2011 CDR Holiday Party, Noon-4 p.m. Saturday Dec. 10, Branford

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You are invited to attend the CDR 2011 Holiday Party at La Luna Ristorante Italiano, 18 North Main St. in Branford, Exit 54 off I-95. (203) 483-9995.

The cost of the holiday party is $20 for members, $23 for non-members. if you wish to participate in the holiday grab bag, please bring a gift valued at between $5 and $7.

Please respond by Nov. 29, 2011 by calling Jill at (203) 934-7077, Ext. 17, or e-mail [email protected].

Dinner choices include chicken parmigiana, baked salmon, roast beef au jus, grilled vegetables with balsamic reduction.

All entrees include salad, pasta, potato, vegetable, coffee, tea, soda and tiramisu for dessert.

211 Continues to Experience Heavy Call Volume | United Way

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United Way 2-1-1 continues to gather information from Connecticut residents impacted by the October Snowstorm. Since this work began last Friday, more than 25,000 Connecticut residents have reported losses associated with the power outages by visiting www.211ct.org or calling 2-1-1. As a result, there are longer than usual call wait times. For a shorter wait time, consider dialing

2-1-1 after normal business hours or to complete the survey online, visit www.211ct.org and click on “CL&P Fund”. There are no delays on www.211ct.org. 2-1-1, Connecticut’s statewide information and referral service, operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We apologize for any delays during this busy time.

For more information contact Maria Dynia at [email protected].

For more information, visit: United Way 2-1-1 e-Bulletin – 2-1-1 Continues to Experience Heavy Call Volume.

CCEH Seeks Part Time Project Coordinator for the Continuum of Care of Stamford and Greenwich (CoC)

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The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness is hiring

Purpose: The Project Coordinator provides administrative and hands-on assistance to the Continuum of Care of Stamford and Greenwich CoC in its mission to end homelessness.

Responsibilities: Working closely with the Manager of Community Impact Initiatives, and the various committee co-chairs of the CoC, the Project Coordinator provides administrative and technical support in the following areas:

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For a free Thanksgiving Day meal… | New Haven BULLETIN

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· CHRISTOPHER MARTIN’S RESTAURANT, 860 State St., New Haven, 11 am-3 pm. Call for reservation–only 500 spaces: 776-8835.

· COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN, 84 Broadway, New Haven, 8:30-9:30 am. Breakfast. No reservation needed.

· PARISH HOUSE /Interfaith Cooperative Ministries, 311 Temple St., New Haven. Blessing and dinner begin at noon. No reservation needed.

· FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (on the green), 464 Campbell Ave., West Haven, noon-2 pm. No reservation needed.

And for THANKSGIVING MEALS on TUESDAY, 11/22/11:

COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN, 84 Broadway, New Haven. 11:30- 2 pm. No reservation needed.

For more on this story, visit: New Haven BULLETIN: For a free Thanksgiving Day meal….

Connecticut university students assemble for MS | The Quinnipiac Chronicle

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Twenty Connecticut undergraduates are challenging the common perception that college students are consumed only with their campus environment. They are reaching out from their different campuses to fight multiple sclerosis.

Students from both Quinnipiac and Southern Connecticut State University started the organization, MS 4 MS. The main goal of the nonprofit is to fundraise and spread awareness about multiple sclerosis. Senior Steve Bushnell brought his passion to the Quinnipiac front.

For more on this story, visit: Connecticut university students assemble for MS | The Quinnipiac Chronicle.

For disabled adults, a question about where to live – Connecticut Post

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FAIRFIELD — Matthew Petrone, like any 25-year-old who lives with his or her parents, would not mind some independence. But for Petrone, moving out is not as easy because he has Down syndrome. He has a job and can take care of his own basic needs, but he needs some assistance daily, which his parents happily provide.

For more on this story, visit: For disabled adults, a question about where to live – Connecticut Post.

Video: A Day in the Life of a Blind Person

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Tommy Edison has been blind since birth, and through YouTube videos he shows us how he deals with certain activities that present challenges to him such as using paper money, ATMs, DVD players and crossing streets. He is also a movie critic and his humorous reviews provide us with a glimpse in how the visually impaired enjoy life.

For more on this story, visit: Video: A Day in the Life of a Blind Person · Global Voices.

Slumlords Stiff Banks — & Rake In Sec. 8 Bucks | New Haven Independent

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Poverty landlords Janet Dawson and Michael Steinbach found a way to make money in the recession—stop paying the bank, let properties deteriorate, but continue collecting tens of thousands of dollars a month in checks from New Haven’s housing authority.

The Housing Authority of New Haven (HANH) is sending Section 8 federal rent subsidy checks to Dawson’s and Steinbach’s various corporate entities for at least 73 rental apartments according to HANH. That amounted to nearly $80,000 paid out by HANH to the two for the month of October alone.

Meanwhile, lenders are foreclosing on their homes across town. And even though Dawson and Steinbach stopped paying their mortgages on the properties, that hasn’t stopped New Haven’s housing authority from continuing to send them rent checks.

To read more of this story visit: Slumlords Stiff Banks — & Rake In Sec. 8 Bucks | New Haven Independent.

Small touches make things clear: Whole Foods adds Braille in its Newtonville store | The Boston Globe

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NEWTON – The shoppers descended on the produce aisle, but instead of reaching out for the fresh papayas and melons, they grazed their fingers over small labels at the bottom of the display cabinets that told them about each product.

The shoppers were blind or visually impaired, and they were at the Whole Foods in Newtonville trying out the first food labels in Braille at a supermarket on the East Coast; many said they found the experience liberating.

“It’s a sense of freedom, to be able to make your own choice,’’ said Joe Quintanilla, one of the shoppers. “Sometimes, I feel guilty having someone read me everything that is there on a label.’’

To read more of this story, visit Small touches make things clear: Whole Foods adds Braille in its Newtonville store | The Boston Globe