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Issue #9:
Nominations Are In!

September 21, 2026

In total, 181 nominations came in for our inaugural Catalyst Awards, representing 122 individuals across 49 Connecticut towns and cities. Learn more by reading this issue!

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Issue #8:
What’s Happening Across CT

September 7, 2026

Learn about local grant opportunities through New Haven’s Know Your Neighbors Fund and the United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut’s Weaver Awards!

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Issue #7: The Catalyst Awards

August 24, 2026

Catalysts are the volunteers or civic leaders in your community who reliably make a difference and mobilize others into service. Learn about the Catalyst Awards and nominate the catalysts from your community!

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Issue #6:
Volunteers & Civic Leaders

May 15, 2026

Discover what volunteers and civic leaders have in common, explore the challenges and motivations shaping civic life across the state, and learn how we are building a peer community to better support the people already doing the work!

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Two volunteers at a food distribution event, packing food items into boxes. The woman on the left is wearing a peach hoodie and an ID badge that says "Volunteer." The man on the right, with dreadlocks, is wearing a gray t-shirt and is holding a packaged item. In the background, other volunteers are working, and the setting appears to be a white tent with tables for packing food.

Issue #5:
Connective Infrastructure

May 8, 2026

The implications of what we’ve learned

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People in volunteer shirts distributing food and canned goods at an outdoor event.

Issue #4:
What We Heard Across CT

May 6, 2026

10 key learnings from focus groups

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Group of people holding a Norwalk River Valley Trail banner outdoors in a wooded area, some smiling, dressed casually, with a few holding shovels.

Issue #3:
Norwalk River Valley Trail

April 22, 2026

Plus Stratford Crier, Block Party USA, Manresa Wilds, Stronger New Haven, and Salonette

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Logo for Groton Community Meals with a purple background and a white fork, knife, and spoon icon.

Issue #2:
Groton Community Meals

March 25, 2026

Plus Madison Neighbor, Whitneyville Cultural Commons, Dinner for a Dollar, and Atelier Cho Thompson

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People shoveling snow in front of houses on a snowy day, with a black Jeep parked in the driveway.

Issue #1:
Neighborhood Snow Team

March 6, 2026

Plus Branford Volunteers, Norwalk Community Directory, Civic Works Department, and The Granite

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