Article written by Urban Alliance staff. Photos by Urban Alliance staff unless otherwise noted. Once a month, the delicious smells of a home-cooked meal and dozens of smiling faces fill the community dining room on May Street in Hartford, at Love Kitchen, an outreach...
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Meet Amanda: Revitalize Volunteer!
Article written by Urban Alliance staff. Over the course of the summer, Revitalize, a collaborative community initiative of the Urban Alliance network that focuses on effectively and holistically addressing health needs in Hartford, partnered with the North...
Walk-a-Thon Taking Strides to End Substance Abuse
Youth Challenge of Connecticut, Inc., a participant in the Urban Alliance network and a non-profit residential substance abuse treatment organization, will be hosting their Annual Walk-a-Thon Against Substance Abuse on September 21, 2013, rain or shine. Walkers and...
Over 350 Teens Took Part in THP 2013
Article and photos by Urban Alliance staff. This summer, over the course of two weeks, The Hartford Project (THP), an initiative of the Urban Alliance network, was host to 355 youth and 97 youth leaders who came together to build relationships, serve the community and...
Urban Alliance Network Reaches Youth Through Several Avenues
Article by Urban Alliance staff. From after-school programs where students can experience one-on-one and small group activities, homework help and lessons, to mentoring and tutoring programs, the Urban Alliance network provides a multitude of educational opportunities...
40 Days Initiative: Impacting CT Through Worship, Prayer and Unity
Article by Urban Alliance staff. Seven churches and organizations who are participants in the Urban Alliance network and one Urban Alliance initiative will host several evenings of worship as part of this year's 40 Days of Worship Initiative, an interdenominational...
Ascend Addresses Achievement Gap Concerns Through Mentoring
Photo by Urban Alliance staff. This article originally ran in the Windsor Reminder News on August 1, 2013. Article written by Calla Vassilopoulos, Reminder News staff. For the last few years, Windsor Police Chief Kevin Searles and other community members have been...
Threads of Love: Youth Challenge Opens Thrift Store
Article written and photos by Urban Alliance staff. The Youth Challenge Thrift Store, which opened its doors just a few weeks ago, is filled to the brim with donated hats, shoes, clothing, household goods and books. Rows and rows of everything from suits and dresses...
Once a Prostitute, City Woman Now Helps Women to Get Off the Street
This article, which appeared in two parts and features Coram Deo, an organization that is a participant in the Urban Alliance network, originally ran in The New Britain Herald on June 1 and 2, 2013. Written by Lisa Backhus, New Britain Herald Staff Writer and...
Revitalize Reaches Thousands!
Article written by Urban Alliance staff. Photos by Urban Alliance staff and volunteers. On the sunshine-filled morning of Saturday, May 18, more than 150 volunteers from eleven churches and organizations who are a part of the Urban Alliance network set out to...