Carolyn Gonzalez, Author at Greater Bridgeport Latino Network Archive

Milestones Behavioral Services Offers Free Parent Support via Zoom in Spanish

Milford, CT (April 20, 2020): Milestones Behavioral Services, a nonprofit based in Milford and Orange, CT, has entered its third decade of providing education and services to individuals, 12-months to adults, with autism and/or other developmental/intellectual disabilities, while supporting their families. Milestones is offering free Parent Support Groups, in English and in Spanish via Zoom,…

GBLN VP Eddie Martinez makes the ’40 under Forty’ list for Fairfield County

Congratulations to GBLN Vice-President Eddie Martinez for making the Fairfield County Business Journal's "40 under Forty" list.

Recovery Network inicia servicios de salud mental y de abuso de sustancias, en español

Recovery Network of Programs ha anunciado un Centro de Asesoramiento para el Empoderamiento de la Recuperación con servicios mentales y de abuso de sustancias, sesiones individuales y sesiones familiares, ahora con tratamiento ambulatorio intensivo de habla española.

‘Sunny and inviting’ Puerto Rico makes Fodor’s Go List for 2019

Calling the 2019 forecast "sunny and inviting," Fodor's Travel Guide listed "enchanted isle" of Puerto Rico on its Go List.

Police in CT schools may contribute to more arrests for Latino students

While the presence of police officers in Connecticut schools does not appear to contribute to a safer school climate or improved academic outcomes, it may contribute to more Latino students being arrested or referred to law enforcement.

Puerto Ricans in Greater Bridgeport and throughout CT because of Hurricane Maria may still be eligible for assistance

Funding is still available from the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) to help people who have been evacuated from Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria who are continuing to experience a housing crisis.

Art show: CT photographer returns from Cuba with colorful images of the island

An art exhibit opens Saturday that features photos taken by Joyce Pellegrino, who traveled to Cuba in 2017.

CT Job Center accepting applications for Community Health Worker

An employer is looking for a Community Health Worker.

Entrepreneurship in Our Community

A free networking event, "Entrepreneurship in Our Community," was postponed because of weather, and is now Thursday, March 7, from 6-8 p.m. at the Burroughs-Saden Library, 925 Broad St., Bridgeport. Sponsored by the Southern Connecticut Black Chamber of Commerce and BPT-OIC Inc The event lays out the groundwork for small-business owners, prospective entreprenuers and residents…