Lexie Soucy

The Connecticut Health Foundation has awarded 24 grants totaling $1.2 million to organizations on the frontlines of health equity and to media organizations that are devoting reporting to the subject, […]

Child care provider Tara Kennedy hears from more prospective families than she has the space to enroll. “I get several requests weekly from families looking for child care, either moving

Globalized economic pressures, crippled delivery systems, depleted energy supplies, escalating inflation, and new COVID-19 challenges have catalyzed an increasing number of Connecticut residents to seek energy assistance this year. The

The city of Hartford is in talks with two local agencies about running a new civilian crisis intervention team to complement the police department, a program Mayor Luke Bronin initially

With winter weather approaching and heating costs rising, Gov. Ned Lamont is reminding Connecticut residents about home heating assistance. Lamont and the commissioners of the Department of Social Services, the

On “Giving Tuesday,” a global movement that encourages people to give back to their community, Travelers made sure needy families get the help they need to put food on the

Eugene Theroux, director of nutrition services for the Thames Valley Council for Community Action, has seen the need for area senior citizens’ food access increase over the years. “We have

As the cold weather moves in and Connecticut braces for soaring home heating costs, a program to help low-income residents save money is getting a huge infusion this year. The

The TEAM Toys 4 Kids event kicked off Sunday in Seymour, serving over one thousand children. In the season of supply chain struggles and COVID-19, these Valley residents went all

A poverty-fighting agency that serves families in need from Greenwich to the Massachusetts border has doubled its space in downtown Danbury to house new services and reach more people in