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Message from Mike Meotti President, United Way of Connecticut Statewide Planning for Youth Development. United Way's Community Results Center is staffing and facilitating a planning process for the Youth Futures Committee. The Committee, chaired by the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, was created by the state legislature to develop state policies for a comprehensive system of youth services that incorporate best practices for programs relating to health, safety, and education. For more information on this and other programs for youth in Connecticut click here. Summer Food Service Program The Summer Food Service Program was created to ensure that children in lower-income neighborhoods would continue to receive nutritious meals during school vacations, when they do not have access to school lunch or breakfast programs. Although millions of children throughout the U.S. receive free and reduced-price meals and snacks during the regular school year, just a fraction of that take advantage of the free meals provided by the SFSP during the summer months. Click here for a list of meal sites.	Call 2-1-1 for Housing Information Last year 39,211Connecticut residents called 2-1-1 for information and resources about housing issues. 2-1-1 specialists are busy fielding calls about the recent announcement by the Connecticut Department of Social Services on the opening of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and State Rental Assistance Program (RAP) waiting lists statewide. Only pre-applications postmarked between Monday, June 18, and Monday, July 2, 2007 will be accepted. Pre-applications are available at selected sites. 2-1-1 Helps Flood Relief Efforts Did you know that 2-1-1 also plays a critical role in disaster recovery efforts? From the terrorist activities of 9/11, to Hurricane Katrina, and most recently assisting in collecting FEMA data from the Nor'easter flooding in Southwestern Connecticut, 2-1-1 serves as a critical part of the state's emergency response communications system. United Way 2-1-1 supports a simple and efficient method for people to learn about and access services and agencies in times of crisis. To learn more about those efforts click here.
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