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1 month ago | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee |Ben Raab
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee
Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor Facing freezing temperatures and fierce winds, around 30 New Haven Public Schools food service workers and their allies formed a picket line outside the Board of Education building last week. Thursday afternoon’s picket demanded a fair contract for the service workers, represented by Local 217 UNITE HERE. New Haven Public Schools cafeteria workers, who serve nearly 20,000 students, have worked without a contract since it expired on June 30.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee
Courtesy of Melissa Liriano Earlier this year, LEAP, a New Haven nonprofit organization aimed at mentoring, educating and nurturing the city’s youth, received a $2 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott through the Yield Giving grants program. Beating out more than 6,000 charities, LEAP succeeded in a competitive application process with a 6 percent acceptance rate.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
macmillan.yale.edu | Christina Lee
Chef Selassie Atadika delivers her lecture on “New African Cuisine: Where Culture, Community, and Cuisine Intersect with the Environment, Sustainability, and Economy” on October 1 in Luce Hall. Photo by Stephanie Anestis.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | David Yaffe-Bellany |Christina Lee
Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor Complete with a red carpet and a live jazz band, the Dixwell Community House kicked off its centennial gala in full force as attendees young and old gathered to celebrate the House’s rich history. For 100 years, the Dixwell Community House has served the Black communities of the Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods, providing after school programs for children and fitness and arts activities for all age groups — to name just a few of their initiatives.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee
Christina Lee On Saturday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m., Brian Moore ’26 is stationed on the New Haven Green, equipped with snacks, cold water and an extensive database of free community resources guides. Link New Haven is a new, student-led initiative aimed at directing New Haven residents to community resources such as shelter registration, public housing referrals and soup kitchens.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee
Christina Lee Regardless of national shifts in the immigration landscape, the New Haven Legal Assistance Association will continue making legal counsel accessible for immigrants of New Haven residents living in poverty — as it has for the past 60 years. Since 1964, the New Haven Legal Assistance Association has provided legal assistance for low-income residents from the Greater New Haven area.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee
Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor
Tables offering blood pressure screening, voter registration and career guidance were assembled in the parking lot at Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, or CS-HHC, on Thursday to connect community members to nonprofit organizations.
In celebration of National Health Center Week, the center invited local nonprofit organizations to promote their services to the center’s patients and staff at the annual resource fair.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee
Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor
A new headquarters and executive director promises to reinvigorate CitySeed’s ongoing mission to support local food entrepreneurs and promote food justice for New Haveners.
In March, CitySeed — a grassroots organization committed to strengthening food networks — purchased a vacant factory on 162 James St. in Fair Haven for its new headquarters.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | Christina Lee
Tiny home residents persevere through city-issued power outages Though the city cut off power to the Rosette Street tiny homes in mid-July, residents continue to fight for their community. Christina Lee 12:37 am, Sep 05, 2024 Staff Reporter Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor CHRISTINA LEE Christina Lee is the head photography editor and beat reporter covering nonprofits and social services at the News.
