An Interview with Marlo Thomas | Caregiver.com

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Margaret Julia “Marlo” Thomas is an American actress, producer, and social activist known for her starring role on the TV series That Girl. She also serves as National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Marlo is the recipient of four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and the George Foster Peabody Award.

In 1996, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

This holiday season marks the seventh year of the Thanks and Giving campaign when shoppers, celebrities and national corporate partners unite to help St. Jude fight childhood cancer.

Caregiver.com editor Gary Barg sits down with Marlo to talk about family, supporting children and giving back.

via An Interview with Marlo Thomas.

Environmentalist developing ‘natural’ training program for people with dementia

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In Connecticut, Ken Elkins (Audubon Center at Bent on the River) will develop a replicable training program called “Bird Tales,” a low-cost therapeutic program that brings the healing power of the natural world to people living with dementia. Working with a dementia care expert, Ken will incorporate Audubon at Home principles into dementia patient therapy in order to improve quality of life and improve habitat at four care facilities.

For more on this story, visit: Forty Environmentalists Receive TogetherGreen Fellowships – MarketWatch.

New London housing for disabled gets $2.3M in grant aid | The Day

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About $2.3 million in federal grant funds announced Friday will enable construction to begin next spring of a 12-unit supportive housing apartment complex for people with disabilities.

The complex would be built on a vacant parcel at 432 Jefferson Ave., next to New London High School and the adjacent Science and Technology Magnet School of Southeastern Connecticut. It will have five one-bedroom units and seven two- and three-bedroom units for families, said Beth Hogan, project developer for The Connection Fund, the nonprofit affordable housing developer that will build and operate the apartment building.

For more on this story, visit: The Day – New London housing for disabled gets $2.3M in grant aid | News from southeastern Connecticut.

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 jill@cdr-ct.org.

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 maria.dynia@ctunitedway.org.

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.