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Town Fair Tire Holds Born Learning Lunch and Learn

This year's campaign rally at Town Fair Tire's Corporate Headquarters featured Randy Whitcomb talking about how their giving has helped our communities through some tough times.  Amy Townsley, Community Impact Coordinator, led the group through an introduction to Born Learning, United Way's national initiative to help parents feel comfortable as thier child's first teacher. Education begins when a child is born. The brain undergoes its most dramatic growth in the earliest years of life as children begin to develop their capacity to think, learn, speak, and reason.

Some of the "Unsung Heroes" of the Healthy Baby Diaper Drive

The United Ways of Greater New Haven, Coastal Fairfield County and Western Connecticut have joined together for a regional Healthy Baby Diaper Drive, in partnership with The Diaper Bank in New Haven. There are numerous organizations that are participating in this very important endeavor to collect half a million diapers for needy families in the 33-town region served by the organizations. This article in the New Haven Register highlights a few of the “unsung heroes” that have taken this challenge to new heights.
 

Connecticut Unemployment Hits New High

The recession has caused a dramatic increase in unemployment. In Connecticut businesses are closing and jobs are being lost at an alarming rate. Connecticut’s

unemployment rate peaked at 8.8% in October 2009. Since March 2008, Connecticut has lost approximately 4,495 jobs per month. Based on data collected by DataCore Partners Inc., that’s a loss of 85,400 jobs, or 5 percent of Connecticut’s employment base.

To learn more about unemployment in Connecticut according to the Hartford Courant click here. 

Foreclosures Increasing in CT

The Hartford Courant reported on November 20th that the state has seen the largest quarterly increase in foreclosures and seriously delinquent  home loans in over 30 years.

 "As of Sept. 30, Connecticut had 37,022 residential mortgages in foreclosure or 90 days or more past due — one in every 14 mortgages." - Hartford Courant

2009 Yale-New Haven Hospital Employee Scavenger Hunt

 A Scavenger Hunt is a fun way to build team spirit and send Yale-New Haven Hospital employees out into the Greater New Haven area to see firsthand how employee contributions are making a difference in the community where they work and live.  These employees will learn more about United Way funded programs and are asked to share their experiences with colleagues during the United Way fund-raising campaign.
 
 
 

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