For the People

For the People

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For the People episodes

  • Destressing With Your Village Journey
    Are you feeling stressed? Then you are so not alone. But in our opening segment - and the first of several marking Mental Health Awareness Month - our guest and co-founder of Your Village Journey will explain that it's all how you deal with it. And she'll follow up with tips to help take some of the pressure of our everyday world away.
    23 min
  • Destressing With Your Village Journey - Hang Time - CT Democracy Center / History Day
    Are you feeling stressed? Then you are so not alone. But in our opening segment - and the first of several marking Mental Health Awareness Month - our guest and co-founder of Your Village Journey will explain that it's all how you deal with it. And she'll follow up with tips to help take some of the pressure of our everyday world away.

    Then we'll touch base with the co-founder of Hang Time, igniting a grassroots movement to empower and reintegrate ex-offenders back into society by embracing and guiding those suffering from Post-Traumatic & Present Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to urban gun violence.

    And we're closing with the Connecticut Democracy Center and a special focus on Connecticut History Day, one of 58 affiliate programs of National History Day, that is encouraging students in grades 6-12 to explore local, state, national, and world history. 
    55 min
  • cARTie
    This segment is delivering you a little culture - literally - as we meet the co-founder of cARTie, a nonprofit mobile art museum bus bridging inequities in education and arts access by providing families and children exciting art and museum adventures.
    15 min
  • Domestic Violence Crisis Center
    Tune into our enlightening conversation about domestic and family violence prevention with the CEO from the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. We'll help educate you about financial and technology abuse, and we'll also invite you to support the cause at their upcoming Voices of Courage Luncheon.
    18 min
  • Naugatuck's 20th Anniversary Duck Day
    It's all ducky on For the People, as we invite you to have a blast while supporting dozens of worthy nonprofits at the 20th Anniversary Duck Race & Festival, in downtown Naugatuck, as more than 15,000 rubber ducks are launched into the Naugatuck River amidst enjoying fun festivities, vendors, games, and live entertainment.
    19 min
  • Naugatuck's 20th Anniversary Duck Day - Domestic Violence Crisis Center - cARTie The Art Museum Bus
    Today it's all ducky on For the People, as we open inviting you to have a blast while supporting dozens of worthy nonprofits at the 20th Anniversary Duck Race & Festival, in downtown Naugatuck, as more than 15,000 rubber ducks are launched into the Naugatuck River amidst enjoying fun festivities, vendors, games, and live entertainment.

    Then we'll get serious, as we pick up the conversation about domestic and family violence prevention with the CEO from the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. We'll also invite you to support the cause at their upcoming Voices of Courage Luncheon.

    And we'll close delivering you a little culture - literally - as we meet the co-founder of cARTie, a nonprofit mobile art museum bus bridging inequities in education and arts access by providing families and children exciting art and museum adventures.
    55 min
  • Talking Kelp with Professor Charlie Yarish
    This chat re-engages our leading authority on kelp - Professor Charlie Yarish. Is yours one of the growing households that regularly consumes kelp - or maybe you even integrated as part of your Easter Sunday feast? Dr. Yarish explains how and why thinking about being a kelp consumer is good for your health, as well as our local and global environment.
    17 min
  • Make-A-Wish Connecticut
    April is World Wish Month, so we connected with Make-A-Wish CT - which is currently working with dozens of qualified families and local children toward granting their wishes. You'll be surprised at how easy it is for you to become a "Wish Maker," so stay tuned and learn how to get involved.
    13 min
  • 100 Black Men of Stamford
    On Easter morning, we delivered introductions and an invitation from 100 Black Men of Stamford. Their reps dropped in to invite all 6th to 12th graders to their FREE, 2nd annual STEMFest - an all-day interactive event with exciting workshops and activities that aims to deliver fun, learning, and connections.
    22 min
  • 100 Black Men of Stamford - Make-A-Wish Connecticut - Talking Kelp with Professor Charlie Yarish
    On Easter morning, we're delivering introductions and an invitation - as we welcome 100 Black Men of Stamford. They dropped in to invite all 6th to 12th graders to their FREE, 2nd annual STEMFest - an all-day interactive event with exciting workshops and activities that aims to deliver fun, learning, and connections.

    Then, since April is World Wish Month, we're connecting with Make-A-Wish CT - which is currently working with dozens of qualified families and local children toward granting their wishes. You'll be surprised at how easy it is for you to become a "Wish Maker," so stay tuned and learn how to get involved.

    Then, we'll circle back with our leading authority on kelp - Professor Charlie Yarish. Is yours one of the growing households that regularly consumes kelp - or maybe even has it integrated as part of your Easter Sunday feast? Dr. Yarish will explain how and why thinking about being a kelp consumer is good for your health, as well as our local and global environment.
    55 min

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The award-winning 'For the People', produced by John Voket, focuses on issues related to aging, veterans, youth, education, health and human services, public safety, workforce and consumer issues…