Greater Bridgeport Latino Network | A network for latinos in greater bridgeport!

METROCOG Metropolitan Plan Survey 2019-2045: Help Us Improve Transportation

Please help guide the development of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for the Greater Bridgeport and Valley Region by taking this survey. The Metropolitan Transportation Plan identifies opportunities to improve mobility for people and businesses throughout the Greater Bridgeport and Valley planning area from 2019 to 2045. By sharing your ideas and opinions about how to…

Free Training from Green Village Initiative: Farmers Markets 101

On Saturday, March 9th GVI and UConn will be hosting a FREE Farmer's Market Workshop from 10am to 12pm it is led by Rachel Berg and Aaron Taylor of Four Root Farm. This workshop will take place at GVI: put 150 Gregory Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 into your GPS. Please RSVP for more details: Call…

2019 Alma Maldonado-Cordner Book Scholarship – Apply by April 5, 2019

Applications are available for the 2019 Alma Maldonado-Cordner Book Scholarship for graduating college bound Latina high school seniors and undergraduate Latina students and renewal scholarship applicants (those young women who’ve received scholarship awards in the past and are still active undergraduate students). Scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $750.00. The application deadline is…

CT Job Center accepting applications for Community Health Worker

An employer is looking for a Community Health Worker.

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…

Latino Scholarship Fund Inc. 2019 Application

Deadline for receipt of completed applications is a postmark date of March 30th, 2019. Application for this scholarship is open to Latino high school seniors attending high schools or residing in Fairfield County Connecticut or the Town of New Milford, Connecticut. The application and full eligibility criteria is available on the website: https://www.latinoscholarshipfund.com/how-to-apply-active. Please e-mail:…

Gateway Community College Free Course: Money Management For Life

Gateway Community College has developed a program to help adults manage money today and plan for the future. Learn how to budget your money Make a financial plan for your life Let your money work for you All tuition, materials, college fees and parking are included. Dates: March 19th - May 7th Days: Tuesday and…

UB Ernest C. Trefz School of Business Executive Speaker Series – Smart Cities: Building a Better World for Future Generations

Mike Barlow, Author & Award Winning Journalist and Cornelia Levy-Bencheton, Marketing Strategist & Futurist present: Smart Cities: Building a Better World for Future Generations Through Smart Design, Smart Engineering and Smart Planning Tuesday, February 26, 2019 5:30 – 7:30 pm Jacobson Lecture Hall (Mandeville Room 104) 5:30 – 6:00 pm Refreshments 6:00 – 7:00 pm…

When Saturday, March 2 2019 10:00am Where Read's Artspace 1042 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT Thousands of vinyl LP's, 45's, CD's, posters, and memorabilia, eats and drinks from Two Roads Brewing Company and Brewport, and WPKN DJ's spinning live. Join over 30 great music dealers, stocking nearly 50 tables of LPs, CDs, 45s & other music…

2019 Civics 101 Workshop: Building Community Power Through Civic Knowledge

Date/Time Saturday March, 23rd–Sunday March 24th, 2019 Location University of Bridgeport Shintaro Akatsu School of Design (SASD) 84 Iranistan Avenue Bridgeport CT 06604 Civics 101 is a weekend workshop dedicated to boosting civic knowledge and participation here in Bridgeport. It pulls together people who’ve been in the trenches, have subject matter expertise, and are willing…