Professionals Association - CT League of Conservation Voters
Pride Month is here and we're checking in with the director of Connecticut's leading LGBTQ+ support agency - Norwalk's Triangle Community Center - to learn how they are helping members of these communities across the state with services and advocacy. Then we'll meet a couple of representatives of EAPA - the Employee Assistance Professionals Association - to learn how its members help those fac...
55m Jun 05, 2022
55m
HVA Explore-a-Thon - Yale Mood Disorders Research Program - Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program
We're continuing our mission to connect you with cool adventures, so stay tuned for our guest from the HVA - the Housatonic Valley Association - hosting a month-long Explore-a-Thon this June with all kinds of prizes, local brewery gatherings, and cool, fun ways to learn more about protecting our environment. Then as we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, we'll turn to Dr. Hilary Blumberg,...
55m May 29, 2022
55m
CT Trails Day - B&GV Youth Link Mentoring Program - Yoga In Our City 2022
Today we're bringing you a couple of fantastic ways to get outside while improving your own and your loved ones' health and wellness. CT Trails Day is the first weekend in June and so we'll be revealing all the ways you can get out hiking, biking, horseback riding, running, maintaining, kayaking, bird watching, letterboxing, and maybe learning a thing or two in the process. Then we'll visit wi...
55m May 22, 2022
55m
Domestic Violence Crisis Center - PACT: Pledge to Advance CT - LEVO International
We're circling back with Domestic Violence Crisis Center to discuss the critical role men play in setting examples that help prevent domestic violence - and inviting you to honor Connecticut's own Michael Bolton and Jeff Benedict at the DVCC Voices of Courage Luncheon this week in Darien. This segment that is a must-listen for anyone who is getting involved in the financial aid application pro...
56m May 08, 2022
56m
BHCare's A Chance To Shine - Council On Environmental Quality - SWIM Across America
Meet the community engagement specialist from BHCare discussing several of the public health crises his agency is responding to throughout the Naugatuck Valley, shoreline and greater New Haven areas - and how you can help support their efforts by attending their June 4 A Chance to Shine celebration and benefit at Quarry Walk in Oxford. Then it's time for our annual visit with Connecticut's Cou...
55m May 08, 2022
55m
ENCORE: Essential Worker COVID-19 Assistance Fund - CT Center for Nursing Workforce - Problem Gambling Awareness
As we head into May we're taking an opportunity to encore a few segments we've gathered over the past four months that still focus on critical issues facing your community and our state: We'll start with a previously recorded segment featuring Connecticut's new Comptroller Natalie Braswell, discussing a brand new benefit for front line responders who may have suffered financial issues as a res...
56m May 01, 2022
56m
CT Urban Forest Council - CT Psychological Association LGBTQ+ Support - GSOFCT 'Summer In The City' Program
We're going to pick up on a conversation we started earlier this year with the Connecticut Urban Forest Council to hear about seven more projects recently awarded Urban Forestry Climate Change grants - and how these projects will create positive health and environmental benefits for us all. We're tapping a Clinical Psychologist from the CT Psychological Association to talk about how events and...
55m Apr 24, 2022
55m