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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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57:46

Bankwell Pet Adoption Project - SpaceFinder -...

For the People ·

2017/03/26

This week, host John Voket is appealing to animal lovers by introducing the Bankwell Pet Adoption Project, which is helping Southern Connecticut animal rescue groups connect loving pets to welcoming homes. Then we'll chat with Connecticut's Director of Culture and The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County about the state's first SpaceFinder program - connecting creatives to the space they need to make it happen. And we'll close reminding everyone that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and

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57:48

Northeast Organic Farming Association of CT 2017...

For the People ·

2017/03/19

For many of the 35 Years the Northeast Organic Farming Association has been hosting their Winter Conference, John Voket and the Award-Winning For the People have been there - and 2017 is no different. So sit down and check out a number of interviews we captured from Western CT State University last weekend with guests and exhibitors at the NOFA Conference. We'll talk about bees, and worms, and Alpacas - (oh my!) - as well as programs to help establish new and young Connecticut farmers, and a program

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56:59

DEEP's WRAP Program - 'Not My Kid, Not My Community'...

For the People ·

2017/03/12

This week host John Voket introduces DEEP's WRAP program Coordinator about an exciting new Wrap Recycling Action Project to keep more of your consumer plastic waste out of landfills. Then we'll talk with two of the most proactive addiction prevention specialists in the country, and then we'll invite you to meet them to hear more about keeping your kids and loved ones safe. And we'll close with a replay of a visit with Marrakech, Inc, to learn how the agency is assisting disabled individuals as young

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58:02

'Chasing the Music' - Connecticut Port Authority -...

For the People ·

2017/03/05

This week host John Voket opens inviting music lovers to support 'Chasing the Music' at Waterbury's Palace Theater this June benefiting the CMAK Sandy Hook Memorial Foundation - which was established to honor 6-year-old Sandy Hook victim and triathlete Chase Kowalski. Then we'll check-in with the new executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority about a new grant program delivering more than $7 million to strengthen the economic potential of harbors and marinas in towns along Connecticut’s

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56:48

Heart Month Advice - Operation Fuel - New England...

For the People ·

2017/02/26

This week host John Voket opens celebrating Heart Month with a specialist in women's cardiovascular health from St Francis Hospital and health Center. Then we'll replay a brief call-in with Operation Fuel's brand new executive director, and learn why now more than ever, donating a dollar on each utility bill can help a Connecticut family or senior out in the cold. And we'll close taking a spin down to the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, to showcase this hidden gem of a destination right in

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57:52

Tech Savvy Conference - CT Council for Philanthropy...

For the People ·

2017/02/19

This week host John Voket invites girls from 6th to 9th grade, parents and educators to the American Association of University Women's 4th Annual Tech Savvy Conference March 4 at Trinity College in Hartford. Then, we'll find out if you're much of a philanthropist - chances are that you are, according to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. And we'll close giving you a chance to put your philanthropy to work as the March 9 Fairfield County 2017 Giving Day approaches.

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57:43

Energy Sprawl in Connecticut - NBTS Brain Freeze -...

For the People ·

2017/02/12

This week host John Voket opens with Marrakech, Inc., which is assisting disabled career-minded students and young adults facing barriers to securing employment with several innovative programs for partnering employers. Then we'll hear several affecting appeals from the National Brain Tumor Society - which is hosting its next benefit Brain Freeze March 5 in West Haven. And we'll close unveiling: 'Energy Sprawl in Connecticut' - a new report from the Council on Environmental Quality aimed at

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58:17

Social & Emotional Learning Awareness - Hospice...

For the People ·

2017/02/05

This week host John Voket opens celebrating Connecticut's 3rd Annual Connecticut Social and Emotional Learning Awareness Week by hearing how a mom's worst nightmare can inspire compassion in action across the country. Next, we check in with Connecticut Hospice, which is launching a first of its kind federal study to learn how medical marijuana helps ease patients' pain, anxiety and other discomforts. And we'll wrap up asking you to make a strike against domestic violence at the 29th Annual

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58:20

School Based Health Centers - Latest ACLU Report - CT...

For the People ·

2017/01/29

This week host John Voket headed to Newtown to learn more about School Based Health Centers and why one center at the local middle school earned its principal a Connecticut Institute For Communities Community Leadership Award this week. The we'll catch up with the director of Connecticut's ACLU to talk about their latest report, “Earning Trust: Addressing Police Misconduct Complaints in Connecticut." And we'll close with the Commissioner of Connecticut's Water Planning Council about upcoming public

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57:52

Pediatric Cancer & Yoga - Goodwill of Western &...

For the People ·

2017/01/22

This week host John Voket opens with a Connecticut oncologist pioneering a study using yoga to improve young patients' and their parents' well-being. Then we'll visit with Goodwill of Western & Northern CT to discuss several ways listeners can help raise funds for critical support and employment programs, as well as their own schools through the 2017 “Bag It Up Challenge.” And we'll close with a representative of JFS of Greater New Haven - recruiting individuals and families from across the

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58:18

Volunteers in Psychotherapy - CT Center for Economic...

For the People ·

2017/01/15

This week host John Voket catches up with Volunteers in Psychotherapy - a unique nonprofit providing no-cost services in exchange for clients volunteerism. Then we'll hear a bleak economic forecast for our state and a few ideas about how to turn those storm clouds away with the director of UConn's CT Center for Economic Analysis. And we'll chat with one of the miracle workers from Gaylord Specialty Healthcare and learn about a free community outreach program to help prevent critical injuries in

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57:29

HEMP-CT - Bye-Bye Mattress - St. Francis Hospital

For the People ·

2017/01/08

This week as state lawmakers are weighing bills to legalize marijuana - and consumer officials expand the types of ailments that qualify patients for medical marijuana - host John Voket will be opening and closing the show covering the issue. First, we'll chat with HEMP CT, which has supported several laws tied to medical marijuana, hemp use in manufacturing, and is lobbying to legalize pot for recreational use. Then we'll wrap learning about a hospital-based study using medical marijuana instead

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57:38

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Connecticut VA -...

For the People ·

2017/01/01

This week John Voket opens the first show of 2017 cluing you in on Connecticut's progress as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - which has helped cut carbon emissions across nine states by more than 37 percent. Then we'll speak with Helen Keller International - which just re-upped a significant grant to continue its ChildSight program. In between we'll check in with the the state's Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to learn what the VA is doing to serve, support, sustain and honor our

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58:27

Operation Fuel - Zero Energy Challenge - New England...

For the People ·

2016/12/18

This week John Voket visits with Operation Fuel to focus on the thousands of families and seniors facing challenges staying warm this winter, and how to help. We'll touch base with a couple of guests about the 2016 Zero Energy Challenge, including the developer of one of the state's newest homes with near zero-energy output. Then saddle up and take a radio tour of the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol - and make plans to visit.

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57:33

Everyday Hero Firefighter Recruitment - Sandy Hook...

For the People ·

2016/12/11

This week host John Voket visits with two representatives of Connecticut's Everyday Hero program - which is working to fortify local volunteer fire companies whose memberships are dwindling. And as we approach the 4th anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy, we'll visit Sandy Hook Promise to hear about the immense success the nonprofit is having with a recently released video designed to raise awareness about those who may be seeking to do others harm.

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56:28

Special Report: AAA Drugged Driving Summit - PLUS...

For the People ·

2016/12/04

This week host John Voket brings you a Special Report featuring three perspectives from the recent AAA Drugged Driving Summit. With voters in Massachusetts making marijuana available for recreational use, AAA convened the summit to help get law enforcement officials, prosecutors, lawmakers and traffic safety experts together to examine how our state will deal with the inevitable increase in drugged drivers heading back from Massachusettes in the near future. We're also replaying a segment with

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59:32

Special Report: Waterbury Regional Chamber...

For the People ·

2016/11/27

This week host John Voket brings you a Special Report, live from the Waterbury Regional Chamber’s 6th annual STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo in the Technology Hall of Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC). Learn why hundreds of hand-picked students, educators, and parents came out to chat with manufacturing and technology executives about job and career opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields. We'll talk with a number of stakeholders including the

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57:51

Connecticut Fund for the Environment - BBB - EPA...

For the People ·

2016/11/20

This week host John Voket opens and closes the program with two different agencies engaged in the custodianship of Long Island Sound, learning about 25 new grants totaling $1.3 million going to to local government and community groups in New York and Connecticut through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. Then it's time for our quarterly visit with Connecticut BBB, to get clued in on holiday season scams, concerns about e-receipts, spying billboards, utility imposters, and more.

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58:15

Spooner House Food Drive - Golden Opportunities -...

For the People ·

2016/11/13

This week host John Voket visits Spooner House - serving the greater Naugatuck Valley region's hungry and homeless this holiday season and year-round. Then we'll introduce Golden Opportunities, which is looking to boost its ranks of very special volunteers who provide seniors with critical social interactions. Then we'll return to the issue of hunger, and try to explain why so many state residents are going hungry everyday with a representative of Foodshare.

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57:42

ENCORE: GPP Absenteeism - CCM Opioid Toolkit -...

For the People ·

2016/11/06

This week host John Voket encores three segments starting with the Governor's Prevention Partnership talking about chronic absenteeism and the need for mentors to help at-risk students graduate. Then we replay a call with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities discussing how that agency is assisting municipal leaders coming to grips with the opioid epidemic with a new, useful toolkit. And we'll close replaying a conversation with the CEO of Trinity Health-New England, one of the growing

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