THANK YOU

Thank you to all those who came out to shop (even with all the rain) and support us at Ten Thousand Villages last Sunday. Also, THANK YOU to Ten Thousand Villages for the benefit shopping day! Because of you all we received more than $300 towards our cause. We are grateful to have such strong support in our community.

Shop for a Cause! at Ten Thousand Villages in New Haven

Shop for a Cause! - Make the joy of giving go further

Sunday, December 16
12 - 6 PM
Ten Thousand Villages - 1054 Chapel Street, New Haven

Ten Thousand Villages in New Haven will donate 10% of net sales to Liberty Community Services. 
 
Liberty Community Services strives to end homelessness in greater New Haven. We offer services to people who live with HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and addiction and we help people achieve permanent housing in the community.

Frederick L. Altice, M.D. Scheduled for World AIDS Day

Frederick  L. Altice, M.D., Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, will be  the Keynote Speaker for the World AIDS Day event this Saturday, December 1st. Working together for an AIDS-free generation - we join in commemorating the lives of those we have lost and celebrate the lives of the living. The commemoration will also include music performed by The Greater New Haven Community Chorus Chamber Choir.

Join us on December 1st at the Golden Center in New Haven, 268 Park Street. 
12:00-1:30 PM

Liberty Sunday Brunch Kick-Off!

Liberty Community Services is celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend by opening our Sunday Brunch Program, serving those experiencing homelessness in New Haven. Thank you to Liberty donors, staff, and Sweet Relief Catering, for making this happen!

Liberty Receives the Everybody Wins Prize During the Great Give 2012

Congratulations Cake!

John Wilkinson & John Bradley with the Everybody Wins Prize

Friday, November 2, 2012, The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven hosted a celebration for all the Prize winners during the Great Give 2012 Campaign. Liberty won the "Everybody Wins Prize", awarded to us for having over 50 individual donors donating $50 or more. In addition to the funds we raised during the campaign, the Prize awarded Liberty an additional $2,140. John Bradley, Liberty Executive Director, John Wilkinson, Liberty Board Member, and Erin Laskey, Liberty Administrative and Communications Assistant attended the celebration at The Community Foundation. We are so thankful to all of our donors who participated during the Great Give 2012 campaign and to The Community Foundation for organizing the campaign, and raising local non-profit agency awareness in the New Haven community. Thank You!

Group Shot on the Patio at The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven

Did you Vote Today?

Today, November 6th, is Election Day! 

Make sure you cast your vote today!

Here are some helpful resources if you have any questions about where to go to vote: 

• Find out if you are registered to vote or call 203-823-8058
• Find out what ward in New Haven you live in 
• Find out where your polling place is in New Haven
• Need a ride to the polls? Call 203-782-4772

Also here are some specials going on in New Haven for Election Day!

• WAVE at 1046 Chapel Street is offering 20% off any one MADE IN AMERICA item!
• Atticus Bookstore and Cafe, at 1082 Chapel Street is offering a free loaf of Chabaso’s bread to any voter with an "I Voted" Sticker! Here is more information from the New Haven Register

  

Liberty Helped Register 50 New Voters!

Yesterday we completed our voter registration drive. We are so excited to have reached our goal of registering 50 new voters in the greater New Haven area! Now the question is: What's Next?

VOTE!

ELECTION DAY & HOURS
November 6, 2012
6AM - 8PM

Don't know where to vote? Here is a great site for you to find out where you are registered to vote: www.canivote.org
What do you bring to the polls? If possible, identification. You should bring ONE of the following forms of identification with you: 

• Current and valid Photo ID
• Recent Paycheck
• Confirmation Card from Registrar of Voters
• Current Utility Bill
• Copy of Lease
• Passport
• Government Document showing your name and address
• Government Check 
• Bank Statement

$4,275 Donated During the Great Give 2012!

During the Great Give 2012 Liberty received a total amount of $4,275 from 62 individual donors! We are grateful for all your support of the work that we do. Your support makes our 

New Haven community stronger. 

THANK YOU!

Donate to Liberty - The Great Give 2012 - Ends October 17 at 8 PM

Housing and Health Care Article by Deborah De Santis

Housing and Health Care Must Come Together to Serve Vulnerable People Better

Interesting article by Deborah De Santis from The Huffington Post Blog. 

We Have Registered 35 Voters!

Great job Liberty Community Services for registering 35 voters! 
We are now more than half way to our goal of 50

Thank You Liberty!

Last Friday a Liberty client told me -

"They take good care of me here!"

They being YOU Liberty Staff

Here being Liberty Community Services

Keep up the EXTRAORDINARY work you do Liberty!

Remodeled Kitchen!

Check out the new remodeled kitchen at one of our houses.

 

We have registered 20 new voters!

Liberty Community Services is helping citizens practice their right to vote.  So far we have registered 20 individuals- nearly half way to our goal of fifty! We have until TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 to reach our goal. Your vote counts, register!
 

Health and Wellness - Conscious Breathing

Try taking some time to practice Conscious Breathing   

Conscious Breathing

Conscious breathing, by definition, is exactly how it sounds: it is a natural breathing technique in which you are fully aware of every breath you are taking. It involves merging the inhale and the exhale with your conscious awareness. There is control of the breath, which enables you to enjoy its continuous flow in and out. This conscious breath helps you move through emotions, fatigue, stress, and pain.

The first act in conscious breathing is sitting down somewhere quiet, comfortable, and where you won't face interruption. After closing your eyes, breathe slowing through your nose while counting to five (this number will increase over time). While breathing, don't focus on the presentation you have due at nine a.m. tomorrow, don't focus on your child's trouble at school, and don't focus on the new radiator your car needs, instead simply focus on one thing: breathing.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/297549

 

Note from the Executive Director - John Bradley

I am proud and you can be proud of the following information. Liberty provides supportive housing for approximately 120 individuals at any time. In the months of June, July, and August, 7 people left one of those housing situations. Of the 7, 6 moved on to other housing in the community and only 1 left the housing with an unknown destination. That is quite an astounding statistic since many of our clients have faced major challenges in maintaining housing over their lives. Liberty is truly fulfilling its mission of ending homelessness.

Mamie Smith Visits Women's Program August 31

Mamie Smith will be visiting Liberty to speak with the Women's Program, Friday, August 31, 2012! Mamie Smith is the AIDS Prevention Outreach Worker with the City of New Haven Department of Health.  She regularly outreaches to people in the community to teach methods of prevention and risk reduction.  She comes to Liberty Community Services several times a year to hold classes and groups on how to prevent and reduce the risk of the spread of HIV/AIDS.