Please save the date! In response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19, GivingTuesday is hosting #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity, set to take place on May 5, 2020.
Carver will join this campaign and we ask that you help us spread the word about our important work. Further information to follow next week.
Click here to go to NeighborShare
Carver is enthusiastically participating in NeighborShare, a new giving platform created and maintained by highly skilled volunteers who are deeply moved by the surge of economic need within our community.
Carver is one of six great nonprofits in Fairfield County selected to pilot this innovative initiative that matches your philanthropy directly with families in need.
Please Share by giving to a neighbor described on the NeighborShare website. Share by sending NeighborShare to someone else who might like to share. Share by referring a new organization to join Carver and our five peer organizations on this powerful new platform.
Since the beginning of this crisis, Carver has been quietly providing financial and practical assistance to families we know well, families that are profoundly distressed by the upheavals caused by the pandemic. NeighborShare is a boon to these efforts to care for the needs of our youth and their families.
As NeighborShare launches today, you can learn about the needs of 45 families as described by Action for Bridgeport Community Development, Alpha Community Services (YMCA in Bridgeport), Carver, Domus, Family Centers, and Open Doors.
The needs are great and increasing.
African-Americans, who already suffer from lower life expectancy than other racial groups, appear to be dying from the coronavirus in greater numbers. Many white-collar workers are able to continue working from home. Many blue-collar workers have either lost their jobs — or may soon face a choice between returning to work and protecting their health at home. Already, some of the worst outbreaks have happened in lower-income communities.
Thank you for helping to prove that compassion cannot be quarantined.
Here is a step-by-step guide to the Teach from Home Toolkit in your language.
Also, YouTube’s resource, Learn@Home, highlights educational YouTube channels that students can watch at home. The page categorizes the channels that are recommended for families with kids 13 and older, for families with kids five and older, and for families with preschoolers. YouTube is partnering with Khan Academy and other education-focused creators on the effort, and some channels highlighted include CrashCourse, Discovery Education, Cool School, PBS Kids, and Sesame Street.
All our after school programs are operating virtually. We are providing academic and enrichment programing for all our students who attend our programs at the Carver Community Center, After the Bell elementary schools, the 5th grade transition programs, Norwalk’s four middle and two high schools, Side By Side Charter School, and the Classical Studies Magnet Academy in Bridgeport.
Here is a sample schedule outlining how our After the Bell staff at Kendall Elementary School is providing social emotional support, academic and enrichment programming to Carver’s after-school students.
Governor Lamont recently announced that the State of Connecticut received federal approval for its plan to provide $72.3 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to children eligible for the free and reduced-price meals program. Authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the new Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program is expected to bring food benefits to about 270,000 Connecticut children who are not able to receive meals at school.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) initially estimates that it will issue approximately $34 million to 70,000 SNAP-eligible households and $38.3 million to 80,000 non-SNAP-eligible households for school closures extending from March 17 through May 20. DSS partnered with the State Department of Education on the plan approved today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services.
Minecraft has teamed with the United Nations for a PSA campaign that aims to spread helpful information and health tips amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Over the next few weeks, Minecraft’s social media channels will be devoted to sharing crucial health advice derived from the World Health Organization’s safety recommendations. There will be three videos in the campaign that replay guidelines about practices such as hand washing and social distancing.
April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement. In 1970, according to EarthDay.org, about 20 million Americans cohered around the country to demand greater attention to the protection of the planet. Since then, activists and concerned citizens around the world have gathered each year to mark this day. By celebrating Earth Day today, you’re part of a community of over 1 billion people who take part in this movement every year.
Norwalk is more than a city of neighborhoods. Norwalk Magazine reveals Norwalk’s true character—from nightlife culture in SoNo and the charming boating town of of Rowayton, to art in Silvermine, the East Norwalk coastline, the gentrification of Wall Street, and the interesting personalities and organizations who make Norwalk thrive. Its premier issue appeared in November 2019.
The Community Fund of Darien celebrates community's spirit of volunteerism each year for individuals and projects that have made a significant difference in our community.
Carver volunteer Jane Marrone is being recognized as an Outstanding Senior Volunteer in the Fund’s 41st annual Volunteer Celebration.
