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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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56:12

Central Connecticut Coast YMCA - Ruth's House -...

For the People ·

2024/03/03

We're heading back to the Y - The Central Connecticut Coast YMCA. We'll chat with their new CEO about this tried and true charitable, not-for-profit, community service organization that remains dedicated to putting principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all the 25 communities they serve. Meet the founder and director of Ruth's House, a home in Shelton, CT and will provide a loving home for young single mothers that encourages and equips them to make

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57:24

WBDC's IGNITE Grant Program - Beardsley Zoo's...

For the People ·

2024/02/25

Since For the People provided WBDC's founder with her first radio interview oh so many years ago, we brought her back, in part, to announce and invite women to apply for the Women's Business Development Council's brand new IGNITE grant program, and to come out to the upcoming Women Owned Business Day at the Connecticut Capital.Then, we're welcoming two Beardsley Zoo educators to talk about a number of cool programs happening this spring - as well as focusing on FrogWatch 2024 - which is currently

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56:40

Annie C. Courtney Foundation - McCall Behavioral...

For the People ·

2024/02/18

We're visiting a co-founder of the nonprofit Annie C. Courtney Foundation - assisting families and individuals touched by all aspects of the child welfare system. Did you know as many as half of our youths exiting foster care experience homelessness by age 26 and many more are unstably housed. Stick around and learn how you can help Annie C. do something about it. Then we're pivoting to the leader of the McCall Behavioral Health Network to learn about a brand new program to fast-track individuals

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56:20

2-1-1 Day - New Haven Legal Assistance Association -...

For the People ·

2024/02/11

February 11 isn't just Super Bowl Sunday - maybe more importantly it's 2-1-1 Day here in Connecticut, the day when we celebrate and recognize 2-1-1-Infoline, which had its humble beginnings right here in our state and last year, provided assistance to 1.7 million people. Then, we're heading to the Elm City to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The New Haven Legal Assistance Association, which offers free, high-quality legal services to people living in poverty in greater New Haven. We'll tell you

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55:29

Choose Love Movement - CT Forest & Park Association -...

For the People ·

2024/02/04

It's CHOOSE LOVE AWARENESS MONTH, so we're going to talk about how you can choose love as defined by the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and its founder Scarlett Lewis - who is on a mission to create safer and more loving communities through proven programs suited for all stages of life and everybody from you and your family, to your entire community and even your workplace. Then we're introducing the new director of the Connecticut Forest & Park Assoc.- which is dedicated to connecting people

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55:44

CT Violence Intervention and Prevention - 98th Annual...

For the People ·

2024/01/28

We're bookending For the People with folks and nonprofits working to address and reduce violence in our communities. First we'll meet the Program Manager at CT Violence Intervention and Prevention who is Connecticut's only representative to the first ever Community Violence Intervention Leadership Cohort at the University of Chicago who is prepping for her upcoming graduation at the White House. Then we're circling back with the Salisbury (CT) Winter Sports Association - which is poised for their

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55:30

CT Council on Problem Gambling - AARP Connecticut...

For the People ·

2024/01/21

With An estimated 7 million Americans struggling with gambling addiction, we contacted our source with the nonprofit Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling to discuss a proposal to secure federal funds to treat and research gambling addiction. Then we're welcoming back AARP Connecticut to review some of the high points of their 2024 Legislative Agenda, and to remind local communities and qualified agencies that the next round of AARP Community Challenge grant applications is now open, and features

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56:14

CT DCP Adult Use Cannabis - CT Voices for Children -...

For the People ·

2024/01/14

This week marked the one-year anniversary of Connecticut launching its legal adult-use cannabis marketplace, so we'll connect with a spokesperson from the agency overseeing that program to look back on year one, and give us some insight on how this marketplace will be expanding in 2024. This year's CT Voices for Children State of Early Childhood report is responding to the Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care and a Continuation of Spotlighting Disenfranchised Populations, so we're bringing in

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55:00

CHDI / CONNECTing Schools to Care IV Students - The...

For the People ·

2024/01/07

Our first guest of the new year is from CHDI discussing their newly launched CONNECTing Schools to Care IV Students initiative to integrate trauma-informed comprehensive school mental health supports into the existing community-based network of care - as well as connecting you to their helpful Connect4Families Toolkit. Then we'll introduce to you the Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service at the University of Hartford. Learn how the Rell Center is promoting ethics in government; civil

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55:20

Best of '23 Replay: Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center...

For the People ·

2023/12/31

Our New Year's Eve program is visiting a few of our most informative and special segments, including our mid-July chat with the CEO of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center talking about how his team is delivering a wide range of physical, mental, dental and wellness services to neighborhoods that need it the most. We'll also celebrate the opening of the center's new Dixwell Q-House. Then we'll replay our chat about the East Coast Greenway - stretching 3,000 miles from Maine to Florida - and how far

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56:00

Back Yard Beekeepers Assoc. - CT Age Well...

For the People ·

2023/12/24

Hey, it's not too late to consider giving someone you know one of the most special and unique gifts ever - tuition to Bee School which comes with membership to the Back Yard Beekeepers Association (BYBA), so we'll feature an association member who will be sharing knowledge about beekeeping, and is dedicated to educating beekeepers and promoting the benefits of beekeeping to the public. Then, it's time to look back and take stock, to look forward and make plans as 2024 makes us all a year older

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58:10

AFL Foster Caregiver Program - Bye-Bye Mattress -...

For the People ·

2023/12/17

Holidays mean visiting with loved ones - and if you notice developing issues related to aging, we'll connect you with experts from Assisted Living Services and one of Connecticut's Area Agencies on Aging to explain the little-known Adult Family Living-Foster Caregiver Program that can help loved ones continue aging in place at home. Then we're revisiting Connecticut's groundbreaking mattress recycling program with the state's Mattress Recycling Council and the director from one of the states

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56:25

Touting the Food Farmacy of Greater Danbury - The...

For the People ·

2023/12/03

For the People hits the road again, landing at thge region's first of its kind Food Farmacy of Greater Danbury - that's Farmacy with an 'F'. We'll visit folks who helped create this unique public health program as well as the facility to help support it and hundreds of families it's already serving since it opened a few weeks ago. Then we'll head from the 'Hat City' to the Park City for a candid conversation with the director and curator of Bridgeport's Barnum Museum. We'll discuss how the

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63:00

Special Report: A visit to the Green Village...

For the People ·

2023/11/26

Our on site visit to this year's Green Village Initiative Harvest Fest was bittersweet. While it preceded a major change for this urban agricultural nonprofit that has done so well supporting equity, community, anti-racism, wellness, knowledge-sharing, and youth mentorship, along with responding hunger and promoting food justice - the festival also provided an opportunity to meet and learn about numerous individuals in greater Bridgeport who have learned from and benefited as a result of their ties

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55:00

Child Health and Development Institute - CT Health...

For the People ·

2023/11/19

The Child Health and Development Institute's latest research produced a blueprint for strengthening Connecticut's behavioral health workforce for our children, so tune in and be among the first to learn how this report can help fast-track the help our kids need! Then....we'll hear how grants from the Connecticut Health Foundation will support advocacy efforts to expand health care coverage to more immigrants and to ensure that those who are eligible can get covered. And hey, it's National

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58:32

Continuum of Care - AAA Northeast - Encore Replay:...

For the People ·

2023/11/12

Since 1966 the nonprofit Continuum of Care has been serving adults diagnosed with mental illness and severe developmental and intellectual disabilities. The agency is preparing for its Holiday Bazaar that will help fund a brand new and comprehensive program that will save taxpayers millions addressing homeless individuals diagnosed with one or more of these issues - so tune in and see how you can help. Then, we're bringing in the Managing Director, Public and Government Affairs for AAA Northeast to

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55:25

SCORE of Western CT - Put CT Grown On Your Plate -...

For the People ·

2023/11/05

Hear from the leader of SCORE of Western CT about all the free and confidential resources for you whether you are a business owner who wants to take things to the next level, you're ready to break out on your own as an entrepreneur, or if you are a business person who's willing to share your talents and expertise as a mentor or coach. Then, we'll connect with Connecticut's Agriculture Commissioner and a state Ag Ambassador to talk about how easy, healthy, and economically feasible it is to 'Put CT

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55:30

Waveny Lifecares - CT DOT Fall Update - Gifts of Love

For the People ·

2023/10/29

Meet the CEO of Waveny LifeCare Network and hear how this regional nonprofit is delivering a comprehensive continuum of healthcare to seniors with diverse therapeutic programs, services and living options. Waveny is celebrating 50 years of service and an important new partnership going into 2024, so tune in and learn all about them. Then it's time to check in with our source at the CT DOT on subjects from Halloween traffic safety, to enhancements and fare increases on state bus and rail lines, a

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57:22

'AARP & You' Pt. 3 Fraud Protection - CT Housing...

For the People ·

2023/10/22

We're closing out our 3-part series 'AARP & You' - tapping expert sources from the national AARP network to provide critical information to better protect everyone in Connecticut. In this segment, you'll learn the 3 most important things to immediately do if you are the victim of fraud. Then we're circling back with CT Housing Partners CEO and one of their developers to provide some insight into Connecticut's much maligned 8-30g statute related to affordable and workforce housing. And we're

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54:50

Impact Fairfield County - Thin Line Peer Support Team...

For the People ·

2023/10/15

Meet Impact Fairfield County - a women's collective giving organization funding large transformational grants for qualified nonprofits. The next application period opens October 16, so if you are involved with or volunteer for, get services from a nonprofit that operates or programs in Fairfield County, listen in and learn more. Then we're introducing Thin Line Peer Support Team, Inc, a non- profit providing peer-to-peer mental health assistance to first responders, active military, and veterans as

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