Three and a half months after closing its doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mandell JCC reopened its fitness & aquatics centers while also kicking off summer camps at its three locations.

Community leaders, donors, friends, and staff gathered online for a virtual building dedication on June 25 in honor of former Wheeler President and Chief Executive Officer, Susan Walkama, LCSW. The primary five-story building at Wheeler’s Hartford flagship community health center was renamed the “Susan Walkama Family Health & Wellness Center.”

Chrysalis Center is pleased to announce its “Homestead Farmers’ Market” will open for the season on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. The market features fresh vegetables and lettuce grown from the organization’s hydroponics program, as well as local farmers.

Located on Chrysalis Center’s main campus at 255 Homestead Avenue in Hartford, the Homestead Farmers’ Market provides fresh local foods to families in the area’s most impoverished neighborhood. In addition to local produce, vegetables and herbs for sale, the market will feature freshly baked goods from Chrysalis Center’s culinary training kitchen, La Cocina, the organization’s commercial kitchen which offers hands-on training for clients.