News & Press
Find the collections of our agency newsletters here: Hands On Hartford Highlights, Faith Community Newsletter, Appeals Emails, Hands On Hartford Engage!, as well as various event updates...
Press Inquiries
We love to be in the news! If you have any press inquiries, please contact
Sarah Jacobson at 860.728.3201 ex. 2001 or
sjacobson@handsonhartford.org.
- Important People
- Sarah Jacobson, Communications
& Development Coordinator AmeriCorps*VISTA- Barbara Shaw, CEO
- Janet Burmudez, Dir. of MANNA
- Marry Ellen Laskarzewski, Dir. of Peter’s Retreat
- Tricia Hyacinth, Project Manager
Awards and Recognition
Our programs strive to provide our clients the same level of respect and
dignity that one would recieve at any private institution.
- Peter’s Retreat
Excellence in Improving Community Conditions, United Way, 2006 - Hands On Hartford
Outstanding Leadership & Service to the King School,Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.School, 2011
Hands On Hartford In the News
note articles are located on external sources
- Students Observe MLK Day by Volunteering to Help Those in Need
(uchc.edu, 1/27/2011) - Cherry Brook, Flatbread Raise Funds for Hands On Hartford
(canton-ct.patch.com, 2/17/2011) - What Can You Eat for $3 a day
(courant.com, 3/8/2011) - Hands On Hartford and Kindergarteners Teaching What it Means to Be Hungry
(courant.com, 3/8/2011) - Extended Day Kindergarten Emphasizes Academics, Social Skills and Diversity
(canton-ct.patch.com, 3/28/2011) - 4/4 Hands On Hartford Easter (video)
(ctnow.com, 4/4/2011) - Murtha Cullina Selected as Recipient of 2011 Business Volunteer Award by Hands On Hartford
(murthalaw.com, 4/12/2011) - Volunteers Help Keep MANNA’s Soup Kitchen Cooking
(courant.com. 4/22/2011) - Courant: Take A Break From Work, Community Meals (video)
(ctnow.com, 4/22/2011) - OF NOTE Murtha Cullina LLP Receives Business Volunteer Award
(hartfordbusiness.com, 4/25/2011) - Foodshare Run Beats Goal
(hartfordbusiness.com, 05/09/2011) - Community Supported Agriculture Reconnects People to the Land
(thegranbys.patch.com, 7/3/2011) - Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Spruce Up Hartford Elementary School & Collect Close to 1,000 lbs of Food
(shipmangoodwin.com, 7/14/2011)
- Hyacinth Serves Nonprofits in Her Career And On Vacation
(hartfordbusiness.com, 1/18/2010) - Hair Cuts for Hands On Hartford
(hartfordbusiness.com, 3/15/10) - Easter Spirit of Fellowship
(wtnh.com, 4/4/2010) - Free Cookie If You Can Spare the Change
(nbcconnecticut.com, 4/29/2010) - Doug Sudell, Hands On Hartford, Creating a new educational model for Hartford’s school children
(hartfordbusiness.com, 5/10/2010) - Hartford Business Journal 2010 Nonprofit Heroes
(hartfordbusiness.com, 05/10/2010) - Don Goodman, Wells Fargo Advisors
(hartfordbusiness.com, 5/10/10) - LexisNexis/Hands On Hartford
(hartfordbusinesss.com, 5/10/10) - Movers & Shakers
(hartfordbusiness.com, 07/26/2010) - Q&A with Doug Sudell, CEO, Hands On Hartford, The Recycled Rides Programs
(hartfordbusiness.com, 08/09/2010) - Spilling The Beans with Caroline Trudel
(courant.com, 10/18/2010) - Murtha Cullina LLP Raises Over $5,000 for MANNA Community Meals/Hands On Hartford
(murthalaw.com, 12/1/2010) - Holiday Volunteering at Peter’s Retreat
(naaapct.org, 12/14/2010)
- Hands On Hartford Inc.
(hartfordbusiness.com, 3/16/2009) - Trinity’s Dream Camp Begins 12th Year
(hartfordbusiness.com, 7/20/2009) - Doug Sudell on Fox 61 Morning Show (video)
(facebook.com, 8/17/2009 - Hole In The Wall Gang Camp Receives Aetna Grant
(hartfordbusiness.com, 8/24/2009) - Hands On Hartford Enters Pact with Huntington Learning Center
(hartfordbusiness.com, 9/28/2009) - Aiello Still Helping Those in Need
(hartfordbusiness.com, 09/07/2009)
- Canton Schools SNAP Challenge (.pdf)
(cantonschools.org) - Christ Church Cathedral News
(cccathedral.org) - MLK Service Project (.pdf)
(ctdhe.org) - Global Youth Service Day Final Report
(ysa.org) - SNAP into Action Against Hunger
(charteroakcenter.org) - Journey home News
(journeyhomect.org) - Journey Home Vulnerability Index Report (.pdf)
(journeyhomect.org)
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