For the People

It's time to get reacquainted with a powerful nonprofit workforce development agency - since 1995, Career Resources has been a transformative leader in workforce development, empowering thousands of job seekers across Connecticut with the tools, training, and opportunities they need to build stronger futures. Tune in and help us kick off their 30th year detailing how they might be of service to you - and how to participate in Career Resources' special “$30K for 30” fundraising campaign.

The Valley Council for Health and Human Services and its community partners just released the 2025 Valley Community Index - a powerful tool used by nonprofits, municipalities, funders, and residents to better understand the needs and strengths of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. Why is this report so critical to help everyone understand and respond to the Valley's biggest challenges? We're bringing in one of the report's co-authors to explain!

The Valley Council for Health and Human Services and its community partners just released the 2025 Valley Community Index - a powerful tool used by nonprofits, municipalities, funders, and residents to better understand the needs and strengths of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. Why is this report so critical to help everyone understand and respond to the Valley's biggest challenges? Stay tuned and we'll bring in one of the report's co-authors to explain!Then we'll get reacquainted with a powerful nonprofit workforce development agency - since 1995, Career Resources has been a transformative leader in workforce development, empowering thousands of job seekers across Connecticut with the tools, training, and opportunities they need to build stronger futures. So we're helping kick off their 30th year detailing how they might be of service to you - and how to participate in Career Resources' special “$30K for 30” fundraising campaign.And we'll close replaying a segment from earlier this year with our partners at Call Before You Dig. August 11th (8/11) serves as a natural reminder for residents and contractors to contact Call Before You Dig, Inc. (CBYD) before starting any digging projects. So it's appropriate we encore a great conversation we brought you back in April at the beginning of Call Before You Dig Month.

If you own, or think you own a historic property or home, we'll close inviting you to a very special event next week in Bridgeport hosted by the CT Freedom Trail, the Freeman Center for History, and the Community and the State Preservation Office. Stick with us to hear what it's all about and why you might benefit from attending.

Tune in and hear important details as CT Voices helps unpack the organization's 2025 State of Working Connecticut report focusing on Increasing the Labor Force and Job Growth by Making Wages Fairer across our state.

Our last For the People for July is going to cover a few very hot issues starting with the Women’s Business Development Council announcing the next round of their Ignite Grant Program. If you want a shot at grants of up to $10,000 for women-owned businesses - you better stay tuned.

Our last For the People for July is going to cover a few very hot issues appropriately starting with the Women’s Business Development Council announcing the next round of their Ignite Grant Program. If you want a shot at grants of up to $10,000 for women-owned businesses - you better stay tuned.Then we'll bring in an important voice representing CT Voices helping to unpack the organization's 2025 State of Working Connecticut report focusing on Increasing the Labor Force and Job Growth by Making Wages Fairer across our state.And if you own, or think you own a historic property or home, we'll close inviting you to a very special event next week in Bridgeport hosted by the CT Freedom Trail, the Freeman Center for History, and the Community and the State Preservation Office. Stick with us to hear what it's all about and why you might benefit from attending.

Meet a couple of our friends from the Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development (CRCD) Area talking about how they are hard at work supporting veteran Connecticut farmers while they prepare for the upcoming Veterans Farmers Market.

As we are still reeling from the devastating flood tragedy in Texas, we'll connect with the Connecticut Insurance Dept. to hear a few of the most important and locally relevant points in their latest report outlining plans for reducing weather-related risks and strengthening our state's weather resilience.

It's been way too long since we checked in with the folks at Sterling Community Center in Stratford, so stay tuned and hear from the leader of this legacy nonprofit agency and learn about how the Sterling team is creating impactful & inclusive programs and services that engage and cultivate a thriving community.

It's been way too long since we checked in with the folks at Sterling Community Center in Stratford, so stay tuned and hear from the leader of this legacy nonprofit agency and learn about how the Sterling team is creating impactful & inclusive programs and services that engage and cultivate a thriving community. Then, as we are still reeling from the devastating flood tragedy in Texas, we'll connect with the Connecticut Insurance Dept. to hear a few of the most important and locally relevant points in their latest report outlining plans for reducing weather-related risks and strengthening our state's weather resilience. And we'll wrap things up with a couple of friends from the Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development Area talking about how they are hard at work supporting veteran Connecticut farmers while they prepare for the upcoming Veterans Farmers Market.

We're catching up with the director of Bridgeport's Barnum Museum discussing the museum's recent Emmy Award-winning video, and a number of programs that will help you look at the World's Greatest Showman, and the museum that showcases his life in a whole new and exciting way.

We're excited to be talking about The Wealth Accelerator, an economic justice initiative being led by a group of regional organizations serving Greater New Haven that joined forces to test and scale wealth-building strategies in low-income communities and communities of color. Listen in and learn how they made this innovative project happen, and why it's so important.

We talk a lot about green jobs and how they benefit participating members of Connecticut's workforce. So, in this segment, we're going to bring in a rep from Eversource and a member of that green workforce who completed and now instructs participants in Energize CT's Green STEP Program to tell you all about it.

We talk a lot about green jobs and how they benefit participating members of Connecticut's workforce. So, today, we're going to bring in a rep from Eversource and a member of that green workforce who completed and now instructs participants in Energize CT's Green STEP Program to tell you all about it.Then, we'll be talking about The Wealth Accelerator, an economic justice initiative being led by a group of regional organizations serving Greater New Haven that joined forces to test and scale wealth-building strategies in low-income communities and communities of color. Listen in and learn how they made this innovative project happen, and why it's so important.And we'll close with the director of Bridgeport's Barnum Museum discussing the museum's recent Emmy Award-winning video, and a number of programs that will help you look at the World's Greatest Showman, and the museum that showcases his life in a whole new and exciting way.

This segment puts the focus squarely on youth employment challenges and opportunities being offered by The WorkPlace. Tune in and hear how this agency is connecting workers and employers with innovative and successful job programs - and helping young folks get a solid start in our workforce.

We're reaching out to the folks at reSET to hear about their new fall programs aimed at advancing the social enterprise sector and providing inclusive entrepreneurial support across our state. Listen in and learn about fall programs for those with dreams of starting retail and food service enterprises.

We're going to help you steer yourself toward a healthier life and more zen lifestyle as we bring in one of the principal instructors for the Yoga In Our City program. Learn all about these no-cost, accessible yoga classes being offered at parks in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury, and how to get involved.

As we wrap up the holiday weekend, we're going to help you steer yourself toward a healthier life and more zen lifestyle as we bring in one of the principal instructors for the Yoga In Our City program. Learn all about these no-cost, accessible yoga classes being offered at parks in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury, and how to get involved.Then, we'll reach out to the folks at reSET to hear about their new fall programs aimed at advancing the social enterprise sector and providing inclusive entrepreneurial support across our state.And we'll close with a focus on youth employment challenges and opportunities being offered by The WorkPlace. Tune in and hear how this agency is connecting workers and employers with innovative and successful job programs - and helping young folks get a solid start in our workforce.

We're chatting up a point person at the Connecticut Dept. of Labor talking about workforce development, hiring trends, and the ways the DOL can help you - whether you are employed and looking to step things up, or you are seeking employment anywhere across our state.

We're connecting with AARP of Connecticut to get a view of the 2025 state legislative session through experienced eyes. We'll learn about a few of the outcomes that could benefit you - and about some that AARP was hoping for that may not have made it across the finish line.

Meet another new organization into our For the People resource family as we highlight the Women's Mentoring Network - a nonprofit serving all of Fairfield County and beyond providing foundational skills for individuals to secure better employment options and encouraging individuals to seek educational opportunities as they look to become economically empowered.

We're welcoming another new organization into our For the People resource family as we highlight the Women's Mentoring Network - a nonprofit serving all of Fairfield County and beyond providing foundational skills for individuals to secure better employment options and encouraging individuals to seek educational opportunities as they look to become economically empowered. Then we'll reconnect with AARP of Connecticut to get a view of the 2025 state legislative session through experienced eyes. We'll learn about a few of the outcomes that could benefit you - and about some that AARP was hoping for that may not have made it across the finish line. And we'll close with a rep from the Connecticut Dept. of Labor talking about workforce development, hiring trends, and the ways the DOL can help you - whether you are employed and looking to step things up, or you are seeking employment anywhere across our state.

The next segment of our Pride Month In Focus series will introduce the leader of Hartford Healthcare's Center for Gender Health at the Institute for Living. We'll hear how the small but mighty team at the Center is working with patients, their families and communities to deliver comprehensive, compassionate healthcare services for gender-diverse individuals of all ages.

We'll be talking about education and the arts as we meet the leader of Arts for Learning CT, which is working hard to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Find out how their affiliated artists and supporters are developing strategic partnerships to reach shared goals for young people and our state.

Today we'll open up talking about education and the arts as we meet the leader of Arts for Learning CT, which is working hard to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Find out how their affiliated artists and supporters are developing strategic partnerships to reach shared goals for young people and our state.Then, the next segment of our Pride Month In Focus series will introduce the leader of Hartford Healthcare's Center for Gender Health at the Institute for Living. We'll hear how the small but mighty team at the Center is working with patients, their families and communities to deliver comprehensive, compassionate healthcare services for gender-diverse individuals of all ages.And we'll close replaying a segment from earlier this year with Make-A-Wish of Connecticut. Make-A-Wish is still working with dozens of qualified families and local children in an attempt to grant their wishes. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is for you to become a "Wish Maker," so stay tuned and learn how to get involved.

We're continuing our Pride Month In Focus series welcoming back Greater Bridgeport Pride to celebrate their 15th Anniversary, to chat about the Pride Month activities still to come in and around the Park City this June, and how this organization is growing and adapting to the needs of the LGBTQ+ community across the region.

We're bringing in a representative from AAA Northeast and covering a lot of ground as we discuss the 100 Deadliest Days, pedestrian / motorcyclist / bicyclist safety, hot car dangers, and the dangers of inferior fake car safety seats.

Our Father's Day program is focusing on playing it safe and protecting yourself and your family from harm all summer long starting off with the Red Cross to brief us on the latest hurricane and storm season outlook, preparedness tips, and opportunities for you to give back as a disaster volunteer - or even more critically - as a blood or platelet donor.

Our Father's Day program is going to focus heavily on playing it safe and protecting yourself and your family from harm all summer long starting off with the Red Cross to brief us on the latest hurricane and storm season outlook, preparedness tips, and opportunities for you to give back as a disaster volunteer - or even more critically - as a blood or platelet donor.Then we'll bring in a representative from AAA Northeast covering a lot of ground as we discuss the 100 Deadliest Days, pedestrian / motorcyclist / bicyclist safety, hot car dangers, and the dangers of inferior fake car safety seats.And we'll continue our Pride Month In Focus series welcoming back Greater Bridgeport Pride to celebrate their 15th Anniversary, to chat about the Pride Month activities still to come in and around the Park City this June, and how this organization is growing and adapting to the needs of the LGBTQ+ community across the region.

On the first full weekend of Pride Month, we welcomed back a leader and co-founder from Westport Pride to outline a full schedule of events and celebrations welcoming all members of Connecticut's LGBTQ+ communities and all their allies, friends, and loved ones.

For the People continues promoting groundbreaking news in the Naugatuck Valley as we host the second of two representatives from Griffin Hospital to talk about their innovative EmPATH behavioral health unit and why it is designed to provide more effective, compassionate care for individuals who come to the ER experiencing a mental health crisis.

During Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, we brought you a well-versed expert from the Western CT Area Agency on Aging's Senior Medicare Patrol to frame out why folks on Medicare need to be uniquely prepared - not for if - but for when bad actors call or reach out with convincing and unfortunately successful means of ripping you off, and how you can protect yourself.

It's Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, so we're bringing you a well-versed expert from the Western CT Area Agency on Aging's Senior Medicare Patrol to frame out why folks on Medicare need to be uniquely prepared - not for if - but for when bad actors call or reach out with convincing and unfortunately successful means of ripping you off, and how you can protect yourself. Then, For the People will continue promoting groundbreaking news in the Naugatuck Valley as we host the second of two representatives from Griffin Hospital to talk about their innovative EmPATH behavioral health unit and why it is designed to provide more effective, compassionate care for individuals who come to the ER experiencing a mental health crisis. And on this first full weekend of Pride Month, we're welcoming back a leader from Westport Pride to outline a full schedule of events and celebrations welcoming all members of Connecticut's LGBTQ+ communities and all their allies, friends, and loved ones.

We've been there since year one, so we wouldn't miss celebrating 30 years as For the People presents a spectacular preview of the 2025 International Festival of Arts & Ideas. You'll hear about why the festival is especially important this year as it ramps up convening visitors around countless programs, concerts, exhibits, talks, recitals, and more - most absolutely free!

In the final segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series, For the People wants to introduce you to Team Woofgang & Co., a nonprofit founded by three Fairfield mothers of adults with alternate abilities who were looking to provide daily purpose for them while reducing the likelihood of possible future mental health issues as they "aged out" of local educational programs.

We're delivering groundbreaking news in the Naugatuck Valley both literally and figuratively as we host the first of two representatives from Griffin Hospital to talk about their innovative EmPATH behavioral health unit designed to provide more effective, compassionate care for individuals who come to the ER experiencing a mental health crisis.

There's groundbreaking news in the Naugatuck Valley both literally and figuratively - and we'll bring in the first of two representatives from Griffin Hospital to talk about it as the health center ramps up development of an innovative behavioral health unit to provide more effective, compassionate care for individuals who come to the ER experiencing a mental health crisis.Then, in the final segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series, we'll introduce you to Team Woofgang & Co., a nonprofit founded by three Fairfield mothers of adults with alternate abilities looking to provide daily purpose for them as they were about to leave their state provided educational programs. And we'll close by giving you a spectacular preview of the 2025 International Festival of Arts & Ideas, which is already expanding its programming across the New Haven region - and will culminate in hundreds of programs, concerts, exhibits, talks, and more in the coming weeks - most of them absolutely free!

Check out an informative chat with Stamford's Top Cop - the city's Police Officer of the Year. We'll hear straight from the front line how law enforcement agencies and officers are facing and addressing some of the top crime and quality of life issues facing Stamford and other communities in Fairfield County.

The next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series is going to focus in part on some of the unique challenges addressing mental health issues among some of the state's more rural communities with a representative from the New England Rural Health Assoc.

We're begging you to get the heck out of the house and onto one of the hundreds of diverse and accessible trail networks across the state as we prepare for CT Trails Day 2025 by chatting with a rep from the CT Forest & Park Assoc.

For the People will be begging you to get the heck out of the house and onto one of the hundreds of diverse and accessible trail networks across the state as we prepare for CT Trails Day 2025 by chatting with a rep from the CT Forest & Park Assoc.Then, the next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series is going to focus in part on some of the unique challenges addressing mental health issues among some of the state's more rural communities with a representative from the New England Rural Health Assoc.And we'll close chatting with Stamford's Top Cop - the city's Police Officer of the Year. We'll hear straight from the front lines how law enforcement agencies and officers are facing and addressing some of the top crime and quality of life issues facing Stamford and other communities in Fairfield County.

The next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series re-connects you with the Executive Director of CatalystCT, a regional agency in part addressing and enhancing behavioral and mental health for children and teens and their families in Fairfield County and beyond.

For the People is celebrating 150 years of science and discoveries that continue to protect and benefit Connecticut residents as we engage a deep dive discussion about the the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

Meet a couple of new members of the For the People resource network - ALEX, Inc. and the Startford-based Health Care Advocates International. Both of these organizations are offering important stigma-busting support services to individuals and families who are part of the regions LGBTQ+ communities.

Today we're introducing a couple of new members of the For the People resource network - ALEX, Inc. and the Startford-based Health Care Advocates International. Both of these organizations are offering important stigma-busting support services to individuals and families who are part of the regions LGBTQ+ communities.Then, we'll help celebrate 150 years of science and discoveries that continue to protect and benefit Connecticut residents as we engage a deep dive discussion about the the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.And we'll wrap things up bringing you the next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series as we re-connect with the Executive Director of CatalystCT, a regional agency in part addressing and enhancing behavioral and mental health for children and teens and their families in Fairfield County and beyond.

We're inviting you to head to one of seven local parks or open spaces for Black Birders Week. We'll hear from an inspired organizer, as well as representatives from Gather New Haven and the Sierra Club about how and why to get involved in all the local Black Birders Week activities.

In the next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series, For the People is calling on one of the front line leaders of Wheeler’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Services to talk about how it's responders are focusing on youth mental health support - and addressing stigmas tied to asking for help.

We're checking in with one of the new voices representing a familiar community partner - Green Village Initiative - which is successfully collaborating to address hunger, farming, and food insecurity in greater Bridgeport.

We're going to open with one of the new voices representing a familiar community partner - Green Village Initiative - which is successfully collaborating to address hunger, farming, and food insecurity in greater Bridgeport.Then, In the next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series, For the People is calling on one of the front line leaders of Wheeler’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Services to talk about how it's responders are focusing on youth mental health support - and addressing stigmas tied to asking for help.And we'll close inviting you to head to one of seven local parks or open spaces for Black Birders Week. We'll hear from an inspired organizer, as well as representatives from Gather New Haven and the Sierra Club about how and why to get involved in all the local Black Birders Week activities.