Freedom School Goes Virtual!
CLJ’s Adventures in the City (AIC) Freedom School has gone VIRTUAL! After four years of providing a dynamic in-person multi-cultural literacy curriculum to scholars in grades k-3 (and 39 years of providing a summer program),
Freedom School Goes Virtual!
CLJ’s Adventures in the City (AIC) Freedom School has gone VIRTUAL! After four years of providing a dynamic in-person multi-cultural literacy curriculum to scholars in grades k-3 (and 39 years of providing a summer program), COVID-19 has forced AIC Freedom school to go online. Tieasha Gayle, Program Director, and her team of five new student […]
Freedom School 2018
In 1964, a recent Yale law graduate by the name of Marian Wright Edelman moved to Mississippi at the start of the Freedom Summer Project. College students from around the country came to work
Freedom School 2018
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CAC Welcomes New Staff & Interns
Joshua Serrano, CAC’s newest Community Organizer, is no stranger to those of you who have been following the No More Slumlord’s Campaign. A Hartford native of Puerto Rican descent, Josh was one of the Clay
CAC Welcomes New Staff & Interns
Joshua Serrano, CAC’s newest Community Organizer, is no stranger to those of you who have been following the No More Slumlord’s Campaign. A Hartford native of Puerto Rican descent, Josh was one of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA) resident leaders. “I am excited and grateful for this opportunity,” said Josh, “I’ve seen how community […]
Sample FOIA letter to request information from HUD
To: (FOIA liaison in your regional HUD office, see below) From: (your name and organization if applicable) Date: RE: (Subject of request, ex. Main Street Apartments or Joe Smith’s HAP Contracts) Under the
Sample FOIA letter to request information from HUD
To: (FOIA liaison in your regional HUD office, see below) From: (your name and organization if applicable) Date: RE: (Subject of request, ex. Main Street Apartments or Joe Smith’s HAP Contracts) Under the Freedom of Information Act, we kindly request (Name the document(s) and describe in detail what you need. Include the year […]
New Project Director for Freedom School
CAC’s 2017 Adventures in the City (AIC) Freedom School at Thirman Milner Elementary School was a success. Enrollment increased by about 33% and 97% of the students maintained or gained in institutional reading levels! In
New Project Director for Freedom School
CAC’s 2017 Adventures in the City (AIC) Freedom School at Thirman Milner Elementary School was a success. Enrollment increased by about 33% and 97% of the students maintained or gained in institutional reading levels! In addition to a dynamic, multi-racial, multi-cultural literacy program, students experienced world dance, music, drill team, art, and other special enrichments […]