Deb Polun

Connecticut’s Community Action Agencies (CAAs) are providing free tax preparation services to eligible individuals and families across the state through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA is available […]

When people need to quarantine due to the pandemic, they really need to stay home and that can be difficult, especially for those who may not have access to everything

The Access Community Action Agency, Inc. (Access) has been assisting local families leading up to the holiday season, by helping to provide healthy food via a number of different avenues.

Uncertainty … seems like it’s all around us these days, whether it’s the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our personal and economic lives, or the varied narratives related to

As it starts to get cooler in Connecticut, my mind goes to cozy nights at home, getting together with friends and family (socially distanced, of course), and enjoying what the

Community Renewal Team, the social-service organization that fulfills basic needs for thousands of underserved people in the Capitol region, is renaming its Women’s Empowerment Center in Hartford to the Ruth

Beginning today, the Connecticut Community Action Agency (CAA) Network is accepting energy assistance applications for the 2020-2021 heating season. Connecticut residents who need assistance paying their utility bills and primary

Connecticut’s Community Action Agency Network was recently awarded a grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) as part of the newly established FY 2021 CHEFA COVID-19 Grant

“It’s in socioeconomic conditions like these that over 1,000 Community Action Agencies across the country like mine, the Community Action Agency of New Haven, or CAANH, are the greatest resource

A seed planted more than 25 years ago to develop a new revenue stream for one of the region’s largest social service nonprofits began to germinate Tuesday when New Opportunities