Laurie Massaro Memorial Mitten Tree

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Laurie Massaro Memorial Mitten Tree

Stay Warm & Give Back: The Massaro Memorial Mitten Tree Returns!

Looking for a simple way to make a positive impact on the community? Last year we introduced our mitten tree, a place where anyone can donate handmade or newly purchased hats, gloves, or scarves to be donated to people in need. The tree returns in November and will remain in place for the duration of the cold season (through the end of February 2027).

A series of six photos, two showing areas before redevelopment, two showing building being torn down, and two are from after redevelopment in early 60s

The other side of Richard C. Lee’s Redevelopment

Written by Fiona Chen, Yale President’s Public Service Fellow When the young, working-class Mayor, Richard C. Lee, took office in 1954, he was determined to remake the city he had grown up in. Mayor Lee pursued redevelopment with a zeal that impressed and unnerved people in roughly equal measure; even sympathetic accounts noted the complaint … Continued

Introducing DEEP Laptop ConneCT!

Registrations are now full. We are not be accepting any additional applications at this time. The tabling sessions planned for Tuesday, October 20 and Wednesday, October 21 have been canceled. You can follow our social media or register for our newsletter for any program updates.

A black silhouette skyline of new haven is on a background of flags from latin countries and spain. The blog title is over top in bold

Hispanic Heritage Month In New Haven

New Haven’s Hispanic and Latine community is vibrant and rapidly growing at approximately 41,700 residents (2026), making up over 31% of the City’s population. Notable persons shaping the City’s cultural, historic, and civic landscape include trailblazing community organizers, prominent elected officials and longtime journalists from the Greater New Haven area. Juan Candelaria Alice Caraballo Migdalia … Continued