For the People

August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day the world's largest annual campaign to renew our commitment to end overdose and related harms. So, we reached out to our expert resources at McCall Behavioral Health to help us understand how we can address and prevent overdose tragedies in our own famly and community.

We're bringing back our friends from Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Learn how this inclusive organization is preparing and empowering the next few generations of female leaders, how you can volunteer as an adult, and get a young woman or girl you care about involved in Girl Scouts.

Check out an important back to school segment featuring a bunch of tips and advice from a local representative of the American Red Cross to help keep all our kids safer as they head into their next school year.

August 31 is recognized as International Overdose Awareness Day the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those we have lost, acknowledge the grief of families and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end overdose and related harms. So, we reached out to our expert resources at McCall Behavioral Health to help us understand how we can address and prevent overdose tragedies in our own famly and community.

Then, we'll bring back our friends from Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Learn how this inclusive organization is preparing and empowering the next few generations of female leaders, how you can volunteer as an adult, and get a young woman or girl you care about involved in Girl Scouts.

And we'll close with an important back to school segment featuring a bunch of tips and advice from a local representative of the American Red Cross to help keep all our kids safer as they head into their next school year.

Tune in and learn about our partners from Bridges, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, and state-designated local mental health authority. Their biggest community building event and fundraiser is celebrating its 34th anniversary this September - so whether you walk or bike, we'll tell you how to get involved, and why you should.

We're thrilled to introduce you to a nonprofit that is combining cutting edge logistics with addressing food insecurity and nutrition among some of the area's most vulnerable populations as we meet a board member and the founder of Nutrition Security Solutions.

There's always a lot of good going on in the greater Naugatuck Valley and this segment is going to tell you about nearly a half-million dollars in grants that were just announced to help support 16 wide-ranging organizations, agencies and activities with the President of the Valley Community Foundation.

There's always a lot of good going on in the greater Naugatuck Valley and today we're going to tell you all about nearly a half-million dollars in grants that were just announced to help support 16 wide-ranging organizations, agencies and activities with the President of the Valley Community Foundation.

Then we're going to introduce you to a nonprofit that is combining cutting edge logistics with addressing food insecurity and nutrition among some of the area's most vulnerable populations as we meet a board member and the founder of Nutrition Security Solutions.

And we'll close with our partners from Bridges, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, and state-designated local mental health authority. Their biggest community building event and fundraiser is celebrating its 34th anniversary this September - so whether you walk or bike, we'll tell you how to get involved, and why you should.

We're bringing back a long-lost For the People partner in promoting and supporting the arts - the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation. Their 23rd Annual Gala is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 6 featuring The Black Rock All Stars. So, we'll tell you all about how to get involved and support the cause!

The arts may be under fire and facing huge challenges these days, but the nonprofit Connecticut Humanities organization is breathing new life into a number of cool and engaging arts and cultural initiatives through its recent round of grants. So, tune in and find out how CT Humanities is supporting the arts where you live.