For the People

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.

It seemed appropriate to open our August 11 program focusing on Call Before You Dig - since it was National 8-1-1 Day! So, sit tight and get all the information you need to know about this critical public safety program that identifies any underground utilities that may be in the way of where you want to dig - whether it's in your garden, putting up a new mailbox, or excavating to put in a pool, foundation or landscape feature.

It seems appropriate that we open our August 11 program focusing on Call Before You Dig - since it's National 8-1-1 Day! So, sit tight and get all the information you need to know about this critical public safety program that identifies any underground utilities that may be in the way of where you want to dig - whether it's in your garden, putting up a new mailbox, or excavating to put in a pool, foundation or landscape feature.Then we'll 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.And we'll close 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 that will be facing even greater challenges as the regional pool of mental health and addiction service providers continues to dry up. Find out how another one of these remaining agencies is reacting and responding.

For the People is proud to introduce you to TriCircle - an organization that provides resources for individuals, families, and communities affected by the disease of addiction. Through education and community engagement, you'll learn from its founder how TriCircle is dedicated to providing the tools that build strong futures!

Get ready for a serious chat with Connecticut's - and the nation's - first Cannabis Ombudsperson. Hear all about how this unique government post came to be, and how residents and constituents can engage and access its information resources, support and guidance.

After some transitions, the Bridgeport-based Green Village Initiative, and its neighborhood garden program and Reservoir Community Farm are growing again. So check out our spirited conversation with GVI's new outreach coordinator to find out how you can support or benefit from this unique agricultural cooperative.

After some transitions, the Bridgeport-based Green Village Initiative, and its neighborhood garden program and Reservoir Community Farm are growing again. So check out our spirited conversation with GVI's new outreach coordinator to find out how you can support or benefit from this unique agricultural cooperative.Then, get ready for a serious chat with Connecticut's - and the nation's - first Cannabis Ombudsperson. Hear all about how this unique government post came to be, and how residents and constituents can engage and access its information resources, support and guidance. And we'll close introducing you to TriCircle - an organization that provides resources for individuals, families, and communities affected by the disease of addiction. Through education and community engagement, you'll learn from its founder how TriCircle is dedicated to providing the tools that build strong futures!

For the People spent a recent weekend proudly patronizing the Homegrown by Heroes Farmer’s Market at Guardians Farm in Southbury. We took the opportunity to meet and chat with a number of inspiring and aspiring veteran farmers along with representatives of several agencies supporting the cause. So, check out our conversations with the Guardian Farm founder, the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Veteran Grown, Connecticut Resource Conservation and Development, Hives for Heroes, Lakeside Farm, Steadfast Farms Poultry Processing & Slaughter, Tranquil Hive Honey Co., Union Bee Company, Wilkinson Farm, Hathor Hill Farm, and the Lathrop Farmstead.

We're checking in with United Way of Connecticut, which is celebrating 988 - the National Suicide Prevention hotline. We'll learn why callers to 988 in Connecticut connect to caring, well-trained intervention and support specialists, as well as a wealth of resources that can help address the very issues causing callers' anxiety and hopelessness.

Listen in as we take a call from the Iowa / Wisconsin border to speak with a cross country cyclist and board member for Career Resources, Inc. who is pedaling from Norwalk to Oregon to raise over $100,000 to support the job training, workforce development, and second-chance career opportunities for thousands of qualified individuals in the region.

We're thrilled to bring back the co-founder of All Our Kin, a national nonprofit organization training, supporting, and sustaining family child care educators. There's lots to chat about as All Our Kin turns 25 years old, celebrates its latest career training class graduates, and prepares for their upcoming first-ever gala.

We're thrilled to bring back the co-founder of All Our Kin, a national nonprofit organization training, supporting, and sustaining family child care educators. There's lots to chat about as All Our Kin turns 25 years old, celebrates its latest career training class graduates, and prepares for their upcoming first-ever gala.Then, we'll take a call from the Iowa / Wisconsin border and speak with a cross country cyclist and board member for Career Resources, Inc. who is pedaling from Norwalk to Oregon to raise over $100,000 to support the job training, workforce development, and second-chance career opportunities for thousands of qualified individuals in the region.And we'll check in with United Way of Connecticut, which is celebrating 988 - the National Suicide Prevention hotline. We'll learn why callers to 988 in Connecticut connect to caring, well-trained intervention and support specialists, as well as a wealth of resources that can help address the very issues causing callers' anxiety and hopelessness.

We're catching up with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association - celebrating 60 years of providing legal advice, brief service, and full representation to qualified individuals; while strategically prioritizing legal work to make systemic improvements benefitting low-income people; all while engaging in community education and outreach.

We're continuing our conversations with AARP Connecticut, unveiling seven organizations throughout the state receiving 2024 Community Challenge grants. We'll also prep you for a new round of grants available to implement quick-action projects to help communities like yours become more livable by improving public places; transportation; housing; digital connections; and more.

Branford's Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter is a temporary home to guinea pigs, chinchillas, rabbits, dogs, puppies, cats and kittens, who would love to be part of your family. But the shelter is also facing unique challenges that could use your help - so along with educating you on their work, we'll be inviting you out to the shelter's upcoming Music & Food Truck Festival.

Branford's Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter is a temporary home to guinea pigs, chinchillas, rabbits, dogs, puppies, cats and kittens, who would love to be part of your family. But the shelter is also facing unique challenges that could use your help - so along with educating you on their work, we'll be inviting you out to the shelter's upcoming Music & Food Truck Festival.The, we'll continue our conversation with AARP Connecticut, unveiling seven organizations throughout the state receiving 2024 Community Challenge grants. We'll also prep you for a new round of grants available to implement quick-action projects to help communities like yours become more livable by improving public places; transportation; housing; digital connections; and more.And we'll close catching up with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association - celebrating 60 years of providing legal advice, brief service, and full representation to qualified individuals; while strategically prioritizing legal work to make systemic improvements benefitting low-income people; all while engaging in community education and outreach.

This segment dives into another aspect of our environmental health - specifically the state' clean energy industries - which continue to multiply their reciprocal returns to the tune of $7.68 billion to the state’s Gross Regional Product. We'll bring in a principal from the firm that put the report together to unpack what it all means, so tune in!

We're heading to the intersection where transportation meets environmental health - as we bring in a panel talking about the Connecticut DOT 2024 CT Rides Climate Challenge. During the Challenge, residents across Connecticut united to reduce their carbon footprint by choosing sustainable travel options rather than driving alone.

Our first program of July introduces you to an invested "spokesperson" to chat about how you can get involved in the 2024 Closer to Free Ride fueling research and care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center while giving riders of all levels the chance to experience five professionally designed and fully supported routes ranging from 10 to 100 miles.

Our first program of July is going to introduce you to an invested "spokesperson" to chat about how you can get involved in the 2024 Closer to Free Ride fueling research and care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center while giving riders of all levels the chance to experience five professionally designed and fully supported routes ranging from 10 to 100 miles. Then we'll combine transportation and environmental health as we bring in a panel talking about the Connecticut DOT 2024 CT Rides Climate Challenge. During the Challenge, residents across Connecticut united to reduce their carbon footprint by choosing sustainable travel options rather than driving alone. And we'll close things out by sticking with the subject of our environment - specifically the state' clean energy industries - which continue to multiply their reciprocal returns to the tune of $7.68 billion to the state’s Gross Regional Product. We'll bring in a principal from the firm that put the report together to unpack what it all means, so tune in!

For the People is connecting with the boss from the Northwest Region Workforce Investment Board (NRWIB) - which has a lot to celebrate lately as they facilitate the launch of a number of programs fortifying our state's high-tech manufacturing businesses, our state environmental protection agency, and providing opportunities for youth and adults to explore and become well compensated contributors to our workforce.

Tune in and learn about the new name and stepped up mission of a long-tenured and extremely vital human services organization: RYASAP is now CatalystCT, and For the People is chatting with its President and CEO to discover what's behind this new image and how the agency is stepping-up its game supporting underserved and marginalized youth, families, and neighborhoods in our region.

While summer offers a great break - especially for many young people and college-age students - it's also the time of peak hunger, putting increasing pressure on hundreds of food pantries and other agencies. So, For the People is bringing in the Connecticut Foodshare's CEO to explain why and what you can do about it.

While summer offers a great break for many young people and college-age students, it's also the time of peak hunger and visits to the hundreds of partners working with CTFoodshare. That's right, our state's hunger crisis goes into overdrive every summer, and we're bringing in the CEO from CTFoodshare to explain why and what you can do about it.Then we'll learn about the new name and stepped up mission of a long-tenured and extremely important human services organization serving southwestern Connecticut. RYASAP is now CatalystCT, and we'll chat with that agency's President and CEO to learn what's behind this new image and how CatalystCT is creating a positive impact for the underserved and marginalized youth, families, and neighborhoods in our region.And we'll close connecting with the boss from the Northwest Region Workforce Investment Board. This regional agency has a lot to celebrate lately as they facilitate the launch of a number of programs fortifying our state's high-tech manufacturing businesses, our state environmental protection agency, and providing opportunities for youth and adults to explore and become well compensated contributors to our workforce.

Our Pride Month Series continues with new voices representing a long-established LGBTQ support agency - Norwalk's Triangle Community Center. Meet the agency's two top leaders who have each recently arrived in those jobs bring with them a wealth of professional and life experiences to help propel Triangle to do even more to welcome and support our LGBTQ communities across the region and beyond.

Check out our chat with the director of Connecticut Humanities about a very important session he will be part of at this year's International Festival of Arts & Ideas, as well as his team's work encouraging curiosity, understanding and critical thinking by producing programs throughout the state connecting people and ideas.