News

Family ReEntry proudly presents a Benefit Concert starring the rock band BLUE COUPE featuring members of  BLUE OYSTER CULT the ALICE COOPER BAND and Special Guests! Opening band will be the School of Rock, Fairfield April 13, 2017 - Doors open at 6:30 pm. The Warehouse at Fairfield Theater Company, Fairfield CT Don't Fear the Reaper and…

48 Hour Interpreting Health and Community Setting Course (IHCS) Are you bilingual and bicultural? Take advantage of your skills and become a qualified medical/community interpreter. Open new doors for your future careers! Language Barriers affect millions of consumers in the United States each year. Their health care quality is compromised when communication is not communicated effectively. The IHSC course adheres to the…

The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness is conducting the second statewide count of unstably housed and homeless youth and youth adults. The 2017 CT Youth Count will provide information essential to our efforts to advance toward the goal of ending youth homelessness by 2020. Volunteers are needed across the state to support this effort. Make…

When: Fridays 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 5:00pm–7:00pm Saturdays 1/21, 1/28, 2/4 10:00am – 1:00pm Monday – Friday 10:00am – 1:00pm Where: BCYL Office 1067 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT Download the Flyer

As 2016 comes to a close, we share this snapshot of GBLN’s work engaging Latinos of all ages and backgrounds. Please consider making a year-end tax deductible donation today at: https://gbln.net/donate/ to support our work in 2017. Gracias y Pa’lante!

When: Saturday, December 31st, 12:00pm Where: Seaside Park Diamond #10 For over 20 years a group of community leaders and baseball enthusiasts come together to commemorate the death of Roberto Clemente. Clemente died on December 31, 1972 on a plane crash as he was on a humanitarian mission to bring food and supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Amigos De…

For the first time in three decades, people are living on the former Father Panik Village property on the city's East Side. Once home to a crime-ridden public housing complex, the land now contains eight new buildings containing 93 apartments in a complex called Crescent Crossings. "The demands for these units has been tremendous," said…

The Avangrid Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for master’s studies in energy and/or the environment at Binghamton University, Cornell University, the University of Connecticut, Oregon State University, the Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Maine, and the University of Rochester in the United States; ICAI School of Engineering in Spain; and the University of Edinburgh in the United…

Mayor Joseph Ganim announces the availability of Down Payment Assistance for low to moderate income households in Bridgeport. Eligibility Criteria Forgivable loans of up to $10,000 for down payment and closing costs Buyer must have a wriƩen pre‐approval from a mortgage lender Buyer must be pre‐approved for a fixed rate mortgage Purchase property can be 1‐4 units…