For the People

Have you heard?? It's open enrollment time at Access Health CT, Connecticut's health insurance marketplace. So, if you are ready to renew your private health coverage, expand your benefits, or are just signing up for the first time, listen in as our expert from the agency answers many questions you probably have.

Then, we'll have a spirited conversation with Girls Who Code - an organization committed to inspiring young women and nonbinary students to step up, learn, and explore possible career opportunities in the STEM arena by learning how to code.

And we'll close talking about a vastly different career option. Catalyst CT, in partnership with Park City Presents, is launching a Live Music Production Apprenticeship Program - aimed at providing Bridgeport’s youth with real career opportunities in the music industry. If it's your dream to get into the music business, this may be your chance!

As we begin National Caregivers Month and the countdown to Veterans Day this November, we're bringing back Assisted Living Services, a family-owned non-medical homecare agency to brief veterans and their loved ones about accessing the many benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other sources.

We're touching base with the United Way of Connecticut to help unpack The 119K Commission's recently published report, Young People First. Hear UWCT share their bold commitment to our young people, and how they plan to facilitate addressing the barriers to their success, and why the effort is vital for our communities and state economy.

It's National Philanthropy Month, and the Valley Community Foundation just kicked off its annual "Valley Gives Back" campaign - a two-month initiative encouraging individuals to make planned gifts to their favorite Valley nonprofit and causes. Our guest from the VCF will explain how easy it is to become a philanthropist, and how you can make a measurable and positive difference, even if you can just begin by donating a few dollars a month.

It's National Philanthropy Month, and the Valley Community Foundation just kicked off its annual "Valley Gives Back" campaign - a two-month initiative encouraging individuals to make planned gifts to their favorite Valley nonprofit and causes. Our guest from the VCF will explain how easy it is to become a philanthropist, and how you can make a measurable and positive difference, even if you can just begin by donating a few dollars a month.

Then we'll touch base with the United Way of Connecticut to help unpack The 119K Commission's recently published report, Young People First. Hear UWCT share their bold commitment to our young people, and how they plan to facilitate addressing the barriers to their success, and why the effort is vital for our communities and state economy.

And, as we begin National Caregivers Month and the countdown to Veterans Day this November, we're bringing back Assisted Living Services, a family-owned non-medical homecare agency to brief veterans and their loved ones about accessing the many benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other sources.

Still confused or overwhelmed by all the election-related information coming at you?  Then tune in for some important updates about the upcoming election and how easy Connecticut is making it for you to still get registered and vote - whether at the polls on November 4, by Absentee Ballot, or as part of the state's very first year providing Early Voting opportunities.

Join us catching the buzz with the Back Yard Beekeepers Association, which is inviting anyone who cares about these critical pollinators to learn from their monthly meeting info session, and from their next "Bee School," which is signing up its next class right now.

This segment is focusing on a small but important group of Connecticut's hungry - students attending our community college network. In the few years since it opened, the Food Pantry at CT State Housatonic has gone from feeding a few hundred to thousands of students, so we'll speak to a pair of representatives from that operation to bring you up to speed on how things are going so far this year, and how you might be able to help support the cause.

We're opening with a focus on a small but important group of Connecticut's hungry - students attending our community college network. In the few years since it opened, the Food Pantry at CT State Housatonic has gone from feeding a few hundred to thousands of students, so we'll speak to a pair of representatives from that operation to bring you up to speed on how things are going so far this year, and how you might be able to help support the cause.

Then we'll be catching the buzz with the Back Yard Beekeepers Association, which is inviting anyone who cares about these critical pollinators to learn from their monthly meeting info session, and from their next "Bee School," which is signing up its next class right now.

And we're closing with important updates about the upcoming election and how easy Connecticut is making it for you to still get registered and vote - whether at the polls on November 4, by Absentee Ballot, or as part of the state's very first year providing Early Voting opportunities.

If you're paying too much for your prescriptions and certain OTC products, tune into our conversation with a representative from the Connecticut State Comptroller's Office, which is ramping up promotion of the ArrayRX Discount Drug and Prescription program, that can deliver up to 80% savings to any state resident for many of their pharmaceutical needs.