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CAFCA Connections – May 13, 2019
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Community Action Highlights
- Access receives food donations from "Fighting the Good Fight on Hunger" through CT Mission of Mercy Free Dental Clinic
- Hartford nonprofit seeking employers to hire 200 students (Joe Cooper, Hartford Business Journal, 5/9/19)
- Cooking for a cause at the 12th Annual 'Men Who Cook' (Bill Bittar, Valley Independent Sentinel, 4/28/19)
Check It Out – Items of Interest
- Marathon debate, then House votes for $15 minimum wage (Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror, 5/9/19)
- Trump's plan to lower poverty by redefining it, explained (Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Talk Poverty, 5/8/19)
- Paid family leave sparks bipartisan debate (Peter Urban, CT News Junkie, 5/8/19)
- Lawmakers eye solutions for food deserts (Stell Simonton, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, 5/8/19)
- Governor Lamont announces Elena Trueworthy will serve as Connecticut's Head Start Coordinator (The Office of Governor Ned Lamont, 4/23/19)
- Study: Crisis in Connecticut's urban centers (Claire Dignan, NH Register, 4/18/19)
- Simulation at Gateway Community College shows how poverty hurts (Brian Zahn, NH Register, 4/11/19)
Community Events
- CANNH’s 40th Anniversary Gala, June 13
National and Regional Events
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