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Access Community Action Agency awarded $1,300
The Chronicle - The Access Community Action Agency was recently awarded $1,300 from the Savings Bank of Manchester Charitable Foundation for the Access Food Pantry Program. This support will play a crucial role in ensuring pantry shelves are stocked and the needs of the community will be met throughout this season of giving.
Nine Recipients Part of AARP Connecticut’s Sixth Livable Communities Grant Program
AARP - AARP Connecticut has selected nine recipients for its sixth Livable Communities Grant Program dedicated to fund quick-action projects in Connecticut communities that will help make immediate improvements or jumpstart long-term progress that will support residents. AARP Connecticut has funded 38 projects since the inception of the program in 2018. Thames Valley Council for Community Action is a recipient of AARP Connecticut's 6th Livable Communities Grant Program. The Thames Valley Council for Community Action will use this funding to...
Norwalk, local nonprofits launch $500K fund to help eligible residents with housing, utility costs
The Hour - The city of Norwalk and local nonprofits, including Alliance for Community Empowerment, have partnered to create a COVID-19 Housing Relief Assistance Program, funded with $500,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act. Norwalk residents who experienced economic hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, have an income 75 percent below the median, and have been residing in the city since March 2020 may be eligible for up to two months of rent, mortgage, or utility relief payments.
Access Community Action Agency was selected as October’s community bag beneficiary
The Chronicle - Store leadership at Stop & Shop’s 1391 Main Street location selected Access Community Action Agency (ACAA) as the beneficiary of their monthly Community Bag Program. ACAA will be receiving a $1 donation from every purchase of the $2.50 Stop and Shop Community Bag. “We are so grateful to Stop & Shop in choosing Access for their Community Bag Program for the month of October. We are thrilled to partner with our community,” Development of Access Specialist Sherry...
Community Action Agencies Now Accepting Energy and Heating Assistance Applications
CAFCA Press Release-2023 CT Energy Assistance Program-CAAs Accepting Applications.docx
After spike in demand during pandemic, need for Meals on Wheels continues
The Day - Eugene Theroux, Director of Nutrition Services of TVCCA Meals on Wheels, bags five frozen meals, milk, bread and fruit Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, that will be delivered to a client that doesn’t receive meals daily.
Torrington hydroponic farm’s produce sold around state
The Register Citizen - New Opportunities' CT Food for Thought's hydroponic farm is growing steadily with more customers and plans for more greenhouses. The indoor farm on Technology Park Drive grows five types of lettuce in its three greenhouses, and more are being added to the property, which opened in Oct. 2021.
Connecticut Association for Community Action (CAFCA) Receives Award for Federal Diaper Distribution Program
CAFCA Press Release-2023 Diaper Grant
Untangling the ‘predictable calamity’ of Connecticut’s child care industry to find solutions
CT Public - This hour, we hear from Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye, and members of the recently-formed Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care. A new draft of a five-year plan, expected to be finalized by December, outlined possible solutions, including a pay raise. GUESTS: Beth Bye: Commissioner, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Monette Ferguson: Executive Director, Alliance for Community Empowerment in Bridgeport Karen Lott: Executive Director, Women’s League Child Development Center in Hartford Allyx Schiavone: Executive Director, Friends Center for Children in New Haven Jessica Sager: Executive Director, All Our Kin
Groton Organizations Approved For Neighborhood Assistance Programs
Patch - The State of Connecticut Department of Revenue Services announced the approved proposals under the 2023 Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) Tax Credit Program. Five Groton organizations were approved. The Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc.'s Early Learning and Family Executive Center was approved at 100% for $150,000.