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- Neighborhood Organizing
Denise Fillion, School Crossing Guard Supervisor for the Hartford Police Department (HPD) Traffic Division, sent a letter to the Milner School office dated August 22, 2017, informing the school that two crossing guard posts associated with the school would be closing.
- GHIAA
While serving a church in the Newhallville neighborhood in New Haven, I had the opportunity to be involved in several actions led by the Elm City Congregations Organized (ECCO). I was deeply committed to the
- GHIAA
Resident leaders continue to make progress organizing for decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions in their apartments owned by slumlord Emmanuel Ku. Ku receives $1.6 million a year from the federal government and enjoys a $266,000 a year tax break from the City of Hartford in exchange for providing quality housing. However, residents continue to live in rat, mice, and mold infested apartments.
- Neighborhood Organizing
Denise Fillion, School Crossing Guard Supervisor for the Hartford Police Department (HPD) Traffic Division, sent a letter to the Milner School office dated August 22, 2017, informing the school that two crossing guard posts associated with the school would be closing.
- Housing, Neighborhood Organizing, No More Slumlords
- Neighborhood Organizing
After several months of intense organizing, tenant leaders of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA) have won some major victories! On December 14, 2017, over 100 people, including Mayor Bronin, filled the fellowship hall of Union Baptist Church for the second public
- 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
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