CT: Community Issues and Volunteering
CT legislation could implement ‘universal voting’
Connecticut's General Assembly is poised to take up a bill to study universal voting. This is when voting isn't just a fundamental right, but …
Legislación en CT podría implementar el 'voto universal'
La Asamblea General de Connecticut está preparada para aprobar un proyecto de ley que estudiará el voto universal. Es entonces cuando votar …
Loneliness, isolation on the rise around the holidays
As festive as the holidays can be, isolation and loneliness peak at this time of year. A 2022 survey finds 55% of Americans experience increased …
AARP CT Opens RFP for Livable Communities Grant Program
AARP Connecticut has released its request for proposals and application for the Livable Spaces grant program. In its sixth year, the program provides …
AARP CT abre a propuestas para programas de subvenciones
AARP Connecticut inició su periodo de aceptación de solicitudes de propuestas y solicitudes para el programa de subvenciones Livable Spaces…
CT Group Aims to Address Growing Trend of Loneliness
A Connecticut group is working to reduce the growing trend of loneliness. The Connecticut Collaborative to End Loneliness, a part of For All Ages…
Survey: LGBTQ Community Health-Care Access Needs Improvement
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Advocates said a first-of-its-kind survey of the health and human-service needs of Connecticut's LGBTQ community, published this …
Restoration Project at Great Meadows Marsh Aims to Invest in CT's Coastline
STRATFORD, Conn. -- A restoration project broke ground yesterday that will revive one of Connecticut's largest salt marshes thanks to a $4 million …
On Justice Ginsburg's Birthday, CT Women Honor Her Legacy
Correction: Dori Dumas is a member of the Outraged Elders. An earlier version incorrectly stated she is the leader. (2:00 p.m. EST, March 15…
AARP Gives Thanks to 'Energizer Bunny' of Volunteers
HARTFORD, Conn. -- There is some good news this Thanksgiving, as 80-year-old Marie Hakmiller from Willimantic has been selected for AARP …
CT Food Bank Faces Multiple Hunger Challenges
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Food Bank is dealing with a series of challenges causing spikes in hunger across the state. Paul Shipman…
Feeding Connecticut's Hungry: A Thanksgiving for All
WALLINGFORD, Ct. — In Connecticut, one 1-in-9 adults and 1-in-6 children go to bed hungry, but through donations and the work of volunteers…