“Let’s Talk” series welcomes Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro as inaugural speaker

9.25 2021

“Let’s Talk” series welcomes Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro as inaugural speaker

On September 15, Friends Center welcomed Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro as the inaugural speaker of our 2021-2022 Let’s Talk! virtual series of discussions about the federal, state and city advocacy and planning around early childhood education infrastructure and sustainability and the implications on children, families and society.

116 people joined the live conversation!

Please click on the link below to view this important discussion, where Rosa reminds us all the time is NOW to and make our voices heard to ensure the Child Tax Act and universal pre-K become permanent social security measures for our families and children.

Watch the Conversation

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NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT — “No light bulb,” a volunteer called out on a recent afternoon at a two-story, one-family home in Fair Haven Heights. The lamp that needed a bulb was among the community donations at the first-ever Furnishing Day, which saw a revolving group of 60 friends, neighbors, and board members assembling furniture, hanging pictures, and stocking the pantry in the newly-built structure.

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NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Kristen Calderon, a single mom, has worked as a teacher at the Friends Center for Children’s early childhood education center for nearly six years, but before that she had to live in a homeless shelter at one point. It’s tough to survive and raise a kid on a teacher’s salary — and getting tougher.