Tag Archives: homelessness

Heart and Home

Terri Jo Ciocca, Kellyann Day and Mary Grande

The numbers are troubling: more than 3,300 people in Connecticut were counted homeless in 2018, according to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness. Add to that…

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Big Tent

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A version of the same story appears in the Torah, the Bible and the Qur’an: Strangers appear at Abraham’s tent, and he welcomes them. “Let…

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Dinner Service

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen

Just north of the city green, on Temple Street, the Center Church Parish House is a handsome two-story brick building, with chalk-white detailing and an imposing air.

But it’s actually quite welcoming. …

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Elm City Confidential

Abigail Schneider of the Elm City Echo

“One day I was bringing my groceries back to my apartment, and there were a couple of guys in a shooting match outside of the building. … One of the bullets fired at me.” …

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