MARCH and APRIL UPDATES

Renewed Attention . . .
Whether begging is truly on the rise or there are simply more people are attuned to it, the issue prompted leaders from the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association to convened Wednesday evening for a special forum. It brought together social workers, mental health and addiction specialists, church leaders and a prosecutor who handles the brunt of Hartford’s panhandling charges.

“We’ve perceived there to be an increase in panhandling in our neighborhood,” said Cathy Zeiner, chief operating officer of the YWCA on Broad Street, which hosted the forum.

“There’s been an uptick, although it’s nothing on the level of what New York, San Francisco or Seattle are seeing,” said Jordan Polon, executive director of the Hartford Business Improvement District. “But it’s all relative. Panhandling is panhandling, and people are seeing it in their community.” - SEE THE REST OF THE STORY HERE

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Special Dinner and a Story birthday 
celebration at AHFC for Mahliia

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A good team effort today (4/17/18) DINNER & A STORY@ Parker • Spring is in the air ! 
“April Showers bring May flowers” . . .  Seriously? . . .FAMILY CENTERS ROCK !!

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Green Team Event – 

Parker Memorial Community Center

Date: 21 April 2018 9:00am 

The Greater Hartford Green Team meets (usually) the third Saturday of each month from March Through October 2018 from 9 am to 1 pm. They will be coordinating beautification projects, planting and sprucing- up various sites throughout the City of Hartford. 

For more info, or to sign up for future Saturdays, 

contact Nicola at (860) 951-7694 ext 14 or nicolaa@knoxhartford.org.

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