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Automating for Impact
Northwest Connecticut Arts Council was founded in 2003 and began as a collaborative partnership, first working on a regional cultural assessment to better serve the 25-town region. They are dedicated to elevating the arts as a community asset and resource.
Housing and Habitats in Litchfield County
The Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity (LCCHO) and the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) are collaborating to address two critical issues in Litchfield County, Connecticut: affordable housing and environmental conservation.
Adapting for the future
David M. Hunt Library has provided a myriad of programs and resources for over 125 years and is committed to being a community partner where all can learn, create, and connect in a safe, welcoming, and supportive space.
HEALTH & THE FOOD SYSTEM
The fact that our food system is largely dependent upon factory farms and monoculture to feed the masses comes at a huge cost to the planet and our collective well-being. The concentration of corporate power in the current food system has effectively spurred a contemporary health crisis…
HEALTH & FOOD AGGREGATION AND DISTRIBUTION
Across the country, Americans are increasingly disconnected from the food they consume and how it was produced. In large part, our food system hinges on factory farms and commodity crops — pervasive problems plaguing our collective health. Unhealthy food systems come at a steep economic cost...
HEALTH & NUTRITION SECURITY
Food is the most basic of human needs; still, roughly 41 million adults and children across America live in food-insecure households — a staggering fact that sheds light on one of the nation’s leading health and nutrition issues.
HEALTH & BROADBAND
In rural communities, the digital divide remains vast — as evidenced by the 19 million Americans lacking access to reliable broadband service (or high-speed internet) according to the FCC. In the absence of this critical infrastructure, the broadband health gap (defined as the time and distance between doctors and patients) is widening as well. Outcomes clearly show the least connected communities exhibiting the highest rates of chronic disease…
HEALTH & THIRD SPACES
The social support garnered in third places has been shown to protect health and well-being across one’s lifetime. Still, it takes a wide range of third places to cultivate healthy conditions within communities. From libraries and laundromats to barbershops and bars, “third places have long been an important part of American culture, and their role continues to evolve.”
HEALTH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The single biggest indicator of a thriving community is residents who take an active role in the process of cultivating positive change. From voting to volunteering, engaging in the community allows individuals to both develop and use knowledge, skills, and voice to shape the environment in which they choose to live, work, and raise their families.
Working to ensure members of the local immigrant community thrive
Since its founding in 2005, Northeast Dutchess Immigrant Services (formerly Grace Immigrant Outreach) has been an integral community resource. Serving the rural towns of Pine Plains, Amenia, Stanfordville, Millbrook and Dover, NEDIS prides itself on connecting members of the local immigrant community with valuable resource...
