We'll engage the new Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of New Haven - Lorenzo Boyd - who also heads up the UNH Center for Advanced Policing, for the first of a couple of conversations we're planning around police practices, movements to de-fund police agencies, and the crossover points where racial diversity intersects with community policing.

Then we'll talk arts and humanities with the director of CT Humanities - and find out how this decades old agency is reinventing itself as a digital and community resource, while supporting and funding intriguing programs and projects across the state.

And we'll close with our partners at the CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence. If anything, the COVID pandemic has made things harder for the thousands of intimate partner and domestic abuse victims across Connecticut, so we'll touch base and get a snapshot of what's been happening in terms of prevention and response over the past few months.

 

‘Network of Distinction’ – Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness – ‘Visit Norwalk’

We're kicking off 2021 with State Comptroller Kevin Lembo talking about a new “Network of Distinction” program designed to achieve the dual goals of lowering overall health costs and achieving better outcomes. Are you one of the roughly quarter million state residents benefiting - stay tuned and find out.

Then we'll circle back to chat with the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) to find out how the agency did with its annual Be Homeful for the Holidays activities, what a difference it will make countering the state's homeless stats, and we'll hear about the agency's most recent collaborations with the CT Council of Municipalities and Sustainable CT. 


Finally, we head to Norwalk to find out how the city is coordinating how virtual visitors can learn about hundreds of tourism, event, and economic development initiatives all under the new and unified banner of 'Visit Norwalk' - an improved, larger holistic platform for small businesses to freely promote and grow their businesses.

 
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Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards – LEAP at Abilis – Foodshare Institute For Hunger Research & Solutions

Today we're celebrating those brave pioneers who are making a go at it as a Connecticut entrepreneur with the founder of the Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards. Find out all about how you can get involved supporting these local enterprisers by voting through April 2 - and attending their virtual award ceremony.

Then we'll circle back with Abilis, which has just expanded its involvement with the Life Skills, Employment, Advocacy and Partnership or LEAP program, which is poised to help young adults with special needs throughout lower Fairfield County and now in the Norwalk area experience a seamless transition into adult life. 

And we'll close hearing from the director of the Connecticut-based Foodshare Institute For Hunger Research & Solutions. Whether you are a casual donor to a local food drive, you volunteer or help run a local pantry, or you visit one - our chat today will focus on a new publication that can help your local food provider address social inequity and food insecurity.

 
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‘Counting On 2020’ Census PUSH Week – Common Ground High School – ROVAC Primary Voting

We reached out to the President of ROVAC - the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut - to talk about the most important updates and things you need to know to easily and successfully cast your ballots in the upcoming August 11 primaries.

Then we'll head to the gardens of Common Ground High School - a charter school in New Haven and the oldest environmental charter school in the United States to learn how its staff is preparing students for college success and a lifetime of environmental leadership. 

And we'll close with the latest in our series 'Counting on 2020' Census Segments as we head into Census PUSH WEEK. We'll tap a regional census director to learn how PUSH Week aims to increase 2020 Census self-response rates via activities, parades, social messaging campaigns and more.

 
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