Wethersfield Community Messengers

With the support of the United Way, Wethersfield has begun training 12 Community Messengers.  THANK YOU to our trainers! 

Wethersfield Community Messengers

With the support of the United Way, Wethersfield has begun training 12 Community Messengers.  THANK YOU to our trainers!

United Way programs:  John  Prescod,  Community  Investment  Senior  Manager,  United  Way  of Central  and  Northeastern  CT

• United Way 211

• Financial Literacy Programs

• Care4Kids Childcare assistance

Employment Resources:  

• American Job Centers – Earl Gardner EGardner@capitalworkforce.org

  • American Job Center Locations

  • Hartford Health Care Hiring Flyer 4/20

  • Programs for Individuals/Families managing Opiod Addiction

  • WIOA Young Adult Cerification Programs

• Goodwin University – Leslie Escobales, Director of Community Partnerships  lescobales@goodwin.edu     www.goodwin.edu

  • Academic Programs GU

  • Dental hygiene clinic GU

  • ESL program – English

  • ESL program – Spanish

Social, Youth & Senior Services – Erica Texeira, Asst. Director, 860-721-2977, cell 860-266-0716  erica.texeira@wethersfieldct.gov

Wethersfield Public Library – Brook Berry, Director www.wethersfieldlibrary.org

Tri-town YMCA – Josue Irizarry, Executive Director Tri-Town YMCA, West Hartford YMCA    ghymca.org/tritown            josue.irizarry@ghymca.org   

• Tri-Town YMCA Information

Wethersfield Public Schools – Sally Dastoli, Assistant Superintendent Sdastoli@wethersfield.me

Suzanne Curtin, Data Analyst Scurtin@wethersfield.me

Dio Markopoulos, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Dmarkopoulos@wethersfield.me

Wethersfield Parks and Recreation – Recreation activities available to all ages  

• Parks and Recreation website

Tracking metrics for Messengers –

Monthly reporting due by the 30th of each month, June – October 2020

• Messenger name

• Language you communicated in

• Environment – were you at work?  In your driveway?  At a school event?

• Number of people you spoke with

• What did you tell people about?

• What was the result?

For more information about the Community Messenger program, contact Kim Bobin at 860-721-2885 or kbobin@wethersfield.me OR Lisa Puglielli at lpuglielli@wethersfield.me.