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Incoming Students Serve Bridgeport Community, Matthew D. Kaye
Incoming Students Serve Bridgeport Community, Matthew D. Kaye
Matthew D Kaye
Organized by the Sacred Heart University Office of Volunteer Programs & Service Learning since 1996, Community Connections allows incoming first-year students to provide assistance to agencies and outreach programs across the city. Students work on projects as varied as tending a community garden in a housing project, helping a public school teacher set up her classroom for the first day of school, sorting donations at the Bridgeport Rescue Mission warehouse and building bookshelves for a new home for the Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County. More than 1,700 hours of community service were performed by the group throughout the …
The Perceived Coping And Social Support Conditions Of Parents With Children On The Autism Spectrum, Marquis C. Grant, Sharita W. Crossen
The Perceived Coping And Social Support Conditions Of Parents With Children On The Autism Spectrum, Marquis C. Grant, Sharita W. Crossen
Marquis Grant
Support groups for parents of children with disabilities are increasing, though not at a rate that may accommodate the burgeoning number of families who are facing hardships. Finding support groups that will meet their needs is a critical part of functioning during a challenging time.