Stamford Mighty Might Basketball Program Announces Championship, All-Star Games & Closing Ceremony Schedule

Stamford, Conn.  –   Stamford’s Mighty Might Basketball Program for Children 5 to 18 years of age announced today their schedule of championship, All-Star games and closing ceremony date.

Championship games in three divisions will take place on these dates:

Senior Division – Friday, April 26 @ 6:00 p.m.

Midget Division – Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 a.m.

Minor Division – Saturday, April 27 @ 10:30 a.m.

All championship games will be played at NEON-Stamford located at 34 Woodland Avenue, Stamford.

PRESIDENT’S BUDGET RELEASED; COMMUNITIES SUFFER

Connecticut Association for Community Action
144 Clinton Street
New Britain, CT 06053-3512
tel (860) 832-9438

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Budget cuts threaten vital programs and services offered by Community Action Agencies

Community Action Agencies (CAAs) across the state of Connecticut are reeling from the President’s FY 2014 budget that was released this week, which includes severe cuts to programs that serve Connecticut’s most vulnerable residents.  These include cuts to the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

The Connecticut Association for Community Action (CAFCA) and its eleven member CAAs are extremely disappointed and concerned about the President’s domestic priorities in his proposed FY 2014 budget.  Instead of proposing a blueprint that creates jobs and invests in a better future for our nation’s children and families, the President’s budget unfairly squeezes those who can least afford it.  It includes many reductions in successful programs that keep hard-working, low-wage workers and retirees economically self-sufficient.

Jackie Robinson Little League of Stamford Tryouts

The Jackie Robinson Little League of Stamford will be holding baseball tryouts for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 13 on Monday, April 15th and Tuesday, April 16th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm at Kosciuszko Park in Stamford’s South End near Pitney Bowes. Parents who would like their children to participate in the baseball tryout will need to bring a copy of each child’s current physical exam signed by a physician and dated within the past 12 months, as well as each child’s most recent school report card.

The Jackie Robinson Little League tryouts are being coordinated by NEON-Stamford’s Education and Youth Department. For more information call Lisa James, Director of Education and Youth programs at (203) 325-4880.

NEON, serving low income families in the greater Norwalk and Stamford area, operates numerous services and programs in the areas of early childhood development; adult and youth employment and training; energy assistance; neighborhood community centers; wealth & asset development; after school activities; family services; community corrections and substance abuse residential facilities.

(Daily Voice) Study: Norwalk Near Bottom Of State In ‘Food Security’

This map shows Fairfield County’s towns ranked in UConn’s study of “food security.” Towns in green are in the top quarter, yellow towns have above-average security, orange towns are below average and red towns are in the bottom 25 percent. Photo Credit: University of Connecticut

NEON’s new board sees future full of potential

Susan G. Weinberger, one of 18 new board members at Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now, said she has a saying that her grandchildren are very familiar with: “The past is history; the future is a mystery; and the present is the present.”

“I’m less interested in the past and very interested in the present and moving forward because it’s our kids who will benefit,” Weinberger said in an interview this week. “I believe in the board and its mission. What I’m interested in is the future.”