Welcome to the 2022 Summer edition of our Alliance for Community Empowerment Newsletter where you will find important community information, upcoming events and activities throughout Fairfield County, from Norwalk to Bridgeport. This is the summer of hope here at Alliance for Community Empowerment. The summer offers available jobs, more convenient locations for clients and deals at our farmer’s market.

Also, read the story of Mrs. Alterine “Mama J” Green-Johnson and her connection to both Alliance for Community Empowerment and our Executive Director, Dr. Monette Ferguson. Mama J planted the seeds of success within Dr. Ferguson when she was an Alliance Early Learning Student. Those seeds grew into leadership traits that help her lead Alliance in making the impact it has today. Have a wonderful summer!

Alliance Farmers Market is back for another year providing locally grown produce and handmade goods. For 2022 the market will run every 2nd & 4th Friday in the month until October and is in the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church parking lot at 1151 Park Ave. Bridgeport, CT. Click here to learn more!

Alliance has partnered with the State of CT and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority as a Resource Center for MyHomeCT, the new Mortgage Relief program for CT Residents affected by Covid-19. This program was created to help CT homeowners with their mortgage loan payments and taxes with grants up to $30,000. Click here to learn more.

Dr. Ferguson honored the Alliance Board of directors and Mrs. Alterine Green-Johnson and her nearly half a century of caring and educating the children in our communities. The newly announced Alterine Johnson Early Learning Center will be located at 909 Main Street in Stratford, CT and will be ready for the start of the 2022 Fall school year. Find out more about Alliance's Early Learning program.

Join us on July 23rd from 10 AM - 1 PM in St. Luke's parking lot at 1365 Stratford Avenue for our East End Resource Fair! Learn about all the program resources provided by Alliance and its community partners, such as mortgage assistance, youth programs, job opportunities, health screenings and more! Enjoy free food from Cousin's Kitchen, live music with DJ Jones, raffles every half hour, giveaways, free face painting and free ice cream (for the first 200 guests). Click here to learn more!

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