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A Little Rest for the Weary; Abrahams Tent Gives Homeless Men the Chance to “Feel at Home”

Submitted by Kathy Hart-Jones on February 9, 2010 - 5:20pm

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Rabbi Herb Brockman from Congregation Mishkan Israel in Hamden. As the winter months were approaching, he met with other members of the Interfaith Cooperative Ministries to discuss the homeless situation in New Haven. The coalition, consisting of 41 churches, synagogues and mosques, recruited 19 congregations to create Abraham’s Tent, where for 12 weeks they will host and provide food and a home for homeless men. To hear Herb tell the story of how this came about brought tears to my eyes. He said “we have to do this; we have to find a way to make this work”. I still get chills thinking about it and remember how his enthusiasm was contagious and heart warming.

Suburban Hunger: ‘Desperate situations’ turning up in affluent towns

There is an increased demand for food pantries in New Haven's Shoreline. United Way supports programs in 12 towns from Orange to Madison. See article below about the needs on the Shoreline published on February 7, 2010.

LifeLine Program Begins 2nd Year with $1M Fundraising Goal

New Haven Register published an article on February 6, 2010 about the Neighbor-to-Neighbor LifeLine 2010 launch.

United Way of Greater New Haven and the Jewish Federation have launched their 2010 Neighbor-to-Neighbor LifeLine fundraising drive, and hope area residents will dig deep into their imaginations to help raise funds.

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To provide vocational and case management services to single adult women and men who are homeless.

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CT Department of Social Services Caseload Increases 18% In One Year

The Hartford Guardian reported on January 4th, 2010 that more Connecticut residents are turning to the state for help in meeting basic needs such as food, medical and financial support, pushing up the Department of Social Services (DSS) caseload by 18%.

Although individuals receiving multiple services are counted more than once, numbers still show a significant increase in need. DSS reports that "...over 295,600 Connecticut residents received federally-funded SNAP/Food Stamp benefits in November 2009, up 32% in one year and 58% in five years."

United Way hosts "Giving Babies a Healthy Start: A Congressional Dialogue"

United Way takes regional approach to giving babies a healthy start by collecting over 300,000 diapers for The Diaper Bank. Healthy Baby Diaper Drive co-chairs, Janice Gruendel and Irene Cornish, made the announcement at a celebration on December 14^th and the event kicked off support on a federal level.

The CT Post covered the event.

Household Food Security in the United States, 2008

85% of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2008; meaning that every household member always had access to enough food for an active, healthy life. The remaining households (14.6%) were food insecure at least some time during the year, including 5.7% with very low food security. Food insecutiy means that the food intake of one or more household member was reduced and their eating patterns were disrupted at times during the year because the household lacked money and other resources for food.

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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.

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A Little Rest for the Weary; Abrahams Tent Gives Homeless Men the Chance to “Feel at Home”

Suburban Hunger: ‘Desperate situations’ turning up in affluent towns

LifeLine Program Begins 2nd Year with $1M Fundraising Goal

Husky A Primary Care

What is HUSKY Primary Care?

Vocational and Case Management Services

CT Department of Social Services Caseload Increases 18% In One Year

United Way hosts "Giving Babies a Healthy Start: A Congressional Dialogue"

Household Food Security in the United States, 2008

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

Connecticut Unemployment Hits New High

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