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, SAI RAYALA & ISAAC YU
Rock to Rock riders raise $126K for the environment

New Haven’s annual biking race returned to an in-person format after being held virtually last year. Money raised will be put towards environmentally sustainable practices at nonprofits around the Elm City.

April 25, 2021

Bicyclists ride through a park.
SYLVAN LEBRUN
Boys & Girls Club partners with Workforce Alliance to employ workers displaced by pandemic

On Friday afternoon, about a dozen people gathered at the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven to celebrate the Club’s ongoing partnership with Workforce […]

April 18, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Looking for a summer youth program in New Haven? Here are some options

More than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, local nonprofits, New Haven Public Schools and the city’s Youth and Recreation Department have made tentative […]

April 16, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN & ZAPORAH PRICE
‘He was our artist’: Winfred Rembert, acclaimed artist and New Haven resident, dies at 75

Winfred Rembert, a nationally known Black artist, died two weeks ago in his New Haven home at the age of 75. The long-time Elm City […]

April 14, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Clinics, nonprofits step up to meet needs of expectant mothers during pandemic

The series of challenges expectant mothers face during the pandemic — health concerns, social isolation and increased financial strain — are unprecedented. To confront these […]

April 9, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Homelessness service providers push state senate for increased funding

Last Friday, the Connecticut State Appropriations Committee held a public hearing for S.B. 340 — a bill legislators hope will adjust funding for homelessness service […]

April 1, 2021

Margaret Middleton, Columbus House CEO, testifying at the public hearing for S.B. 340. Screenshot from CT-N coverage.
SYLVAN LEBRUN
Community learning hubs adapt their services as in-person school resumes

Last fall, over 20 community learning hubs opened across New Haven to support New Haven Public Schools students with virtual learning. But as schools are […]

March 29, 2021

Children studying at the Solar Youth learning hub
SYLVAN LEBRUN
Two local organizations partner to distribute PPE to 56 refugee families

On Saturday, 14 volunteers from Elena’s Light and PPE4ALL drove from house to house distributing masks, face shields and disinfectant products to refugee families across […]

March 21, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Organizations, healthcare providers advocate to expand Medicaid eligibility to undocumented immigrants

On March 11, Connecticut’s Human Services Committee held a 12-hour hearing to discuss S.B. 956 — a bill that would make health care coverage available […]

March 19, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN & SAI RAYALA
Merger between New Haven Land Trust, New Haven Farms leads to new programming benefits

As Gather New Haven enters its second year, the New Haven environmental nonprofit organization has focused on creating partnerships between its programs and expanding its […]

March 15, 2021

New Haven Land Trust volunteers pose for a photo in a greenhouse pre-pandemic.
SYLVAN LEBRUN
Local nonprofit joins forces with fire department for COVID-19 prevention initiative

On Wednesday morning, about 35 people gathered at the headquarters of the New Haven Fire Department to celebrate the launch of a partnership between the […]

March 11, 2021