Every two years, this United Nations flagship Young Leaders initiative recognizes 17 young change-makers who are leading efforts to combat the world’s most pressing issues and whose leadership is catalyzing the achievement of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Following an open call for applications earlier this year, which resulted in more than 5,400 applications from over 190 countries, this next group of Young Leaders hail from all corners of the world and work across all pillars of the UN.
This is National HBCU Week
This White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities is dedicated to a Government-wide policymaking effort to eliminate barriers HBCUs face in providing the highest-quality education to a growing number of students.
Join us for a Civil Engineering Event for Grandmother, Mother & Daughter on Saturday, 10/22, 10 AM - 12 Noon!
Here are the three steps to Student Debt Relief
See the L.O.V.E Unit video of their Summer 2022 Experience!
Leadership Overcomes Violence Everywhere: That’s what Carver’s L.O.V.E. Unit stands for. Led by Tremain Gilmore, Carver Teen Center Director and Co-Executive Director of Ej's H.E.A.R.T. Inc, L.O.V.E. Unit provided free basketball training and mentorship in Norwalk this summer, giving children the opportunity to learn one-on-one with local professional basketball players in a supportive, empowering community environment.
The mobile L.O.V.E. Unit coordinates with Mo’s Summer Run program at the Carver Community Center to build inclusive communities of support and encouragement, giving children and youth positive role models to help them develop their basketball skills and confidence character as well. Mo’s Summer Run teaches participants the basics of basketball, strengthens their athletic abilities, and builds their teamwork and leadership skills. Youth are provided with rewarding activities and experiences in a safe, inclusive environment surrounded by friends and mentors.
The Carver community pays tribute to generations of Hispanic Americans
National Hispanic Heritage Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join with Carver in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.
Child of America Gala, Friday, May 19, 2023! (Copy)
NPS Open Houses at Elementary, Middle, and High Schools
Open houses for Norwalk Public Schools district high schools, middle schools and elementary schools will be held the week of Sept. 19.
Families are welcome to visit the high schools on Monday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. The middle schools will host their open houses on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m., and elementary schools will be open on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Norwalk residents can now sign up with services provided by community providers.
City and community leaders recently joined in celebrating Norwalk's first Community Resource Hub. The Community Resource Hub is part of the Community Services Department and will connect residents with services provided by community providers.
MBI employees equip Carver kids with school supplies to start off the new school year with confidence
L-R: Denise Brown, Carver Development Coordinator; Novelette Peterkin, Carver CEO; and MBI executives Barbara Brueski and Mary Gonzalez
Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, Carver board member Fred Wilms, and Carver staff joined MBI executives Barbara Brueski and Mary Gonzalez in giving us all a hearty reminder of what algorithms can never give us.
MBI employees conducted a drive to gather school supplies to help prepare our students for a successful school year. MBI, headquartered in Norwalk, creates and markets collectible items such as sports collectibles, coins, stamps, and more.
We are deeply grateful to MBI employees for recognizing the challenges our families have faced and for giving our youth the confidence of having the school supplies they need to start the new school year off strong!
