For the People

We're checking in with the Connecticut Justice Alliance - which just released a 2025 Legislative Agenda that aims to change a number of current practices that are traumatizing and making it harder for kids heading down the wrong path to change direction for their own good.

AAA Northeast is joining us and getting us up to speed on all the important things we need to know as vehicle owners and pedestrians steer their way through late fall and into the cold and snowy weather this winter.

If you are blessed to be surrounded by family as we head into the holiday season, imagine being among the nearly 1,000 Connecticut children living without a loving, permanent home...and do something about it! We're kicking off National Adoption Month with our partners from Wheeler Health's Foster / Adoption Program to explain the hows and whys involved in providing a stable forever home to a child who is going without.

If you are blessed to be surrounded by family as we head into the holiday season, imagine being among the nearly 1,000 Connecticut children living without a loving, permanent home...and do something about it! We're kicking off National Adoption Month with our partners from Wheeler Health's Foster / Adoption Program to explain the hows and whys involved in providing a stable forever home to a child who is going without.Then, on a similar subject, we'll check in with the Connecticut Justice Alliance - which just released a 2025 Legislative Agenda that aims to change a number of current practices that are traumatizing and making it harder for kids heading down the wrong path to change direction for their own good.And we'll close with AAA Northeast, getting us up to speed on all the important things we need to know as vehicle owners and pedestrians steer their way through late fall and into the cold and snowy weather this winter.

Catalyst CT, in partnership with Park City Presents, is launching a Live Music Production Apprenticeship Program - aimed at providing Bridgeport’s youth with real career opportunities in the music industry. So, if it's your dream to get into the music business, this may be your chance!

Check out our spirited conversation with Girls Who Code - an organization committed to inspiring young women and nonbinary students to step up, learn, and explore possible career opportunities in the STEM arena by learning how to code.

Have you heard?? It's open enrollment time at Access Health CT, Connecticut's health insurance marketplace. So, if you are ready to renew your private health coverage, expand your benefits, or are just signing up for the first time, listen in as our expert from the agency answers many questions you probably have.

Have you heard?? It's open enrollment time at Access Health CT, Connecticut's health insurance marketplace. So, if you are ready to renew your private health coverage, expand your benefits, or are just signing up for the first time, listen in as our expert from the agency answers many questions you probably have.Then, we'll have a spirited conversation with Girls Who Code - an organization committed to inspiring young women and nonbinary students to step up, learn, and explore possible career opportunities in the STEM arena by learning how to code.And we'll close talking about a vastly different career option. Catalyst CT, in partnership with Park City Presents, is launching a Live Music Production Apprenticeship Program - aimed at providing Bridgeport’s youth with real career opportunities in the music industry. If it's your dream to get into the music business, this may be your chance!

As we begin National Caregivers Month and the countdown to Veterans Day this November, we're bringing back Assisted Living Services, a family-owned non-medical homecare agency to brief veterans and their loved ones about accessing the many benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other sources.

We're touching base with the United Way of Connecticut to help unpack The 119K Commission's recently published report, Young People First. Hear UWCT share their bold commitment to our young people, and how they plan to facilitate addressing the barriers to their success, and why the effort is vital for our communities and state economy.

It's National Philanthropy Month, and the Valley Community Foundation just kicked off its annual "Valley Gives Back" campaign - a two-month initiative encouraging individuals to make planned gifts to their favorite Valley nonprofit and causes. Our guest from the VCF will explain how easy it is to become a philanthropist, and how you can make a measurable and positive difference, even if you can just begin by donating a few dollars a month.

It's National Philanthropy Month, and the Valley Community Foundation just kicked off its annual "Valley Gives Back" campaign - a two-month initiative encouraging individuals to make planned gifts to their favorite Valley nonprofit and causes. Our guest from the VCF will explain how easy it is to become a philanthropist, and how you can make a measurable and positive difference, even if you can just begin by donating a few dollars a month.Then we'll touch base with the United Way of Connecticut to help unpack The 119K Commission's recently published report, Young People First. Hear UWCT share their bold commitment to our young people, and how they plan to facilitate addressing the barriers to their success, and why the effort is vital for our communities and state economy.And, as we begin National Caregivers Month and the countdown to Veterans Day this November, we're bringing back Assisted Living Services, a family-owned non-medical homecare agency to brief veterans and their loved ones about accessing the many benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other sources.

Still confused or overwhelmed by all the election-related information coming at you? Then tune in for some important updates about the upcoming election and how easy Connecticut is making it for you to still get registered and vote - whether at the polls on November 4, by Absentee Ballot, or as part of the state's very first year providing Early Voting opportunities.

Join us catching the buzz with the Back Yard Beekeepers Association, which is inviting anyone who cares about these critical pollinators to learn from their monthly meeting info session, and from their next "Bee School," which is signing up its next class right now.

This segment is focusing on a small but important group of Connecticut's hungry - students attending our community college network. In the few years since it opened, the Food Pantry at CT State Housatonic has gone from feeding a few hundred to thousands of students, so we'll speak to a pair of representatives from that operation to bring you up to speed on how things are going so far this year, and how you might be able to help support the cause.

We're opening with a focus on a small but important group of Connecticut's hungry - students attending our community college network. In the few years since it opened, the Food Pantry at CT State Housatonic has gone from feeding a few hundred to thousands of students, so we'll speak to a pair of representatives from that operation to bring you up to speed on how things are going so far this year, and how you might be able to help support the cause.Then we'll be catching the buzz with the Back Yard Beekeepers Association, which is inviting anyone who cares about these critical pollinators to learn from their monthly meeting info session, and from their next "Bee School," which is signing up its next class right now.And we're closing with important updates about the upcoming election and how easy Connecticut is making it for you to still get registered and vote - whether at the polls on November 4, by Absentee Ballot, or as part of the state's very first year providing Early Voting opportunities.

If you're paying too much for your prescriptions and certain OTC products, tune into our conversation with a representative from the Connecticut State Comptroller's Office, which is ramping up promotion of the ArrayRX Discount Drug and Prescription program, that can deliver up to 80% savings to any state resident for many of their pharmaceutical needs.

We're chatting with two long-time representatives from the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, to learn who will be honored at the upcoming 31st annual Induction Ceremony and Celebration, and to remind listeners about how the CWHF makes history relevant through programs for educators, multimedia presentations, traveling exhibit and other resource to foster the courage and confidence women need to overcome barriers and advocate on their own behalf.

We're re-visiting a recent guest - TriCircle - which provides clinical services, a resource center, and hosts in person and virtual support in towns across the state for individuals and loved ones of those living with addiction. We helped them promote a new Spanish language support group, and their upcoming 6th Annual Gala Brunch.

We're opening re-visiting a recent guest - TriCircle - which provides clinical services, a resource center, and hosts in person and virtual support in towns across the state for individuals and loved ones of those living with addiction. We helped them promote a new Spanish language support group, and their upcoming 6th Annual Gala Brunch. Then we chatted with two long-time representatives from the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, to learn who will be honored at the upcoming 31st annual Induction Ceremony and Celebration, and to remind listeners about how the CWHF makes history relevant through programs for educators, multimedia presentations, traveling exhibit and other resource to foster the courage and confidence women need to overcome barriers and advocate on their own behalf.And we'll close with a representative from the Connecticut State Comptroller's Office, which is ramping up promotion of the ArrayRX Discount Drug and Prescription program, that can deliver up to 80% savings to any state resident for many of their pharmaceutical needs.

This week we're reacting to the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation with a Special Report featuring three guests all confronting and dealing with the issue in their own ways. First, we'll discuss the causes, effects, and ways to address loneliness with a representative from the CT Psychological Assoc. Then we'll re-connect with the co-founder of the Thin Line Peer Support Team - a grassroots nonprofit comprising trained first responders and military veterans who volunteer to reach out and counsel peers facing work- and service-related depression who may be at risk for social isolation and self harm. And we'll close with U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, who has already offered two federal legislative proposals to begin responding to the epidemic of loneliness and isolation here in the state and across the nation.

As we move into October and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're calling on the director of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence to share information about education and advocacy and how the agency and its partners empower survivors and eliminate stigma to end domestic violence in our state — for good.

If you know or love someone living with Alzheimer's disease, we're bringing back the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, which is hosting a free Alzheimer’s & Caregiving Educational Conference to help Connecticut residents learn from experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease, brain health, caregiving, and self-care.

A lot of local families and businesses experienced traumatic and life-changing experiences due to recent flooding, and there's a lot of questions and confusion around insurance coverage for damage. So we're welcoming a point person and expert on flood insurance from CT Insurance Dept. to try to sort out the answers you need.

A lot of local families and businesses experienced traumatic and life-changing experiences due to recent flooding, and there's a lot of questions and confusion around insurance coverage for damage. So we're opening with a point person and expert on flood insurance from CT Insurance Dept. to try to sort out the answers you need.Then we're bringing back the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, which is hosting a free Alzheimer’s & Caregiving Educational Conference to help Connecticut residents touched by Alzheimer's learn from experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease, brain health, caregiving, and self-care. Then, as we move into October and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're calling on the director of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence to share information about education and advocacy and how the agency and its partners empower survivors and eliminate stigma to end domestic violence in our state — for good.

We're circling back for the second part of a series of planned interviews featuring reSET (Social Enterprise Trust) - reSET is working to empower entrepreneurs to create local businesses that prioritize impact alongside profit. Learn more about the reSET movement and how you can be part of a first of its kind event they are planning for mid-October.

This segment is highlighting 40 years of incredible efforts from the staff and volunteers of the Beth-El Center - which is sustaining a mission to extend dignity and respect to all individuals and families while connecting them to housing, food and services within their communities. Find out how you can help by participating in their annual Milford Trick or Trot 5K Run/Walk happening just before Halloween!

This week we're highlighting 40 years of incredible efforts from the staff and volunteers of the Beth-El Center - which is sustaining a mission to extend dignity and respect to all individuals and families while connecting them to housing, food and services within their communities. Find out how you can help by participating in their annual Milford Trick or Trot 5K Run/Walk happening just before Halloween!Then we'll circle back for the second part of a series of planned interviews featuring reSET (Social Enterprise Trust) - reSET is working to empower entrepreneurs to create local businesses that prioritize impact alongside profit. Learn more about the reSET movement and how you can be part of a first of its kind event they are planning for mid-October.We'll close replaying our segment from earlier this year introducing Equality CT - a queer-led, grassroots organization rooted in social justice values, advocating for progressive change, celebrating Connecticut’s queer culture, and supporting statewide community-building efforts.

For the People is inviting you to lace up and hit the streets across the state supporting research and programs through the Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter. You'll learn about developing breakthrough drugs that are making positive differences to recently diagnosed dementia patients, and how you can play a role in supporting the next big breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research.

We reached out to the Director of the Housatonic Museum of Art to hear about her dream to bring together dozens of two-year college art gallery professionals, and how she is poised to host the nation's first ever gathering of these colleagues with the aim of taking academic art institutions to new heights across the country.

In just a few weeks, 45 accomplished Connecticut women will be honored for their achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the 19th annual Women of Innovation awards, hosted by the Connecticut Technology Council. So we'll talk to the CTC's Director, and a former Woman of Innovation finalist about how these honorees are inspiring the next generation of young women to be part of our state's innovative technology workforce.

In just a few weeks, 45 accomplished Connecticut women will be honored for their achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the 19th annual Women of Innovation awards, hosted by the Connecticut Technology Council. So we'll talk to the CTC's Director, and a former Woman of Innovation finalist about how these honorees are inspiring the next generation of young women to be part of our state's innovative technology workforce.Then we'll check in with the Director of the Housatonic Museum of Art about her dream to bring together dozens of two-year college art gallery professionals, and how she is poised to host the nation's first ever gathering of these colleagues with the aim of taking academic art institutions to new heights across the country.And we'll close inviting you to lace up and hit the streets across the state supporting research and programs through the Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter. You'll learn about developing breakthrough drugs that are making positive differences to recently diagnosed dementia patients, and how you can play a role in supporting the next big breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research.

Are you ready to unleash your inner entrepreneur - or to gather contacts and skills to boost your talent wherever you may be working? Then check out our chat with the founder of Creative U - who is partnering with the nonprofit reSET, and presenting a two-day educational session in mid-October to help propel you to the next level of professionalism.

Folks over age 50 are the majority of voters in every election, and they are stretched to the limit. They want to see politicians address their day-to-day challenges like caring for their loved ones and protecting their hard-earned Social Security. That's why we're bringing in the Senior Advocacy Director at AARP Connecticut for the next part of our "One Voice, One Vote" series to help unpack a number of important things you need to know ahead of Election Day.

Connecticut Foodshare supports individuals and families – from one end of the state to the other – by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs in an effort to alleviate hunger. Sept. is Hunger Action Month, so check-in and check out how CT Foodshare is doubling down on educating folks about the extreme hunger issues here in the state while helping you double your charitable donations to the cause all month long.

Connecticut Foodshare supports individuals and families – from one end of the state to the other – by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs in an effort to alleviate hunger. Sept. is Hunger Action Month, and CT Foodshare is doubling down on educating folks about the extreme hunger issues here in the state while helping you double your charitable donations to the cause all month long. Folks over age 50 are the majority of voters in every election, and they are stretched to the limit. They want to see politicians address their day-to-day challenges like caring for their loved ones and protecting their hard-earned Social Security. That's why we're bringing in the Senior Advocacy Director at AARP Connecticut for the next part of our "One Voice, One Vote" series to help unpack a number of important things you need to know ahead of Election Day. Are you ready to unleash your inner entrepreneur - or to gather contacts and skills to boost your talent wherever you may be working? Then check out our chat with the founder of Creative U - who is partnering with the nonprofit reSET, and presenting a two-day educational session in mid-October to help propel you to the next level of professionalism.

For the People is touching base with Connecticut' Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services following International Overdose Awareness Day – to provide an added voice amplifying the agency's LiveLOUD campaign, which is designed to inform and support those who are actively using fentanyl, heroin, or prescription opioids, as well as their families and communities.

We're bringing back Connecticut's Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas for a new conversation to unpack what you need to know about navigating our state's new Early Voting program, the No-Excuse Absentee Voting ballot question that voters will consider in November, and a few things key points about about election misinformation and misconceptions.

Check out our chat with Bridges Healthcare, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, providing comprehensive, innovative, and effective mental health, addiction recovery, and integrated healthcare services to individuals of all ages - and find out how to walk or ride for them at their upcoming Folks on Spokes & Step Forward Ride + Walk For Mental Health.

Check out our chat with Bridges Healthcare, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, providing comprehensive, innovative, and effective mental health, addiction recovery, and integrated healthcare services to individuals of all ages - and find out how to walk or ride for them at their upcoming Folks on Spokes & Step Forward Ride + Walk For Mental Health. Then, we're bringing back Connecticut's Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas to unpack what you need to know about navigating our state's new Early Voting program, the No-Excuse Absentee Voting ballot question that voters will consider in November, and a few things key points about about election misinformation and misconceptions. And we'll close touching base with Connecticut' Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services – and its LiveLOUD campaign, which is designed to inform and support those who are actively using fentanyl, heroin, or prescription opioids, as well as their families and communities.

For the People is reconnecting with Disability:IN Connecticut, which is supporting businesses in Connecticut committed to disability inclusion in the workplace and supply chain. We'll hear about their latest annual meeting and celebration of a number of state companies that are making it their business to hire and train alternately-abled residents for productive and fulfilling careers in our state's workforce.

Join For the People as we check in with a rep from the CT Psychological Association who is poised to send her own child off to kindergarten this fall! She will provide parents, caregivers, and educators some important and relatable tips to help minimize the anxiety that often presents around the first few days and weeks of a new school year.

Check out the second part of our mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Learn how your philanthropy and volunteerism can continue helping RVNAhealth provide exceptional home and community health care services, like they've been doing for over 100 years.

Check out the second part of our mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Learn how your philanthropy and volunteerism can continue helping RVNAhealth provide exceptional home and community health care services, like they've been doing for over 100 years.Then we'll check in with a rep from the CT Psychological Association who is poised to send her own child off to kindergarten this fall! She will provide parents, caregivers, and educators some important and relatable tips to help minimize the anxiety that often presents around the first few days and weeks of a new school year.And we'll close connecting with Disability:IN Connecticut, which is supporting businesses in Connecticut committed to disability inclusion in the workplace and supply chain. We'll hear about their latest annual meeting and celebration of a number of state companies that are making it their business to hire and train alternately-abled residents for productive and fulfilling careers in our state's workforce.

Check out our information-packed conversation with a co-founder and researcher representing MitoCure. This nonprofit exists to educate communities about Mitochondrial Disease and to generate financial support for the most promising research for a cure, by providing 100 % of all donations directly to research efforts around the world. Learn more about the cause, the important work being done to find a cure, and we'll invite you to a cool fundraiser at the end of September to benefit the cause.

If you live on or anywhere near the Naugatuck river, you are potentially impacted by the detrimental environmental harm being caused by the Kinneytown Dam. So we're connecting with the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments to get the details you need to know, and inviting you to be part of the solution at an important public info session next week that will be mapping out the dam's removal process.

Check out the first part of a mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Hear how RVNAhealth has been providing exceptional home and community health care services, supports public health and safety, and has promoted the highest quality of life for over 100 years.

Check out the first part of a mini-series featuring RVNAhealth - a private, nonprofit organization serving nearly 3 dozen neighboring communities. Hear how RVNAhealth has been providing exceptional home and community health care services, supports public health and safety, and has promoted the highest quality of life for over 100 years. Then - if you live on or anywhere near the Naugatuck river, you are potentially impacted by the detrimental environmental harm being caused by the Kinneytown Dam. So we're connecting with the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments to get the details you need to know, and inviting you to be part of the solution at an important public info session next week that will be mapping out the dam's removal process.And we'll closed with an information-packed conversation with a co-founder and researcher representing MitoCure. This nonprofit exists to educate communities about Mitochondrial Disease and to generate financial support for the most promising research for a cure, by providing 100 % of all donations directly to research efforts around the world. Learn more about the cause, the important work being done to find a cure, and we'll invite you to a cool fundraiser at the end of September to benefit the cause.

For the People is circling back with the CEO of New Haven's Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. A recent story about the abrupt closing of another similar facility in town got us thinking about agencies like this one facing even greater challenges as the regional pool of mental health and addiction service providers continues to dry up. Tune in and find out how Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is reacting and responding.

Hang with us as we celebrate the 2024 honorees who will be introduced at the Girl Scouts of Connecticut's Annual Legacy of Leadership fundraising event coming up in September in Bridgeport. We'll catch up with the organization's new CEO and chat briefly with all three of these legacy honorees.