Life in Hartford

By Linda Petersen and Daniela Fortuna The West Indian Social Club members accept a check from a donor. Hartford, December 19, 2025 The West Indian Social Club is conducting a donation drive for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The drive, which began earlier this year, is collecting medical supplies, essentials resources, and pre-packaged food in a drop box. Their efforts serve as an extension of the Connecticut’s Caribbean Disaster Relief Coalition, which unites Caribbe

By Rayna Oakley & Emma Gutfleisch Promotional flyer for the documentary screened at the University of Hartford. Hartford, December 19, 2025 Stephanie Thomas’s political journey began with an intention to evoke a genuine sense of duty and responsibility that comes from civic literacy. Through intimate interviews and fly-on-the-wall footage, Voice in the Room offers a rare look at the high-stakes environment of Connecticut’s chief elections supervisor. As the first African Ame

By Amanda Simmons & Kaitlin Martinez Hartford, December 10, 2025 Levo International, a nonprofit organization based in Hartford, is determined to make nutrient-rich food more accessible and address the food desert that engulf upper Albany and the areas around it.   As a volunteer-driven organization, volunteers are the absolute lifeline of Levo International's mission, driving the core of their work to empower communities to overcome poverty through sustainable food security

By Jack Saias Hartford based non-profit Journey Home's donation truck (image courtesy: Journey Home). Hartford, December 10, 2025 As the polar vortex brings frigid winter conditions to Connecticut, Journey Home, a non-profit that provides housing support services to the unhoused in Hartford and surrounding areas, prepares to save lives. The organization that operates all the cold weather programs in this region recently received over  $1 millio

By Emma Hundt Levo International's hydroponic system installation in Hartford Hartford, Nov 25, 2025 The city of North Hartford is facing a glaring problem that is all too common in urban areas today: food deserts. Levo International, a nonprofit organization based in Hartford, is determined to make nutrient-rich food more accessible and address the food desert that engulf upper Albany and the areas around it.    Hartford ranks seventh nationally among the worst food desert