East Hartford Connects Resources
January 17, 2021We hope you enjoy this upcoming holiday by honoring Dr. King and his call for unity throughout his teachings of inclusion, truth and tolerance. EHC staff wishes you and your family a safe and healthy long weekend! We hope you are enjoying our weekly email filled with resources and employment opportunity. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email. Please make sure to check out our Facebook page for more daily: Follow us here. If you would like us to share any community news on our posts, please contact us via email.
Wadsworth Atheneum offers virtual and in person opportunities to celebrate MLK Jr. Day.
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 18, 2021, is the 26th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
Wadsworth Atheneum and the Amistad Center for Art and Culture will celebrate the legacy of Dr. King on January 18 with virtual activities, including a reading by children's book author Abdul-Razak Zachariah and a dance performance by Jakar Hankerson. For more information visit the Atheneum’s web page HERE.
Crossroads After School Program
Crossroads will resume in person beginning Tuesday, January 19th Monday – Thursday, 3:20-6:00pm. Crossroads is free for the remainder of the school year and they do have space available in each elementary school program. Families can register online at https://crossroads.asapconnected.com/
For more information contact Anita Pizzutiello Kelly
Email: pizzutiello-kelly.a@easthartford.org, Office: 860-622-5153
Access Health Open Enrollment Ends Today Jan 15: 8 am - 8 pm-
Choosing a health insurance plan can be complicated, so they have Enrollment Specialists and Certified Brokers available (online or by phone) to answer your questions and help with your enrollment! Online at AccessHealthCT.com (for Live Chat, click the icon on the right) By Phone at 1-855-372-2428. Enrollment Locations & Virtual Events: Find it here.
Covid Testing
Free weekend walkup COVID-19 testing will now be available at the East Hartford Town Hall parking lot on the following Saturdays: January 9th, January 23rd, February 6th and February 20th. Testing hours are 11 AM to 3 PM, weather-dependent. Additional weekday COVID-19 testing is on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the Town Hall parking lot. Please get tested for COVID even if you do not have symptoms. Help us stop the spread. For additional COVID-19 testing locations or weather-related cancelations, please visit http://www.easthartfordct.gov/covid-19-testing-sites
East Hartford Public Library
The Library will be closed on Monday, January 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They will re-open on Tuesday, January 19, at 10 a.m. for computer appointments and walk-up window service.
For more e-books and digital resources, visit our website:
https://www.easthartfordct.gov/library/
Girls Circle Group, Junior Adventure Club, Paint Party. Contact Jen King if you are interested at jking@easthartfordct.gov or For more Information Click Here and check out their Facebook Page
PROUD Program
The PROUD program (Parents Recovering from Opioid Use Disorders) is here to offer support and family centered treatment to pregnant and postpartum women, in all stages of substance use recovery. PROUD program services are covered through InterCommunity, Inc. and Wheeler Clinic. Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Wethersfield InterCommunity | Contact 860-569-5900 | ext. 321
New Britain, Bristol, Plainville, Berlin, Newington, Farmington, West Hartford Wheeler Clinic | Contact 860-782-2476.
Little Free Pantry Terry Rd
Non-perishable donations needed at Little Free Pantry on Terry Road.
Did you know ShopRite is having their annual Can Can Sale? A great way to help stock this pantry. For more information, Check out their Facebook page. Here
Interpreters Needed
The town of East Hartford needs interpreters for all languages to assist with the COVID Vaccine clinics. Please contact Jo-Ann Dorn for more information JDorn@easthartfordct.gov