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Greetings from the Admissions Office at Friends Center for Children.  We currently have 3 open Preschool slots available at our East Grand Avenue site for children ages 2 years 8 months to 5 years 6 months who live in New Haven.  These openings are at 227 East Grand Avenue.

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Dear community member,

Join us at two Fair Haven neighborhood events next week. Save the Sound will be engaging with the Fair Haven and Greater New Haven community through a presentation on the environmental reality of the lower Mill River watershed on Thursday, September 29.

The following Saturday, October 1, will give community members the opportunity to better that reality by planting native plants at the new park…

Visit the Careers page on the GreenWave website for a full job description (including responsibilities and required knowledge, skills, and abilities) and application instructions: https://www.greenwave.org/careers

Synopsis: 

The Office Coordinator will support day-to-day operations of the organization and manage the office at GreenWave’s Headquarters (HQ) in New Haven, CT, where our…

Jocelin hobbled through the doors of Unidad Latina en Acción’s Howe Street headquarters with a leg she had nearly lost, a mind spiraling with trauma, and a $64,000 medical bill.

Inside, she found a volunteer who had survived his own journey to New Haven as an undocumented immigrant — and who helped her find and afford the medical care she sorely needed.…

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Dear neighbors,

On Monday night, the Board of Alders voted to allocate $53 Million in American Rescue Plan funding for a wide variety of initiatives. This includes some important projects for Ward 14 and Fair Haven, including:

* Renovation of the Atwater Senior Center into a full-service Community Center…

FOCUS on New Haven, a student-led program designed to introduce incoming students to the city of New Haven through the lens of community engagement and social justice has a group of students willing to volunteer for your organization or project.

FOCUS will partnerships with various organizations whereby their participants will engage in short term volunteer projects for three days. Last year, they had a mix of…

Anyone know a family with a kid who would benefit from the FREE summer camp?…

Two recent media stories about neighbors who support, strengthen, and enrich our community were recently featured  the New Haven Indepedent.

1. Read up here on the legacy of Eugene Fargeorge and his advocacy for historic…

Important traffic safety message for Fair Haven residents living near Front Street regarding the start of the long-awaited Front Street traffic calming project.

This traffic calming project consists of raised intersections at Exchange St, Pierpont St, 2nd St, and Chambers St. Construction on this exciting project will begin tomorrow morning, Thursday, July 28th, and will take up to 4 weeks depending on the weather and…

Hello Fair Haven Citizens!

If you are looking for a job or you know someone who is, this is a great position for someone with housekeeping or food service experience.

Description: The Service Assistant provides high-level customer service to all residents and guests at residence of Jonathan Edwards College. The service assistant ensures smooth and efficient daily operations, including event planning and general housekeeping.

Apply here:…

Forwarding....our child is here (at the other location, and only for a few weeks so far) and we're very happy...

Greetings from the Admissions Office! Friends Center for Children needs your help - we have 8 open Preschool slots available at our East Grand Avenue site for children ages 2 years 8 months to 5 years 6 months who live in New Haven.  These openings…

The restaurant in Fair Haven has offered traditional Mexican food to the community for the last 14 years.

Joaquin Fernandez-Duque Mar 31, 2022

Contributing Reporter

Salsa’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant has been providing a traditional eating…

by Laura Glesby | Jun 14, 2022  -  New Haven Independent

When he was living at a halfway house after a stint in prison, Cody Roach called his 9‑year-old daughter and asked what he should do with the rest of his life...…