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A Message from the Pacific House

July 15, 2021
Below is a message from the Pacific House:

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an entire community to help homeless people find a home and hope in Fairfield County.
 

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Wheel it Forward Collection Day

July 13, 2021

Wheel it Forward Library makes it easy to borrow and donate durable medical equipment. The library will be accepting donations on Hazardous Waste Day, July 17th, from 9am to 2pm at Rippowam Middle School. 

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Legislation Signed into Law Today

July 1, 2021
Over 100 new laws in Connecticut will go into effect tomorrow, July 1st. These laws mark the tireless work put in by my colleagues and I over the past few months. We all worked hard to listen to your concerns in order to advocate for you in Hartford.
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Understanding Gender Pronouns

June 29, 2021

Respecting pronouns isn't just polite - it is suicide prevention. As of 2020, around 28% of U.S. transgender and nonbinary youth who reported that no one respected their pronouns attempted suicide in the past year, compared to 12% of youth who reported that all or most people around them respected their pronouns.

Learn more about this study here: https://bit.ly/3qwOJZU

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CT Humanities Grants

June 28, 2021

I am excited to announce that legislature has passed a budget that allocates over $30 million to the Connecticut Humanities (CTH) over the next two years. 
 
This funding assists the arts and culture industry as it recovers from the pandemic, provides support for upgrading technology and expanding digital programming and better connects K-12 students to the arts and humanities. 
 

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