We're going to preview a very different CT NOFA OrganiCONN Winter Conference as the event we normally cover in person for an entire show goes virtual. We'll chat with the conference coordinator about how you can get the most from this online experience without getting your hands dirty.

Then we're returning to the subject of wind power and its potential for providing critical climate benefits, economic development, jobs, and more. So stick around as we talk it up with representatives from Eversource Energy and Ørsted Offshore North America who will be developing offshore wind farms right off the Connecticut coastline.

And we'll wrap introducing yet another boutique Connecticut nonprofit that started as a grassroots movement to help connect young apply STEM education to doing good with the founder of Random Hacks of Kindness Junior.

 

Diaper Bank of CT – AARP Community Connections – ENCORE: Boys and Girls Village

Today we continue our deeper dive into explaining how some local agencies and initiatives are maintaining, surviving, and continuing to serve in a COVID-19 world.

We'll get a crash course on why diapers matter especially during this coronavirus emergency, and learn how and why you should reach out and help the Diaper Bank of CT.

Then we'll check in with AARP CT to learn about a robust new online resource  'AARP Community Connections,' and a few other important initiatives AARP is working on.

And we'll replay a recent interview with the new CEO of Boys and Girls Village, serving more than 800 clients from over 50 communities in at-risk situations.

 
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Workforce Alliance of South Central CT (encore) – Aware Recovery Care – FEMA #BeReady

This Labor Day weekend, as folks whose jobs were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic take on the extra burden of finding new work, we'll open replaying a June segment with a representative from the Workforce Alliance of South Central CT to review new and enhanced online training and resources.

Then we'll learn how the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on folks trying to work through recovery - or who continue to experience mental health challenges. September is National Recovery Month, and there's nobody better to discuss the current state of recovery practices than with the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and principle at Aware Recovery Care.

September is also Preparedness Month, and with our local communities already experiencing tropical storms, tornadoes, extended power outages, and even some flooding, we're going to close chatting with the Ready campaign director at FEMA - the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency.

 
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Wheeler Health Services – TEACH Connecticut – Trust for America’s Health

This installment of 'For the People' introduces the CEO of Wheeler discussing how this nonprofit is delivering an integrated approach to primary and behavioral health, education, and recovery - and the opening of Wheeler’s new, expanded Waterbury Family Health & Wellness Center.

Then we'll talk to a former North Branford and Connecticut Teacher of the Year about how she found a successful second career in teaching, and how she works with TEACH Connecticut to encourage others to do the same. She'll also share some advice on how to help keep students engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

And we'll close with a former CDC and Boston Health official and CEO of the Trust for America’s Health talking about Connecticut stats on alcohol, drug and suicide deaths, and why the coronavirus is expected to escalate all these destructive outcomes.

 
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