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For a year, two sisters and their five children have languished in a neglected, Hartford apartment despite numerous complaints about the cockroach infestation, heat and power outages, broken appliances and other issues. The poor conditions they've lived with are all too common.
PowerUp Manchester was founded following the killing of George Floyd to call for an end to systemic racism but its basic goal is to empower people. The organization is now offering case management services that include helping people get an ID, register to vote, see a doctor, get housing, furniture, bedding and basic necessities.
What does it mean when people feel their best shot at understanding the system comes from a Facebook group?
Four community leaders reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed us -- and what comes next.
Mercado Popular is a pop-up market and neighborhood farm store in Hartford, located at 111 Allyn Street, in one of the empty, street-level retail spaces below the Hartford Carriage House apartments. The Hartford residents behind the concept, Jocelyn Cerda and Elijah Patterson, are sourcing produce, eggs, dairy products and grains from farmers in the region, as well as other homemade and hand-crafted goods from Hartford-based small businesses, like jewelry, body products, candles, coffee, and macrame. The biweekly farm store is open from 12-4 p.m. on Feb. 27, March 13 and March 27. The co-found...