Geraldo Reyes Jr

The application period for the 2023-2024 winter season of the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) is open. CEAP provides vulnerable state homeowners and renters with crucial support with heating their homes.

Now that schools are open, I want to take a moment to remind drivers that they need to make some important adjustments including slowing down in school zones and for school buses.

Students across Waterbury Public Schools returned to the classroom on Monday for the start of a truly exciting year. Commissioner for the Connecticut State Department of Education, Charlene Russell-Tucker, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, and I were thrilled to welcome children at Chase Elementary School.

Our trains on the New Haven Line are getting some major upgrades because the Connecticut Department of Transportation is buying 60 new, fully customized rail cars.

The state is providing more than $4.5 million in summer mental health grants for schools and camps around the state over a three-year period. Waterbury will receive more than $350,000 in aid.

I am pleased to announce the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) delivered a one-time, back-to-school cash benefit to 7,500 children across the state. Eligible children received a $55 cash benefit.

Thousands of children in Waterbury and across the state are getting a much-needed boost before the start of the new school year. Kids under the age of 6 who have received SNAP benefits may receive a one-time additional benefit of $172.72.

It’s that time again where we start winding down the summer and begin back-to-school preparations. I want to share news and events that will ease the transition for the upcoming school year and tell you about mental health support coming to our students.