For the People

Tune in as EnergizeCT unpacks details of their Community Partnership initiative - a collaboration with local organizations to connect with and educate residents and business owners about energy efficiency programs available with Energize Connecticut Sponsors.

The Greater Bridgeport Symphony's Board President is on board with For the People trumpeting the symphony's upcoming concert - which is being held in a brand new venue, and will include a number of ways to engage both musically, and creatively with greater Bridgeport's rich cultural offerings.

We're reconnecting with For the People community partner CatalystCT to tout their “Amplifying Resident Voices” project - a collaboration with Fairfield University’s Center for Social Impact and PT Partners - which is expanding on previous research and will assess, design, and implement evidence-based solutions to persistent community violence. 

We're reconnecting with For the People community partner CatalystCT to tout their “Amplifying Resident Voices” project - a collaboration with Fairfield University’s Center for Social Impact and PT Partners - which is expanding on previous research and will assess, design, and implement evidence-based solutions to persistent community violence.  Then we'll connect with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony's Board President trumpeting  the symphony's upcoming concert - which is being held in a brand new venue, and will include a number of ways to engage both musically, and creatively with greater Bridgeport's rich cultural offerings. And we'll close with EnergizeCT, discussing their Community Partnership initiative - a collaboration with local organizations to connect with and educate residents and business owners about energy efficiency programs available with Energize Connecticut Sponsors.

Meet the leader from from PACE - People's Action for Clean Energy. Learn more about how PACE is working throughout Connecticut to promote the development of alternative, renewable sources of energy and encourage others to join in on the conversation.

The third and final segment in our Domestic Violence Awareness Month series featuring the leader of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence - the agency that helps support a wide network of domestic and interpersonal violence prevention agencies, shelters, judicial navigator programs and a statewide hotline and text service so you or someone you know in a toxic relationship can get the help they need to get out.

We are reconnecting with CT Foodshare on the important topic of food insecurity. With the federal government shutdown taking its toll on food support programs for our most fragile and needy neighbors, we'll talk about how easy it is for you to help through food contributions, volunteering, or by turning your donated dollar into $5, $7, even $10 of nutritious food.

First, we are reconnecting with CT Foodshare on the important topic of food insecurity. With the federal government shutdown poised to throw food support programs for our most fragile and needy neighbors into overdrive, we'll talk about how easy it is for you to help through food contributions, volunteering, or by turning your donated dollar into $5, $7, even $10 worth of nutritious food. Then we'll bring you the third and final segment in our Domestic Violence Awareness Month series featuring the leader of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence  (CCADV) - the agency that helps support a wide network of domestic and interpersonal violence prevention agencies, shelters, judicial navigator programs and a statewide hotline and text service so you or someone you know in a toxic relationship can get the help they need to get out. And we'll close chatting with the leader of PACE - People's Action for Clean Energy. Learn more about how PACE is working throughout Connecticut to promote the development of alternative, renewable sources of energy and how they are encouraging others to join the conversation.

Are you - or do you know an interpersonal violence survivor in western Connecticut looking for help? For the People's Domestic Violence Awareness Month series continues, this time highlighting The Center for Empowerment & Education - an agency bringing interpersonal violence prevention education, front line response, and support to thousands across central western Connecticut for over 50 years!

Meet the leader of the Thomas Merton Family Center in Bridgeport, currently serving thousands of individuals and families each year through their soup kitchen, food pantry, and supportive community programs. Find out how your help might just be just a PBJ away!

Our For the People partners at Impact Fairfield County are touting their Fall Kick-off November 5th for members - and to invite qualifying nonprofits to apply for their current round of grants. Learn how this collective giving organization is empowering women of Fairfield County in local philanthropy - and what a difference those contributions are making in our own neighborhoods.

Today, our For the People partners at Impact Fairfield County will join us touting their Fall Kick-off November 5th for members and those who want to be - along with inviting qualifying nonprofits to apply for their current round of grants. Learn how this collective giving organization is empowering women of Fairfield County in local philanthropy - and what a difference those contributions are making in our own neighborhoods. Then we'll connect with the leader of the Thomas Merton Family Center in Bridgeport. Listen and learn how this vital organization is addressing food insecurity, homelessness and highlighting innovative ways Bridgeport area neighbors are helping one another. And we'll wrap with the second segment in our Domestic Violence Awareness Month series featuring The Center for Empowerment & Education, bringing prevention education and front line response and support to thousands across central western Connecticut.

The first segment in our 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month series, this week focusing on Safe Haven - serving the greater Waterbury region. Find out how Safe haven is there for you if you are a victim and need support making a safe break toward a violence and abuse-free next chapter for you and your children.

For the People is bringing in a Connecticut DOT representative to remind you that your voice matters when creating a safer, more accessible transportation network for all Connecticut residents and visitors alike. Learn about the development of a statewide Active Transportation Plan and where you can show up in the coming days to help make it even better.

Check out our conversation with Marine, author and Fairfield University Professor Phil Klay about the opportunities for fellow veterans interested in creative writing - and what the university offers to those who served, or anyone interested in its unique MFA program.

Today we're hosting a conversation with Marine, author and Fairfield University Professor Phil Klay about the opportunities for fellow veterans interested in creative writing - and what the university offers to those who served, or anyone interested in its unique MFA program. Then, we'll bring in a Connecticut DOT representative to remind you that your voice matters when creating a safer, more accessible transportation network for all Connecticut residents and visitors alike. Learn about the development of a statewide Active Transportation Plan and where you can show up in the coming days to help make it even better. And we'll close with the first segment in our Domestic Violence Awareness Month series, this week focusing on Safe Haven - serving the greater Waterbury region. Find out how Safe haven is there for you if you are a victim and need support making a safe break toward a violence and abuse-free next chapter for you and your children.

There's lots to learn about environmental stewardship as we tell you all about this year's  UConn Plants & Pollen Conference. There's a lot of networking and important information to be shared if you care about the role you, your yard, and a simple pollinator garden can play in helping sustain our fragile environment.

This segment is focusing on environmental stewardship with more big news from our partners at the Aspetuck Land Trust. The organization continues to grow with new collaborators and acquisitions - and we'll also advise you on a few incredible places to catch autumn's full splendor, right around the corner down in fairfield County.

Meet one of the team at Independence Northwest - a nonprofit that is unique among service providers because the organization is run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. So tune in and learn about this regional nonprofit and how they can be of service to you no matter what your alternate ability may be.

Meet one of the team at Independence Northwest - a nonprofit that is unique among service providers because the organization is run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. So tune in and learn about this regional nonprofit and how they can be of service to you no matter what your alternate ability may be. Then we'll steer toward environmental stewardship beginning with more big news from our partners at the Aspetuck Land Trust. The organization continues to grow with new collaborators and acquisitions - and we'll also advise you on a few incredible places to catch autumn's full splendor, right around the corner down in fairfield County. And we'll close by telling you all about this year's upcoming UConn Plants & Pollenators Conference. There's a lot of networking and important information to be shared if you care about the role you, your yard, and a simple pollinator garden can play in helping sustain our fragile environment.