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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...
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...
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...
On Saturday, April 27, 2013, more than 100 people, who represented 37 different churches and ministry organizations from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey, met together at South Church in Hartford for a workshop entitled Reaching Our Community:...
As we look around, we see broken relationships, divided communities, and even poverty and violence in our neighborhoods. We see many needs, and often, many of us are are diligently working - sometimes alone and sometimes with a team - to help alleviate the specific...
For several years, Hartford City Mission (HCM), a participant in the Urban Alliance network, has been operating youth programs in Hartford. Their programs include Camp Noah, a Christ-centered day camp for children in Hartford that is hosted at fellow Urban...
On Thursday, February 21, 2013, representatives from eleven churches and organizations, who are also each participants in the Urban Alliance network, came together for Urban Alliance's Revitalize Kick-Off Meeting, which helped put the plans in motion for Revitalize...
The University of Connecticut (UCONN) recently held Careers for the Common Good, a career fair that encourages college students to inspire and accelerate social change by following a socially-responsible career path. Inspired by their commitment to develop...
On January 30, 2013, Urban Alliance network participant House of Praise & Worship/Casa de Adoracion y Alabanza (Hartford) hosted the second Youth Explosion of 2013. While the previous Youth Explosion, held in November, had a theme of "The Light of the World" and...
Martin Luther King, Jr., had a dream to bring people together in harmony and peace, regardless of race, color or creed. On Jan. 21, members of the Archer Memorial AME Zion Church, First Church of Windsor and the Windsor Historical Society came together to commemorate...
