Sylvan Lebrun
Staff Reporter
@sylvanlebrun | sylvan.lebrun@yale.edu
Sylvan Lebrun is a Managing Editor of the Yale Daily News. She previously served as City Editor, and covered City Hall and nonprofits and social services in the New Haven area. She is a junior in Pauli Murray College majoring in Comparative Literature.
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SYLVAN LEBRUN
Alders pass legislation to expand affordable housing in New Haven

The Board of Alders on Monday unanimously approved a new piece of zoning legislation to remove barriers for New Haven homeowners trying to convert their […]

October 6, 2021

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Elicker prepares to face off against Carlson, first GOP mayoral candidate in over a decade

The first Republican candidate for mayor since 2007 has already received over $29,000 in funding from the city.

September 24, 2021

Picture of City Hall
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Initiative to house 44 local families faces roadblocks in partnerships with New Haven landlords

Local nonprofit United Way is attempting to house families in need by offering landlords financial incentives in a new pilot program, which so far has not gained the necessary traction.

September 15, 2021

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Community Foundation launches program to train future nonprofit leaders of color

The program selected a cohort of 10 professionals from local nonprofits for a fully funded two-year educational program, which will prepare them for future leadership roles.

September 14, 2021

The 10 cohort members. Top row from the left: Jahnice Cajigas, Antonio Coles, Frankie Douglass, Chanelle Goldson, Christian Aviles. Bottom row from the left: Victoria Massey, Ala Ochumare, Landon Osborn, Nicole Sanclemente, Kimani Sioux Williams.
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Drop-in center for houseless people providing community, resources

After purchasing the State Street building in December of last year, Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen opened a drop-in center in the renovated space for limited hours this summer.

September 7, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Yale College introduces peer liaison program for first-year students with disabilities

Starting this fall, first year students with disabilities will have access to a new peer liaison program designed to provide them with support as they […]

May 28, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Yale and Harvard students protest for divestment from fossil fuels during The Game

On Nov. 23, 2019, during the last Harvard-Yale football game before the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of student activists stormed the Yale Bowl field with shouts […]

May 23, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Amid switch to online learning in spring 2020, Yale adopts universal pass/fail grading policy

Last spring, when the pandemic caused Yale to close its campus and send its students home to complete the semester remotely, heated debate regarding grading […]

May 23, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
‘It changed what we had to do overnight’: How nonprofits and community organizations kept New Haveners fed during a pandemic

Amid the challenges of the pandemic, food banks, soup kitchens, churches and homeless shelters have collaborated and reinvented their service models to address food insecurity in the Elm City.

May 6, 2021

Bags of food are prepared for clients at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen.
SYLVAN LEBRUN
Youth community center acquired by children’s mental health clinic Clifford Beers

Children’s mental health clinic Clifford Beers will be taking over Farnam House, with plans to bridge their programming and connect local youth to new services.

April 29, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
State rental assistance program facing a slow rollout in New Haven

Nonprofits, faith groups and the city government are collaborating to spread the word about the UniteCT Rental Assistance Program, which offers financial relief to struggling tenants and landlords.

April 27, 2021