Carver joins the City of Norwalk in celebrating a beloved advocate, volunteer, and champion of young people as Norwalk honors her pioneering contributions to generations of students and families.

See the Norwalk Current article and wonderful photos here.

Some people make a difference in their communities. Others transform those communities in ways that endure for generations. Dr. Susan G. Weinberger belongs unmistakably in the latter category.

As reported in today's Norwalk Current, the City of Norwalk has honored the Norwalk Mentor Program with a commemorative plaque at City Hall, recognizing its distinction as the nation's first school-based mentoring program. The recognition comes as the program celebrates its 40th anniversary, an extraordinary milestone for an initiative Susan founded in 1986.

What began with Susan's vision of connecting caring adults with young people has grown into a remarkable legacy of encouragement, opportunity, and human connection. Today, hundreds of Norwalk students benefit from relationships with mentors who offer something both simple and priceless: their time, attention, and unwavering belief in a child's potential.

For the Carver community, this recognition means even more.

Susan has been one of Carver's most devoted advocates, volunteers, and friends for decades. Her contributions to Carver youth and families are countless and priceless. Through her generosity, wisdom, personal commitment, and lifelong advocacy for mentoring, Susan has helped strengthen the very foundation of what Carver seeks to accomplish: ensuring that every young person has the relationships, resources, and opportunities needed to thrive.

Susan's husband, Dr. Norman Weinberger, shares her extraordinary partnership with Carver. Earlier this year, Carver had the distinct privilege of honoring Susan and Norman as the inaugural recipients of the 2026 George and Carol Bauer Humanitarian Leadership Award, recognizing their exceptional commitment to service, compassion, and the well-being of others.

That recognition expressed Carver's profound gratitude, but it was hardly the final word. Carver will always seek new and meaningful ways to honor Susan's extraordinary legacy and her immeasurable contributions to our young people, their families, and the broader Norwalk community.

Susan's life's work reminds us that mentoring is not simply a program or an activity. It is a promise to young people that they matter, that someone believes in them, and that their futures are worth investing in. Over four decades, the relationships she has inspired have changed lives in ways that cannot be fully captured by statistics, plaques, or awards.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Susan, the Norwalk Mentor Program, and everyone who has contributed to its remarkable 40-year history.

We also sincerely thank Norwalk Current for sharing this special moment of recognition (see all the joyful photos here) and for its important role as a community news outlet. Local journalism preserves stories, celebrates people, and illuminates the institutions that make Norwalk such a remarkable community. We are grateful for its commitment to telling those stories.

Above all, thank you, Susan. For your vision, your friendship, your generosity, and the countless lives you have touched. Your legacy lives in every young person who, through the kindness of a caring adult, has discovered that someone believes in them.

All of us at Carver are forever grateful.