Hunger remains a problem in Connecticut and across the country. According to Feeding America, 1 in 8 people in the state faces hunger—coming out to 428,800 people, including 109,480 children.
As a small thank you for their military service, Manchester Elks Lodge 1893 and Johnson Brunetti Retirement and Investment Specialists teamed up for the sixth consecutive year this December to provide local veterans hot meals and care packages of winter attire.
Throughout the month of December, the Department of Leisure, Family, and Recreation will adhere to modified recreation center & office hours.
The Federal Communications Commission is now requiring text messages sent to the number 988 to be routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, expanding access to the critical 24/7 national hotline, according to Veronica Stracqualursi of CNN.
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