For the People

For the People

The award-winning 'For the People', produced by John Voket, focuses on issues related to aging, veterans, youth, education, health and human services, public safety, workforce and consumer issues and the environment. Broadcast segments and guests explore concerns facing communities we serve, and detail how individuals and communities may respond to address and/or mitigate those concerns.

Episodes

AARP CT 2026 Legislative Agenda - McCall Behavioral Health Network - Fairfield U Cancer Research Breakthrough

January 11, 2026 • 56 mins

We're opening our 2026 For the People program year with our community partners at AARP Connecticut. We'll clue you in on how you can access funds for a quick turnaround project to improve livability and quality of life in your community, and hear about AARP's agenda for the 2026 state legislative session.

Then, as we have been reporting - demand for youth mental health care is rising, and families are facing long wait times.  ...

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ENCORE: Coastal Mix Barbershop Chorus - Griffin Hospital EmPATH behavioral health unit Pt. 1 & 2

January 4, 2026 • 58 mins
This week we're wrapping up our look back at some of the key segments For the People presented during 2025.

We don't do a lot of singing on the award-winning For the People, and when we do it's usually singing praises for great organizations and today is no different as we replay interviews and songs we captured during our visit with some talented and inspiring singers inviting you to lend your voice to the coed Coast...
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ENCORE: Preservation Connecticut @50 - Women's Mentoring Network - Art Pharmacy

December 28, 2025 • 50 mins
We're continuing our look back at some of the most important For the People segments of 2025 and we'll start with: Preservation Connecticut - which turned 50 this year. Tune in and check out how they're going to continue sustaining and preserving critical buildings, sites, even social and cultural practices that helped shape the state we live in.

Then we'll replay our visit with the Women's Mentoring Network. This non...
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DataHaven Community Wellness Survey - ENCORE: SCORE Western CT - ENCORE: cARTie

December 21, 2025 • 56 mins
Before we start rolling out our look back at some of the key segments For the People presented during 2025, we've got a new and important subject to open the show: DataHaven - the New Haven-based research non-profit recently released its latest community well-being survey, and it presents some really interesting counterpoints, bad news, and good news about how Connecticut is feeling  So, tune in and learn if you're feeling lik...
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WCOG Comprehensive Climate Action Plan for Southwest Connecticut

December 15, 2025 • 26 mins
In case you missed it, two of our state's regional Council of Government or COG offices recently hosted a public webinar presenting the final Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) for Southwest Connecticut - and there are still ways for you to offer public comment about it. So we visited the Western Connecticut Council of Governments to learn more about the basics on the plan, the resources required to make improvements, an...
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Chapel Haven Schleifer Center's Kilimanjaro Adventurers

December 15, 2025 • 25 mins
We recently visited the Chapel Haven Schleifer Center - a nationally accredited nonprofit in New Haven that empowers adults 18 and over with autism and other developmental disabilities to live independent, self-determined lives. We met the center's director, and got to chat with two inspiring residents on the spectrum who recently completed a journey to Africa where they both participated in climbs on Mt. Kilimanjar- Africa’s ...
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Chapel Haven Schleifer Center's Kilimanjaro Adventurers - WCOG Comprehensive Climate Action Plan for Southwest Connecticut

December 14, 2025 • 57 mins
First, we headed out to the Chapel Haven Schleifer Center - a nationally accredited nonprofit in New Haven that empowers adults 18 and over with autism and other developmental disabilities to live independent, self-determined lives. We'll meet and hear from the center's director, and chat with two inspiring residents on the spectrum who recently completed a journey to Africa where they both participated in climbs on Mt. Kilima...
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Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation

December 10, 2025 • 14 mins
For the People is reconnecting with folks from the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation to tell you about an upcoming holiday event they are holding, and to chat with a Hulley scholarship recipient about how this nonprofit is making a major difference in his pursuit of a career in the arts.
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PACE-People's Action for Clean Energy

December 10, 2025 • 14 mins
Tune in as we pick up our conversation with a representative from PACE - Peoples Action for Clean Energy. There's a lot to know about the clean energy sector locally, and a number of issues at the national level that could negatively impact progress we are making here in Connecticut, so stick around to learn what you can do about it.
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MADD / CT State Police

December 10, 2025 • 23 mins
Check out our discussion about the serious implications of driving while impaired with representatives from MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving - and our partners at the CT State Police. We'll share all the reasons why you should just say no to driving after you party, and some of the alternatives to help protect you and everyone else out on the roads this holiday season and into 2026.
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MADD / CT State Police - PACE-People's Action for Clean Energy - Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation

December 7, 2025 • 56 mins
Today we're going to discuss the serious implications of driving while impaired with representatives from MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving - and our partners at the CT State Police. We'll share all the reasons why you should just say no to driving after you party, and some of the alternatives to help protect you and everyone else out on the roads this holiday season and into 2026.

Then we'll pick up our conversati...
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CT Voices / State of Early Childhood

December 1, 2025 • 19 mins
We have come to understand that high-quality early care and education is one of the most effective, evidence-based ways to support children’s long-term success. However, CT Voices’ new analysis of ECE data from 2014 to 2024 shows that the system has struggled to meet demand. So, we're bringing in the co-authors of the latest Connecticut Voices for Children 2025 State of Early Childhood report to continue our conversations on t...
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AARP Caregivers Study

December 1, 2025 • 18 mins
As we arrived at the final day of National Family Caregivers Month this November, we're circling back with our partners at AARP Connecticut to unpack some key points from the organization's latest report on Family Caregiving. Nearly three out of every 10 Connecticut residents are family caregivers, and the numbers are growing - so stay tuned and learn what you need - or may need to know about this important public health trend...
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Career Resources' Drone Academy

December 1, 2025 • 19 mins
We're bringing you a bird's eye view of new career opportunities and training as we bring in a panel to talk about Connecticut's own Drone Academy - a pilot program developed in collaboration with The WorkPlace, Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), and Career Resources to create a technology-oriented career pathway for out-of-school youth, aged 18-24, within the growing unmanned aerial vehicles/drone industry sector. ...
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Career Resources' Drone Academy - AARP Caregivers Study - CT Voices / State of Early Childhood

November 30, 2025 • 61 mins
We're going to open with a bird's eye view of new career opportunities and training as we bring in a panel to talk about Connecticut's own Drone Academy - a pilot program developed in collaboration with The WorkPlace, Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), and Career Resources to create a technology-oriented career pathway for out-of-school youth, aged 18-24, within the growing unmanned aerial vehicles/drone industry se...
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New England Rural Health Association Pt. 2

November 25, 2025 • 16 mins
For the People is circling back with the New England Rural Health Association. We'll recap their recent conference which was held here in Connecticut, and learn about how our state may benefit from the organization's recently announced Rural Health Transformation Program. Rural communities are closer than you think, so tune in and find out why their health needs are so unique.
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Abilis' Medical Model Home

November 25, 2025 • 15 mins
We're reconnecting with our community partners at Abilis, and celebrating the opening of the agency's first medical model residential home in Fairfield County for adults with complex medical needs and developmental disabilities. Tune in and hear about the journey toward completion of this fully accessible residence and why Connecticut will need a lot more of them in the near future.
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Wheel It Forward

November 25, 2025 • 21 mins
One of the last things you need to worry about if you or a loved one needs expensive durable medical equipment or certain medical supplies is out of pocket costs. So, we want to introduce you to the founder of Wheel It Forward, an innovative Fairfield County nonprofit that provides a durable medical equipment lending service and more - all at no direct cost.
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Wheel It Forward - Abilis' Medical Model Home - New England Rural Health Association Pt. 2

November 23, 2025 • 57 mins
One of the last things you need to worry about if you or a loved one needs expensive durable medical equipment or certain medical supplies is out of pocket costs. So to open the show today, we want to introduce you to the founder of Wheel It Forward, an innovative Fairfield County nonprofit that provides a durable medical equipment lending service and more - all at no direct cost.

Then we'll reconnect with our communi...
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LifeBridge Community Services

November 18, 2025 • 15 mins
Meet the leader of LifeBridge Communty Services - a Bridgeport based human services nonprofit. During these uncertain times, and with the holidays quickly approaching, we want to help highlight the critical behavioral health resources that may be helpful to those in the LifeBridge service community.
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