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CAFCA Connections – April 10, 2019
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CT Community Action Leaders go to Washington!
Last month, Community Action leaders from across Connecticut attended the 2019 National Community Action Foundation Legislative Conference…
Community Action Highlights
- TVCCA holds Annual Carnevale Benefit for Meals on Wheels
- New Britain programs to focus on crime victims' rights (Charles Paullin, New Britain Herald, 4/5/19)
- A special surprise for CRT's Nutrition Department (Fox 61 video)
Check It Out – Items of Interest
- Child poverty in Connecticut hurts us all (CT Mirror: CT Viewpoints, Merrill Gay, 4/8/19)
- Yes, you can gentrify a neighborhood without pushing out poor people (Jesse Van Tol, Washington Post, 4/8/19)
- U.S. income inequality a 'national emergency': billionaire Ray Dalio (David Randall, Reuters, 4/4/19)
- Community health workers fill gaps in Connecticut and look to solidify their roles (Nichole Leonard, NPR, 4/3/19)
- Parents, child providers rally in New Haven for back pay (Mary E. O'Leary, NH Register, 4/3/19)
- Lamont favors paid leave that is privately managed (Mark Paznoikas, CT Mirror, 4/2/19)
- CT is still the richest state even as income gains lag (Dan Haar, CT Post, 3/26/19)
Community Events
- National Crime Victims' Rights Awareness Walk: HRA
- Access Agency, NBC, Telemundo CT, and Stop & Shop Tri-State Food Drive
- TEAM's 12th Annual Men Who Cook
National and Regional Events
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