Month: April 2017

Averting Cuts To Human Service Programs State Wide

#Bridgeport CT--Today  State Senator Tony Hwang, The CT Community Nonprofit Alliance (The Alliance) & The Kennedy Center and held a press conference in the Gallery of the Maggie Daly Arts Cooperative (MDAC), 1042 Broad Street, Bridgeport, to talk about how the state can avert devastating cuts to human service programs and save $1.3 billion over the next five years. The majority of Connecticut’s human service programs are provided by nonprofit, community-based agencies like the Kennedy Center, that contract with the state. The State also provides some services for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health and substance abuse treatment at significantly higher costs. The Alliance is Connecticut’s statewide association of community nonprofits, which serve over 500,000 people each year and…

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Fairfield News: Craft Supplies Swap

There will be a craft supplies swap at the Fairfield Wood Branch Library, 1147 Fairfield Woods Drive on Thursday, April 27 from 6 pm until 7 pm. Do you have leftover craft supplies that are taking up space? Skeins of yarn, ribbon buttons, or fabric left over from that Pinterest project that turned out wrong? We will be accepting craft supplies in good condition, separated into Ziploc bags or other storage containers on Monday, April 17 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 pm. Collection will continue Tuesday, April 18 from 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 pm. Join us on Thursday, April 27, to swap for some craft supplies you can use. Remaining craft supplies will be donated to the downUnder Teen Center…

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