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Holiday Hope: The Shepherd's Staff needs help in their mission to offer assistance to Carroll County residents in crisis

Holiday Hope: The Shepherd’s Staff needs help in their mission to offer assistance to Carroll County residents in crisis

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series running through December and features the six local charities that will benefit from the Holiday Hope 2022 campaign, sponsored by the Carroll County Times and the Kahlert Foundation. The Shepherd’s Staff, a Carroll County-based nonprofit, says more area residents are seeking help this year due to …

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Cold and cash-strapped residents seek help as Community Action Agency scrambles to meet demand

Cold and cash-strapped residents seek help as Community Action Agency scrambles to meet demand

NEW HAVEN – It was barely December and Tanya King was already out of oil. “I don’t think it’s fair that I have to sleep in the cold,” said King, who lives in West Haven and said she struggled to keep up financially. She was sitting Thursday in the New Haven Community Action Agency field …

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Bridgeport Library lends hundreds of mobile devices to residents

Bridgeport Library lends hundreds of mobile devices to residents

BRIDGEPORT — Recently, 57-year-old Vincent Calderon decided to pursue an associate’s degree in general studies at Housatonic Community College downtown. But then Calderon realized that before getting a higher education, he needed to be trained in everyday technology that many people, including professors and students, take for granted. “I ended up leaving (Housatonic) because using …

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Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

Launch of the connected communities pilot project funded by TVA this month MURFRESBORO, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA), in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), United Communications and SmartMark Communications, today announced that its residents will now be eligible for free Internet service up to three years thanks to a subsidy from TVA’s Connected …

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Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

MURFRESBORO, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 29, 2022– The Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA), in conjunction with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), United Communications and SmartMark Communications, today announced that its residents will now be eligible for free internet service for up to three years thanks to a grant awarded by TVA Connected Communities Program. The infrastructure has been …

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Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

Murfreesboro Housing Authority launches new program providing residents with free internet access and energy training for up to three years

MURFRESBORO, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA), in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), United Communications and SmartMark Communications, today announced that its residents will now be able to enjoy free internet service for three years through a subsidy granted by TVA’s Connected Communities program. The infrastructure has been built over the past few months …

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