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Opportunity & Prosperity Campaign Regional Meeting
Dinner in Bridgeport April 3, 2008 |
A dinner with 50 local residents was held at the Burrough’s Community Center in Bridgeport on April 3, 2008. A panel discussion on Barriers and Strategies to Achieve Prosperity in Bridgeport with Roxanne Reyes-Velez, Casey Family Services, Valencia Taft-Jackson,
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, and Carla Miklos, Operation HOPE, was held. Jim Horan, Executive Director, CAHS facilitated. Participants included members and leaders of the Public Housing Resident Network, SEIU 32 BJ, Career Resources, and local residents. |
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Roxanne Reyes-Velez, Casey Family Services |
Valencia Taft-Jackson, CHFA;
Carla Miklos, Operation HOPE |
Dennis Cahill, Public Housing Resident Network |
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Art Perry, Lazaro Benites, SEIU 32BJ |
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Hopeton & Merlisia Bennett |
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Opportunity & Prosperity Campaign
Breakfast with Business and Community Leaders
April 4, 2008 Holiday Inn Bridgeport |
Breakfast with more than 50 Business and Community Leaders featured a panel facilitated by Marilyn Ondrasik, Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition, State Senator Ed Gomes, Yolanda Caldera-Durant, Fairfield County Community Foundation, Reverend Donald Luster, Bethel AME Church and Peter Hurst, Community’s Bank. Jim Horan, Executive Director, CAHS introduced the conversation with a powerpoint overview of the challenges to Prosperity in the Bridgeport community. The group was joined by State Representatives Felipe Reinoso and Jack Hennessey.
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Representative Felipe Reinoso |
Senator Ed Gomes; Yolanda Caldera-Durant, Fairfield County Community Foundation |
Jim Horan, CAHS; Marilyn Ondrasik, Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition |
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Rev. Donald Luster Bethel AME; Peter Hurst, Community’s Bank |
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Max Medina, Zeldes, Needle and Cooper (c); Anita Gliniecki (r), Housatonic Community College |
For more information contact:
Cheri Quickmire
Connecticut Association for Human Services
110 Bartholomew Avenue, Suite 4030
Hartford, CT 06106
860-951-2212 x 245
860-951-6511(fax)
cquickmire@cahs.org
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Connecticut Association for Human Services | 110 Bartholomew Ave, Suite 4030 | Hartford CT 06106-2201
Email: info@cahs.org | (860) 951-2212 | www.cahs.org
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