DERBY - Connecticut’s youngest U.S. Senator, Christopher Murphy, will address the 49th Annual Meeting of TEAM Inc.
The breakfast event will be held Oct. 10 at Grassy Hill Lodge, 77 Sodom Lane.
Registration is at 7:45 a.m.; the meeting will end at 9:30 a.m.
The public is invited to attend. Cost is $35.
Reservations are required by Friday; RSVP Silvia Paytas at 736-5420, ext. 202 or spaytas@teaminc.org.
The public is invited to attend. Cost is $35.
Reservations are required by Friday; RSVP Silvia Paytas at 736-5420, ext. 202 or spaytas@teaminc.org.
Murphy’s support for programs that help area residents battle the impact of poverty will be recognized with TEAM’s Chairman’s Award.
Two other award recognitions are planned.
The Echo Hose, Hook and Ladder Company of Shelton will receive the 2014 Partnership Award for its extraordinary coordination of the response to January’s Howe Avenue fire that left 23 households homeless.
Julie Penry, retiring Director of the Shelton Youth Services Bureau, will receive the Lillian Chrostwoski Award for her extraordinary work developing programs for community teens and youth.
Two other award recognitions are planned.
The Echo Hose, Hook and Ladder Company of Shelton will receive the 2014 Partnership Award for its extraordinary coordination of the response to January’s Howe Avenue fire that left 23 households homeless.
Julie Penry, retiring Director of the Shelton Youth Services Bureau, will receive the Lillian Chrostwoski Award for her extraordinary work developing programs for community teens and youth.
This is TEAM’s 49th Annual Meeting and 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s initiation of his Great Society program, a campaign to combat poverty.
Known also as the beginning of the War on Poverty, the effort created legislation to assist economically vulnerable families.
Those programs – Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start – form the backbone of today’s federal safety net for families.
Known also as the beginning of the War on Poverty, the effort created legislation to assist economically vulnerable families.
Those programs – Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start – form the backbone of today’s federal safety net for families.
The meeting is also the final one for TEAM President & CEO Richard Knoll, who will retire at the end of the year after 34 years of service.
The new President & CEO will be introduced by the Board of Directors at the meeting.
The new President & CEO will be introduced by the Board of Directors at the meeting.
This is a press release from TEAM Inc., a private, 501c (3) non-profit corporation whose mission is to connect individuals and families with solutions that lead to well-being, self-sufficiency and full participation in the community.
It aims to achieve its mission by conducting activities that address the needs of economically disadvantaged individuals and families including resource mobilization, education, advocacy and service delivery.
TEAM programs serve the communities of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Shelton, Seymour and Woodbridge.
It aims to achieve its mission by conducting activities that address the needs of economically disadvantaged individuals and families including resource mobilization, education, advocacy and service delivery.
TEAM programs serve the communities of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Shelton, Seymour and Woodbridge.
