News & Events

2011

• Financial Education and Self Sufficiency Programs »
  The Financial Education and Self-Sufficiency Program provides supportive services designed to foster and develop positive household budgeting and credit management skills to assist households with overcoming their current hardships and  taking command of their financial futures. 
• Santa Anonymous Winter Boot Program »
  Once again, the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is sponsoring the Santa Anonymous Winter Boot Project. 
• Helping to Equip Every Child »
  This month the RSVP program is having a back to school supply drive for elementary age children. The drive is to help ensure that every child is given the opportunity to have the school supplies they need to be successful this school year.
• Norwich Worship Center Sends Army of Volunteers to Help Senior Nutrition Program and TVCCA Commissary »
  On Sunday, August 14th, 2011, 30 volunteers from the Norwich Worship Center’s R.E.A.C.H. program are coming to the Commissary/ Senior Nutrition Office in Bozrah to do a little make over!
• TVCCA’s Senior Companion Day Program is growing - literally!! »
  Our partnership with the Town of Groton Parks and Recreation and the Ella T. Grasso Regional Vocational Technical School’s Agricultural Program marked its 4th year of collaboration on the Groton Community Garden.
• Pfizer Volunteers for Annual Day of Caring »
  On May 3rd and May 17th, 2011 TVCCA Senior Nutrition/ Meals on Wheels Program welcomed Pfizer Volunteers for a United Way of Southeastern Connecticut 3rd annual “Day of Caring” event at the TVCCA Commissary/Senior Nutrition Office in Bozrah Connecticut.
• Family Fun Night »
  The TVCCA Head Start/ Little Learners Family Fun Night takes place each year in April. It is an evening filled with hands-on science, math and literacy activities for children and families. Other community agencies are available as well to provide information to our families about the services that they offer.
• Dr. Seuss Lives On in the Heart of Many »
  8 RSVP volunteers participated in an event for Read Across America Day celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday held at the Regional Multicultural Magnet School in New London. The national event was created in 1998 in order to get children excited about reading.
• More Feet Will be Warm »
  Each year the RSVP Santa Anonymous Winter Boot Project looks for community donors to help us fill our requests for new warm winter boots referred by schools, other child care providers and head start programs.
• Frank Loomis Palmer Fund awards Supportive Housing Program with $30,000 - Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. (TVCCA) would like to express our appreciation to the Trustees for the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund for awarding our Supportive Housing Program with $30,000.00. »
• 16th Annual Santa Anonymous Winter Boot Project - Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. (TVCCA) greatly appreciates that you and the Board of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation have selected our agency to receive a $2100.00 grant in support of the 16th Annual Santa Anonymous Winter Boot Project. »
• Three Can Make it All Possible - As December comes to an end so does the 15th year of the Santa Anonymous Winter Boot Program through TVCCA’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. We received referrals from local Elementary Schools, TVCCA’s Head Start and Little Learners Program. »
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service - As December comes to an end so does the 15th year of the Santa Anonymous Winter Boot Program through TVCCA’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. We received referrals from local Elementary Schools, TVCCA’s Head Start and Little Learners Program. »
• Come celebrate Carnevale fundraiser for Meals on Wheels! - An evening of dinner, dancing, and entertainment! April 2, 2011, 5:30 pm at the Port 'N Starboard at Ocean Beach, New London, CT. »
• Winter Festival - Little Learners is hosting a “Winter Festival” Thursday, January 13th. Join us for an evening of winter activities, fun crafts, and refreshments for the whole family! Please check your local Little Learners Center for Winter Festival hours. See you there! (Snow date is January 20th)
• What’s New in WIC - TVCCA’s WIC program is developing a new Breastfeeding Peer Counselor program which will be funded through a special grant from the US Department of Agriculture through the CT Department of Public Health »
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)- TVCCA provides free tax preparation services for low to moderate income families and individuals »
• Little Learners receives grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities - TVCCA Little Learners Early Education Program is a proud recipient of a grant awarded by the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, in the amount of $10,000. »