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Friends Center for Children has available preschool slots for 3-5 year-olds. Friends Center for Children is an early childhood education center providing year-round, full-time care for children ages 3 months to 5 years. Friends Center for Children recently received School Readiness slots for the 2013-2014 school year. Families looking for a high quality preschool experience should call the center immediately at 203-468-1966.

The Friends Center offers a child-centered, hands-on…

St James Church has office space available for rent to non-profit organizations.

To see our newly remodeled area located at 62 East Grand Avenue in the Fairhaven Heights section of New…

Watch neighborkids lead an exploration of the Sarasota (FL) Central-Cocoanut neighborhood on this year’s Jane’s Walk, a walking tour conducted around the world the first weekend in May to honor community-building visionary Jane Jacobs by getting people out exploring their neighborhoods and meeting their neighbors.…

The Chatham Square area of New Haven reminds me of the first neighborhood that I grew up in (minus the hills we had in Asheville):  wood-frame, working-class houses, with some duplexes, on tree-lined streets.  Modest, yet architecturally sturdy and proud.  My old neighborhood has seen its ups and downs since back in the day, and so has Chatham Square...

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Third floor apartment that is ready to be rented. It is a beautiful two bedroom, owner occupied. Chatham Square neighborhood. It is a must see!!!! Contact Robert Roberts @ 203-376-9399 for more information as well as a tour, you'll be glad you did. 

The Historic District Commission needs a commissioner from the Quinnipiac River Historic District (see attached map). The local historic district is shaded black; this is the area where the commissioner should reside. The larger green area is the National Register District.

The Commission meets monthly on the 2nd …

What good are GED classes if you can’t afford the glasses you need to study? How would it feel to search for work for a year and lose the job when your car breaks down during the first week? Cities and states across America have some form of job training and housing assistance programs, but they lack the infrastructure to address quickly, without onerous bureaucratic requirements, more immediate needs like work clothes, equipment, or even pots and pans...…

Check Out Bregamos on The Stan Simpson Show 

http://foxct.com/2013/05/04/stan-simpson-new-play-about-high-school-hope/#dQJSEsErIO7pw2ee.01…

Vote YES for our very own Fair Haven #Dog Park #csna #NHV http://bit.ly/T3hSI2 @seeclickfix and help spread the word.

 Hi All,

The Elm City Montessori School is a grassroots effort to bring a public Montessori School option to New Haven this Fall 2013.

We need to demonstrate public interest in enrollment to both the New Haven Board of Education and the State Department of Education with our application on April 1. 

If you have interest in enrolling your child/children in the Elm City Montessori School this Fall or in the coming years, please, complete our survey…

Check out  our promo video of Hope High Class of 84"

http://bregamos.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/hope-high-class-of-84-promo-video/

Third floor apartment that is ready to be rented. It is a beautiful two bedroom, owner occupied. Chatham Square neighborhood. It is a must see!!!! Contact Robert Roberts @ 203-376-9399 for more information as well as a tour, you'll be glad you did. 

Chatham Square Neighborhood Association

2/20/2013

Meeting Minutes

1. Welcome & Introductions

2. 2013 Retreat Report & Feedback

• United Way was a great location
• Group was diverse
• Relationship building was good
• It would have been nice to have a few more people

3. Work Group Updates

A. Family & Youth Working Group – facilitators…

Chatham Square Neighborhood Association – Community Planning Retreat

January 26, 2013

The retreat began at 10:30am with coffee and conversation. Patti Scussel welcomed everyone with a reminder of the focus of the day: to set organizational goals, provide information, increase morale and team spirit, and motivate members for the new year. In addition, we would be focusing on evaluating the progress made so far…

New Haven Neighborhood Grant Funding Announcement

The Neighborhood Leadership Grant Program works with resident leaders in New Haven neighborhoods to make our community a better place. We believe that resident leaders have the power to influence what happens in a neighborhood and the ability to build community where they live. We believe that all communities have assets, which include neighborhood residents, local institutions, and private and public resources.…

Dear neighbors:

The United Way of Greater New Haven works with you and me to strengthen our neighborhood. The United Way is a local non-profit organization acting as our fiduciary so that our neighborhood association has minimal administrative expenses. The United Way focuses on improving lives and community conditions in…

Hey everyone, here's some news...I am now looking for a roommate! Please spread the word. Share a lovely house in Fair Haven, all new renovation, with a big kitchen and a quiet bedroom with shared bath. Its just me and the pets, Harry the dog and Hank the cat. Animal lover preferred. And there is a huge back yard with urban farming potential, edible ecosystem plans in the works, come join me! $600 a month/long term [6 months or more] unfurnished or $675 a month/short term [3 month…