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Nonprofits and small businesses urge Hartford to fund food pantries, workforce and micro-business programs
Summary
More than a dozen speakers at the April 20 public hearing urged the City of Hartford to prioritize CDBG support for food pantries, workforce-readiness programs and small-business technical assistance; requests included specific asks (El Centro $35,000; Catholic Charities Boost $70,000) and calls to expand micro-business services.
At a City of Hartford CDBG public hearing on April 20, nonprofit leaders, program participants and small-business owners delivered a steady stream of testimony asking the city to fund services that target food insecurity, workforce development and micro-business support.
Nilda Morales, who was introduced as the director of El Centro at the Institute for the Hispanic Family (Catholic Charities), said the organization's food pantry serves more than 700 individuals monthly and asked the council to approve full funding of a $35,000 CDBG request to meet growing summer demand for meals and personal-hygiene supplies.
Eva Lisa Seedo, who said she works with Catholic Charities' Boost…
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