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Crepes for Mom - Guilford Courier
May 08, 2013 - Click here to read more

New Haven's St. Basil's parishioners 'walk with Jesus' during holy week celebrations - New Haven Register
May 02, 2013 - To the parishioners of St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church, the most holy week of the year makes the events of 2,000 years ago as real as if they were happening now.
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New Haven homeless count aims to get more accurate numbers this year - New Haven Register
Jan 31, 2013 - The Point-in-Time of Count of the Homeless, an annual survey that helps track the number of homeless in the city, saw more than 150 volunteers hit the streets Tuesday night. Click here to read more

Start Bank Sees Return On Investment - New Haven Independent
Jan 11, 2013 - Start Community Bank's efforts to foster financial literacy and work with first-time account holders have paid off - in the form of an award of nearly $300,000 from the federal government. Click here to read more

And now, the Register's 'rest of the best' for 2012 - New Haven Register
Dec 31, 2012 - We haven't been keeping count since 2004, but it's highly likely that we received more nominations this year for Person of the Year than ever. Click here to read more

New Haven service pays tribute to Newtown victims - New Haven Register
Dec 24, 2012 - The service on a cold Monday morning took place on the city Green, drawing about three dozen people who prayed and sang as they remembered the dead in Newtown. Click here to read more

200 TOP PEOPLE: Alison Cunningham - New Haven Register
Dec 06, 2012 - Hamden resident Alison Cunningham has been the executive director of The Columbus House for 14 years. She has seen the shelter make drastic changes throughout those years. Click here to read more

Duo Steers 19 Homeless Off Street, Into Cots - New Haven Independent
Oct 29, 2012 - With homeless shelters full and Hurricane Sandy bearing down on New Haven, Kenny Driffin and Peter Cox prowled the streets, bringing people inside and out of the elements. Click here to read more

Columbus House Turns 30 - New Haven Independent
Oct 26, 2012 - Columbus House celebrated "30 Years of Providing Solutions for Homelessness" on Saturday evening, October 20th. Click here to read more

New Haven's Columbus House celebrating 30 years - New Haven Register
Oct 16, 2012 - H. Pearce Real Estate President and Chief Executive Officer Barbara Pearce is serving as honorary chairwoman of this weekend's 30th anniversary celebration of Columbus House. Click here to read more

Volunteers Spiff Up New Haven's Columbus House (with video) - New Haven Register
Aug 10, 2012 - Sixty Honeywell volunteers from five states converged on Columbus House's Recovery House Thursday to upgrade and reinvigorate the building as much as possible in one day. Click here to read more

Community Support program launched by New Haven's Columbus House - New Haven Register
Jul 16, 2012 - In order to address the need of loneliness, Columbus House is pairing volunteers with clients who are living on their own, in the new Community Support Program. Click here to read more

Greater New Haven Thrift Shops Share Sales Proceeds With Nonprofits - New Haven Register
Jul 12, 2012 - A philanthropic couple and a friend have found a way to reduce, reuse and help out local nonprofits at the same time. Click here to read more

Middlesex Family Shelter Now Has Bright Space for Children - Middletown Patch
May 26, 2012 - The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, Columbus House and the Community Renewal Team unveiled the opening of a "Bright Space" for children at the Middlesex Family Shelter on May 23. Click here to read more

Collaborative Opens Space for Kids in Middletown Homeless Shelter (with video) - Middletown Press
May 24, 2012 - Representatives from community organizations such as the Community Renewal Team, Head Start, the Middlesex Family Shelter, Bright Horizons and Columbus House were on hand Wednesday for the grand opening. Click here to read more

Green to Grace Grasso - New Haven Independent
Apr 27, 2012 - Dozens of volunteers plant trees in front of the Annex and Main Shelter. Click here to read more

Yale Class Chooses 10 Charities to Receive $100G Gift
Apr 23, 2012 - Yale University's inaugural class devoted to teaching the process of philanthropy awarded a total of $100,000 to 10 charitable groups, including several based in New Haven. Click here to read more

Malloy Allots $30 Million to Supportive Housing - Yale Daily News
Mar 28, 2012 - On Friday, Malloy announced that he has allotted over $30 million of the state's 2012 budget to constructing and improving supportive housing facilities in Connecticut. Click here to read more

Malloy: Funding for Supportive Housing Will Help Most Vulnerable
Mar 23, 2012 - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that funding for the creation of 179 units of new supportive housing in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, New London, and Waterbury has been approved. Click here to read more

CT OKs $33M to House the Homeless - Hartford Business Journal
Mar 23, 2012 - Connecticut has approved an initial $32.6 million to establish and operate 179 units of housing for the long-term homeless in Hartford, New Haven and three other communities, the governor says. Click here to read more

Neighbor to Neighbor: New alliance Aims to Aid Greater New Haven's Homeless - New Haven Register
Mar 18, 2012 - This year, the Rental Assistance Program is getting a boost in the form of a $100,000 grant by Neighbor-to-Neighbor LifeLine, an emergency fundraising program led by United Way of Greater New Haven and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. Click here to read more

United Church of Christ Hosts Abraham's Tent Project - Post-Chronicle
Feb 05, 2012 - United Church of Christ's Spring Glen Church on Whitney Avenue partnered last week with First Church of Christ U.C.C. in Bethany to host 12 men as part of an overflow shelter opportunity called Abraham's Tent. Click here to read more

Chocolate Tasting Benefits Middlesex Shelter - East Hampton Portland Patch
Jan 29, 2012 - Columbus House is honored to host the 10th Annual Chocolate to the Rescue! event to benefit our Middlesex Family Shelter. This signature event attracts some of the finest chefs in the area. Click here to read more

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