COMMUNITY LIFE
ZAPORAH PRICE
Art collective brings New Haven creatives together

The Collective NHV is a Black-owned organization in the Elm City focused on art and creative expression.

May 7, 2021

The Collective NHV members pose for the camera.
SAI RAYALA
Environmental Advisory Council meets with CT DEEP representatives to discuss English Station

New Haven’s Environmental Advisory Council meets with DEEP to discuss plans for cleaning up the decades-old English Station Power Plant.

May 6, 2021

English Station rises above the Mill River on a sunny day.
SAI RAYALA
The Immigrant History Initiative shines light on Asian American histories long absent from textbooks

A nonprofit started by two Yale Law School graduates hopes to educate community members on the rich histories of Asian Americans.

May 3, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ
Community spirit helps local Asian stores survive pandemic

The owners of three Asian grocery stores in New Haven reflected on their interactions with community members during the pandemic.

May 2, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ
Three community impact projects awarded $10.5k in funding for benefitting New Haven

On Thursday afternoon, four ventures competed for $10,000 in funding through the New Haven Civic Innovation Prize.

May 2, 2021

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

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.
NATALIE KAINZ
‘Is one of us next?’: Local Montessori school holds march against police violence

Students at Elm City Montessori School read speeches, sang songs and marched against police violence in the Westville neighborhood on April 22.

April 25, 2021

ISAAC YU
‘Stitching the city back together’: Changes coming to downtown streets address York, South Frontage

The Elm City is moving one step closer to healing the urban “scar” of the Oak Street Connector. In the meantime, a section of South […]

April 22, 2021

The intersection of York and South Frontage with the Air Rights Garage in background.
ZAPORAH PRICE, RAZEL SUANSING & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Chauvin verdict reignites conversations about police reform in New Haven

As the news of Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict captures the attention of the nation, public officials and organizers are reflecting on possible police reforms for […]

April 21, 2021