Nodding to a recent Dalio Education-commissioned report on "Connecticut's Unspoken Crisis" of "disconnected" or "at-risk" individuals ages 14-26, my recent opinion piece appeared in the Connecticut Mirror and the New Haven Register, among other Hearst CT Media outlets.

Having contributed opinion pieces on a range of topics over the years, I was profiled in the Connecticut Mirror as part of a series; credit journalist Madeline Papcun.

The New Haven Independent published an account of the July 20 event previewed in the July 8 post below. 

Join us July 20 for Connecticut CASA's 2023 Benefit, following the 2022 Benefit.  Chef Claire Criscuolo—who led a cooking lesson over Zoom in September 2021—will return in person for a “Cooking for CASA” theme featuring seasonal recipes with squash blossoms, and musical entertainment.  

Please register here (https://www.connecticutcasa.org/cook-for-casa-registration-2023/page.html) for this New Haven event.  It will be from 5-7 p.m. at the Dixwell Community "Q" House at 197 Dixwell Avenue, at the corner of Foote Street.

Local musical artist Chynna Sherrod, known for guitar and vocals on American Idol, will perform July 20.

Lead sponsors include Yale University and Akerman LLP, as well as Claire’s Corner Copia, with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, NewAlliance Foundation, and Better Rhodes among other generous sponsors.  We also thank the City of New Haven, the Q House, and LEAP for Kids for use of the Q House facilities.

See  New Haven Register/Hearst CT Media coverage.

Foster Care Month is May, when the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven holds its "Great Give" fundraising event for nonprofits.

This year, Connecticut CASA raised nearly $30,000 during this week-long event, from 114 donors. Many thanks to all who donated these key unrestricted funds, and to matching challenges that helped propel this success!

During the Great Give, WNHH and the New Haven Independent interviewed Connecticut CASA volunteer advocate Tricia Goldburn and me, with the video on our YouTube channel.

In addition, on that YouTube channel is a subsequent interview of Tricia and me on WNPR's "Where We Live" program, which also featured a foster parent and Connecticut DCF Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes.