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For the People

The award-winning "For the People", produced by John Voket, focuses on issues related to aging, veterans, youth, education, health and human services, public safety, workforce and consumer issues and the environment. Broadcast segments and guests explore concerns facing communities we serve, and detail how individuals and communities may respond to address and/or mitigate those concerns.

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19:06

ALEX Inc. / Health Care Advocates International

For the People ·

2025/05/20

Meet a couple of new members of the For the People resource network - ALEX, Inc. and the Startford-based Health Care Advocates International. Both of these organizations are offering important stigma-busting support services to individuals and families who are part of the regions LGBTQ+ communities.

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56:00

ALEX Inc. / Health Care Advocates International -...

For the People ·

2025/05/18

Today we're introducing a couple of new members of the For the People resource network - ALEX, Inc. and the Startford-based Health Care Advocates International. Both of these organizations are offering important stigma-busting support services to individuals and families who are part of the regions LGBTQ+ communities.Then, we'll help celebrate 150 years of science and discoveries that continue to protect and benefit Connecticut residents as we engage a deep dive discussion about the the

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19:15

Black Birders Week

For the People ·

2025/05/12

We're inviting you to head to one of seven local parks or open spaces for Black Birders Week. We'll hear from an inspired organizer, as well as representatives from Gather New Haven and the Sierra Club about how and why to get involved in all the local Black Birders Week activities.

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16:23

Wheeler Health Mobile Crisis Intervention

For the People ·

2025/05/12

In the next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series, For the People is calling on one of the front line leaders of Wheeler’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Services to talk about how it's responders are focusing on youth mental health support - and addressing stigmas tied to asking for help.

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16:51

Green Village Initiative

For the People ·

2025/05/12

We're checking in with one of the new voices representing a familiar community partner - Green Village Initiative - which is successfully collaborating to address hunger, farming, and food insecurity in greater Bridgeport.

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56:33

Green Village Initiative - Wheeler Health Mobile...

For the People ·

2025/05/11

We're going to open with one of the new voices representing a familiar community partner - Green Village Initiative - which is successfully collaborating to address hunger, farming, and food insecurity in greater Bridgeport.Then, In the next segment of our Mental Health Awareness Month series, For the People is calling on one of the front line leaders of Wheeler’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Services to talk about how it's responders are focusing on youth mental health support - and addressing

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13:08

CT Democracy Center / CT History Day

For the People ·

2025/05/08

We're connecting with the Connecticut Democracy Center and focusing on Connecticut History Day, one of 58 affiliate programs of National History Day, that is encouraging students in grades 6-12 to explore local, state, national, and world history.

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15:37

Hang Time

For the People ·

2025/05/08

Meet the co-founder of Hang Time, and learn how this highly successful program is igniting a grassroots movement to empower and reintegrate ex-offenders back into society by embracing and guiding those suffering from Post-Traumatic & Present Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to urban gun violence.

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22:06

Destressing With Your Village Journey

For the People ·

2025/05/08

Are you feeling stressed? Then you are so not alone. But in our opening segment - and the first of several marking Mental Health Awareness Month - our guest and co-founder of Your Village Journey will explain that it's all how you deal with it. And she'll follow up with tips to help take some of the pressure of our everyday world away.

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54:55

Destressing With Your Village Journey - Hang Time -...

For the People ·

2025/05/04

Are you feeling stressed? Then you are so not alone. But in our opening segment, our guest and co-founder of Your Village Journey will explain that it's all how you deal with it. And she'll follow up with tips to help take some of the pressure of our everyday world away.Then we'll touch base with the co-founder of Hang Time, igniting a grassroots movement to empower and reintegrate ex-offenders back into society by embracing and guiding those suffering from Post-Traumatic & Present Stress

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14:46

cARTie

For the People ·

2025/04/29

This segment is delivering you a little culture - literally - as we meet the co-founder of cARTie, a nonprofit mobile art museum bus bridging inequities in education and arts access by providing families and children exciting art and museum adventures.

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17:11

Domestic Violence Crisis Center

For the People ·

2025/04/29

Tune into our enlightening conversation about domestic and family violence prevention with the CEO from the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. We'll help educate you about financial and technology abuse, and we'll also invite you to support the cause at their upcoming Voices of Courage Luncheon.

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18:45

Naugatuck's 20th Anniversary Duck Day

For the People ·

2025/04/29

It's all ducky on For the People, as we invite you to have a blast while supporting dozens of worthy nonprofits at the 20th Anniversary Duck Race & Festival, in downtown Naugatuck, as more than 15,000 rubber ducks are launched into the Naugatuck River amidst enjoying fun festivities, vendors, games, and live entertainment.

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54:50

Naugatuck's 20th Anniversary Duck Day - Domestic...

For the People ·

2025/04/27

Today it's all ducky on For the People, as we open inviting you to have a blast while supporting dozens of worthy nonprofits at the 20th Anniversary Duck Race & Festival, in downtown Naugatuck, as more than 15,000 rubber ducks are launched into the Naugatuck River amidst enjoying fun festivities, vendors, games, and live entertainment.Then we'll get serious, as we pick up the conversation about domestic and family violence prevention with the CEO from the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. We'll

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16:08

Talking Kelp with Professor Charlie Yarish

For the People ·

2025/04/22

This chat re-engages our leading authority on kelp - Professor Charlie Yarish. Is yours one of the growing households that regularly consumes kelp - or maybe you even integrated as part of your Easter Sunday feast? Dr. Yarish explains how and why thinking about being a kelp consumer is good for your health, as well as our local and global environment.

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12:43

Make-A-Wish Connecticut

For the People ·

2025/04/22

April is World Wish Month, so we connected with Make-A-Wish CT - which is currently working with dozens of qualified families and local children toward granting their wishes. You'll be surprised at how easy it is for you to become a "Wish Maker," so stay tuned and learn how to get involved.

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21:16

100 Black Men of Stamford

For the People ·

2025/04/22

On Easter morning, we delivered introductions and an invitation from 100 Black Men of Stamford. Their reps dropped in to invite all 6th to 12th graders to their FREE, 2nd annual STEMFest - an all-day interactive event with exciting workshops and activities that aims to deliver fun, learning, and connections.

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54:20

100 Black Men of Stamford - Make-A-Wish Connecticut -...

For the People ·

2025/04/20

On Easter morning, we're delivering introductions and an invitation - as we welcome 100 Black Men of Stamford. They dropped in to invite all 6th to 12th graders to their FREE, 2nd annual STEMFest - an all-day interactive event with exciting workshops and activities that aims to deliver fun, learning, and connections. Then, since April is World Wish Month, we're connecting with Make-A-Wish CT - which is currently working with dozens of qualified families and local children toward granting their

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54:15

2025 Engage & Grow Expo

For the People ·

2025/04/13

In late March, the Bridgeport Regional Business Council hosted the Engage & Grow Expo and For the People was there - connecting with dynamic leaders from local nonprofit, educational, and business support organizations like SCORE, the CT Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, the Southwest Community Health Center, the Southwest CT Manufacturing Partnership, the Housatonic Community College Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center, the Coastal Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the Center for

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10:43

Call Before You Dig Month

For the People ·

2025/04/08

Each April - National Safe Digging Month (NSDM) AND "Call Before You Dig Month" in Connecticut - we bring back an expert to discuss 8-1-1 and the state's Call Before You Dig program that could not only save residents from utility interruptions and worse, while helping train and educate construction professionals on the safest ways to operate when excavating.

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