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Make A Difference
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Make A Difference
Sunday, September 24, 2023
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Make a Difference helps those in need for 15th year
The Day’s annual Make a Difference series once again lived up to its name this year.
Leaders of community organizations and nonprofits, as well as their clients, said Mak...
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Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of New London County is a non-profit organization that provides vocational training and job placement services to low-income individuals.
The Church family had been able to afford basic needs but now their paychecks are not making it as far as they used to and they have turned to the center’s food pantry.
Agency: Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center
Who: A mother and two children, ages 15 and 12
The situation: This previously homeless family recently secured housing.
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Brian, a 64-year-old single man from Norwich on disability, who is trying to outfit his apartment after being homeless.
WHO: Christine, a 40-year-old single mom of kids ages 8, 11, 12, 14, 18 and 22
AGENCY: WARM Center
THEIR SITUATION: Christine has overcome many personal and domestic iss...
Who: ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families with babies and young children in Southeastern Connecticut.
Agency: Riverfront Children’s Cente...
WHO: Five families and ten homeless individuals staying at the emergency shelter.
AGENCY: Covenant Shelter of New London, Inc.
THEIR SITUATION: Five families with childre...
Marie has struggled with a lifetime of trauma, illness, injuries and homelessness.
Stonington family whose father who has been suffering from a debilitating illness and has been hospitalized for many months.
Lamont, a 43-year-old man came to Martin House with only the clothes on his back.
WHO: Lizzy, a young mother with four children: Jose, Juan, Carlos and Jackie.
AGENCY: Thames River Family Program
THEIR SITUATION: Lizzy and her family escap...
WHO: Participants who receive support services for homelessness, HIV, substance use disorders and the overdose epidemic.
AGENCY: Alliance for Living, a nonprofit ...
Who: Jon, Patty, and boys ages 10, 7, 4 and nine months.
Agency: Montville Senior & Social Services
The
Situation: Jon is recently disabled and not able t...
Who: Individuals using the Warming Center
Agency: New London Homeless Hospitality Center (NLHHC)
The situation: Despite a year-round waiting list for emergen...
WHO: A widow with five children
AGENCY: Madonna Place, an agency strengthening families
THEIR SITUATION: Since the passing of her husband, this mother has worked long ho...
WHO: Mother of two boys (15 and 10) and one girl (12) who cares for her elderly mother and is working hard to support them through an extremely limited income.
AG...
Who: A single mother with five children, girls ages 13, 11 and 6 and boys ages 10 and 9 months.
Agency: Norwich Salvation Army.
The situation: The mother is ...
Agency: New London Community Meal Center, an agency that provides nutritious meals and comfort for those in need.
Who: Any of their guests rather than just one individua...
Who: Amanda , 27, and two children, a 4-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy.
Agency: Safe Futures, an organization that provides services for those impacted by dom...
WHO: Jillian, a 51-year-old mother of one child age 13
AGENCY: Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut
SITUATION: Jillian is a young woman with early onset...
WHO: Families who find themselves struggling with the economic impact of the pandemic.
AGENCY: Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut
THEIR SITUATION: More than 2,29...
WHO: Marty and his Dad
AGENCY: The Arc Eastern Connecticut
THEIR SITUATION: Marty is a young man with intellectual disabilities. It’s the first holiday since Marty's mom...
Who: Ann, her sister and their mother who has cancer. Ann's sister stays home to take care of their ailing mother. Ann works part-time. She has four children -- boys ...
Who: Jessica, a single mother to a 9-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son.
Agency: Norwich Human Services
The situation: Jessica and her family were displ...
WHO: Jossilin, a 28-year-old single mother with three children
AGENCY: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Norwich
FAMILY SITUATION: Jossilin, a personal c...
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