TEAM, Inc. to hold food distribution Tuesday at church parking lot in Derby

This is shared from TEAM, Inc. Facebook page.

Chifrijo in Ansonia to host fundraiser Wednesday for son of murder victim

 

Rochelle shares info on state's temporary rental assistance program

Funding for the Temporary Rental Housing Assistance Program (TRHAP) has doubled from $20 million to $40 million. 

The program provides up to $4,000 to landlords on behalf of approved tenant applicants who have been impacted by COVID-19. 

It is funded through the CARES Act's Coronavirus Relief Fund and administered by the Connecticut Department of Housing in partnership with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and 11 housing counseling agencies across the state. 

The online web platform is anticipated to reopen to new applicants in mid-October.

Additionally, the eviction moratorium has been extended until Jan. 1, 2021. This provides protection for tenants who were current on their rent at the beginning of the pandemic and have paid at least a portion of their rent since. 

This extension is enacted by Executive Order No. 9E. 

Read more here. 

This is from a press release from state Rep. Kara Rochelle, D-Ansonia/Derby.

Jones Family Farms in Shelton to host annual UNICEF Children's Festival

Jones Family Farms photo

SHELTON - Jones Family Farms will host its annual UNICEF Children's Festival from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25.  

A highlight of the farm year, the event is held during the last weekend before Halloween. The farm is at 606 Walnut Tree Hill Road.

Families are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes, get their faces painted, and take part in games, pumpkin decorating, shows, wagon rides, and other fun activities.

The farm donates a significant portion of the weekend’s sales proceeds to UNICEF. 

Jones Family Farms has donated over $120,000 since starting the festival in 1985.

*Note: FB Events will not allow capital letters to show acronym of UNICEF - thus Unicef. 

This info is shared from a Facebook event page.

BHcare's Alliance for Prevention & Wellness to host story time about mental health

 

Griffin Health to host virtual Team Tatas Trivia Night to benefit The Valley Goes Pink

The Valley Goes Pink is Griffin Hospital's grassroots effort to raise awareness about breast health and to raise support for the Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital.

This information is shared from the Valley Goes Pink Facebook page:

"Join us for a Virtual Trivia Night at 7 p.m. Oct. 26. Prizes for top two teams and one prize for "Best Pinked Out” team! We've teamed up with

Best Trivia Ever

for a fun-filled night!

Click link to register: https://griffinhealth.networkforgood.com/.../24135..."

Annual Seymour Pink Day celebration is Wednesday

The nonprofit's "mission is to unite a community in the fight against breast cancer. Through fundraising efforts, our goal is to fund breast cancer research, provide education and to empower and assist breast cancer victims and their families."

Hot Tamale Mexican Grill & Bar is located at 39 New Haven Road, Seymour.