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Capital Workforce Partners Receives Federal Funding to Provide Career Training, Job Placement, and Support Services to Returning Citizens

March 31, 2022

Press Release

Hartford, CT – Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) today announced that the organization has received $595,418 in federal funds to support their Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (BEST Chance) program. The BEST Chance Program is an initiative that provides manufacturing, construction carpentry and culinary training for Returning Citizens with an emphasis on 18–24-year-olds in the Hartford area. The new funding will support up to 50 individuals with career services, workforce training, job placement, and support services.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyLocalPromise Zone

Federal funding will support Mothers United Against Violence

March 28, 2022

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More federal funding is on the way to support Mothers United Against Violence a…

Hartford, CT (WTNH) – More federal funding is on the way to support Mothers United Against Violence and their Victim Impact Project.

Issues:GrantsGun Violence PreventionLocal

‘A blessing’ for Hartford: Mothers United Against Violence awarded $300,000 federal grant

March 28, 2022

In The News

Mothers United Against Violence awarded $300,000 federal grant

Hartford, CT (Hartford Courant) - For years, Deborah Davis and her colleagues at Mothers United Against Violence have sought to help people at the worst moments of their lives. They have organized vigils for victims of gun violence in Hartford, provided emotional support to grieving parents and guided victims through an often-intimidating criminal justice system.

Issues:GrantsGun Violence PreventionLocal

Rep. Larson with Mothers United Against Violence

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy Announce $300,000 to Support Mothers United Against Violence’s Victim Impact Project

March 25, 2022

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin joined Mothers United Against Violence leaders Henrietta Beckman, Rev. Henry Brown, and Deborah Davis at their North End headquarters in Hartford, to announce $300,000 in new funding for their Victim Impact Project.

Issues:GrantsGun Violence PreventionLocal

Larson Announces Connecticut Gained 5,300 Manufacturing Jobs Under President Biden

March 25, 2022

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Connecticut has added 5,300 manufacturing jobs between February 2021 and January 2022, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Issues:Connecticut ManufacturingEconomyAffordability and the EconomyLocal

Rep. Larson and the Kaman team in front of the K-MAX helicopter

Larson Announces $7 Million for Bloomfield’s Kaman Aerospace Helicopter

March 24, 2022

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) visited Kaman Aerospace’s Bloomfield headquarters and celebrated $7 million in new funding for the K-MAX Autonomous Logistics System that Larson helped secure in the FY2022 government funding package.

Issues:Connecticut ManufacturingConnecticut’s Defense IndustryDefenseLocal

Rep. Larson and Rep. Garibay with the staff of the Blue Dragonfly gift shop in Windsor

Larson and Local Leaders Visit Downtown Windsor Sites Supported by the American Rescue Plan

March 23, 2022

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Windsor Mayor Don Trinks, Deputy Mayor Lisa Bress, and State Representative Jane Garibay to visit local sites and businesses downtown that received COVID relief funding from the American Rescue Plan.

Issues:COVID-19 ResourcesLocal

Rep. Larson with TLD Manufacturing Academy Graduates

Larson Visits TLD America’s Windsor Facility

March 23, 2022

Press Release

Windsor, CT – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) toured TLD America’s Windsor facility and met with company leadership. TLD America is one of the many F-35 suppliers in Connecticut. The F-35 enterprise supports 6,000 jobs in the First District alone.

Issues:Connecticut ManufacturingConnecticut’s Defense IndustryDefenseLocal

Larson Announces $11.5 Million for Schools and Libraries to Get Kids Online

March 11, 2022

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that First District schools and libraries have received $11.5 million to date from the American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Connectivity Fund program (ECF).

Issues:COVID-19 ResourcesEducationGrantsLocal

Larson Secures More than $6 Million in Funding for First District Organizations

March 10, 2022

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to fund $6.38 million in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for the First District.

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