UA News

Urban Alliance to Launch Podcast

Get ready to tune in to something exciting! Soon, we will be launching a new podcast.   The podcast will cover a range of topics, but will focus on the landscape of need in Greater Hartford and how churches and organizations in the UA network are addressing those...

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Volunteers Pack Thousands of Revitalize Outreach Bags

More than 100 volunteers from 15 churches and organizations in the UA network packed 14,000 outreach bags on Friday, May 17 for the Revitalize Community Health Outreach that will take place in Hartford in the coming weeks.   Click here to learn...

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Urban Alliance to Launch Podcast

Get ready to tune in to something exciting! Next month, we will be launching a new podcast.   The podcast will cover a range of topics, but will focus on the landscape of need in Greater Hartford and how churches and organizations in the UA network are addressing...

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Going Above and Beyond to Fill Bellies and Hearts

Once a month, UAServe volunteer Jeanne Mucci heads to South Church in Hartford to help serve meals to children. Often, her husband joins her, too. "I am enjoying the connections Urban Alliance helped facilitate last summer," she explained. "I love how gracious and...

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April 2019 Gathering and Training Recaps

On April 8, 21 people from 14 churches and organizations gathered at Urban Alliance for the Connecting People to Community Resources Training, which provided participants with tools and skills to develop and implement a strategy for effectively connecting people...

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Featured Program Development Opportunities

Youth Scholarship to The Hartford Project: The Hartford Project provides middle- and high-school youth with the opportunity to develop character, leadership skills, new relationships and serve in the city of Hartford through a four-day service learning experience...

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Running the Distance to Make a Difference

Garry Roman wasn't always a marathon runner.   "In fact, the only reason I ran the local Thanksgiving 5K was because my pastor and friend had open heart surgery and couldn't run," he explained. "He'd already registered, so he asked me to run for him and I said...

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Single Parenting with Hope

Article and photo by Sarah Thompson, Urban Alliance’s Director of Communications & Volunteer Mobilization.  Samantha Rose faces a juggling act each day. She navigates the demands of two jobs, raising her son and maintaining her home, which at times...

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UAServe Volunteers: We Want to Hear From You!

Did you volunteer in 2018?   If so, we want to know what you thought of your volunteer experience!   This quick survey will only take a few minutes but will have a huge impact on how we can best provide a great volunteer experience for you, other...

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UAServe: There's Place for You!

UAServe brings joy to hundreds of people each year! But, don't take it from us.   Hear from a handful of UAServe volunteers and host site leaders in this short video and see how there truly is a place for anyone who wants to volunteer through UAServe!  ...

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