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2022
100s Turn Out for the Nutcracker at the Q
December 6 2022 | New Haven Independent
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LEAP holds 'thankful dinner' for New Haven children
November 22 2022 | WTNH News 8
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New Haveners Celebrate the Spookiest Night of the Year
November 2 2022 | Yale Daily News
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Q House Halloween Lets Kids Be Kids
October 31 2022 | New Haven Independent
What's Right With Schools: New Haven students continued learning over the summer
September 6 2022 | WTNH News 8
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New Haven High School Grads LEAP Forward
July 25 2022 | New Haven Independent
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Read-In LEAPs Into Summer on the Green
July 18 2022 | The New Haven Arts Paper
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LEAP Reading event held on the New Haven Green for kids
July 15 2022 | WTNH News 8
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LEAP Read-In Combats Summer Slide
July 15 2022 | New Haven Independent
LEAP Exec. shares info on Annual Read-In Event
July 14 2022 | WTNH News 8
Biden Administration Visits New Haven's Progress on Building More Equitable Access to Healthy Foods
July 8 2022 | WSHU Public Radio
Q House Farmers Market Launches, With New Mac & Cheese Twist
June 23 2022 | New Haven Independent
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$194K Seed Planted in Dixwell Food Desert
June 20 2022 | New Haven Independent
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New Farmers Market Coming to New Haven to Help Feed City Residents
June 20 2022 | WTNH News 8
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27th LEAP Year Dinners Raise $320K For Youth
March 7 2022 | New Haven Independent
February 16 2022 | Daily Nutmeg
LoveBabz LoveTalk with Henry Fernandez
February 10 2022 | LoveBabz LoveTalk with Babz Rawls-Ivy
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LEAP Leaps into Quinnipiac Meadows
February 3 2022 | New Haven Independent
"LEAP Year" Dinner-Convos Loom, Some In Person, Some Zoomed
February 2 2022 | New Haven Independent
2021
27th LEAP Year Dinners Raise $320K For Youth
March 7 2021 | New Haven Independent​
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Hopes High As New Q House Ribbon Cut
November 6 2021 | New Haven Independent​
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New Haven's All-New Q House Set to Debut
October 29 2021 | New Haven Register
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New Haven's Iconic Q House to Return After Nearly 20 Years
October 22 2021 | NBC Conneticut
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As Opening Nears, Q House Qs Answered
October 22 2021 | New Haven Independent
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Rally Readies Return to School, In Person
August 16 2021 | New Haven Independent​
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LEAPers Travel the Globe in Summer Showcase
August 10 2021 | New Haven Arts Paper
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Summer Camp Spotlights Biking ABCs
July 28 2021 | New Haven Independent
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What’s Right With Schools: New Haven LEAP Program prepares kids to go back to the classroom
July 22 2021 | News 8 WTNH​
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At Read-In, Students and Symphony LEAP Back Into Books
July 19 2021 | New Haven Arts Paper
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Q House-LEAP Contract Approved
July 8 2021 | New Haven Independent
LEAP-Q House Contract Advances
May 11 2021 | New Haven Independent
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LEAP-Q House Contract Proposal Submitted
April 5 2021 | New Haven Independent
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April 1 2021 | New Haven Independent
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LEAP Celebrates With First-Ever Virtual Fundraiser
March 1 2021 | New Haven Independent
LEAP’s Famous Fundraiser Goes Virtual
January 29 2021 | New Haven Independent
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2020
Academic and Social Enrichment with Henry Fernandez of LEAP for Kids
December 14 2020 | Comcast Newsmakers
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New Haven LEAP program continues helping at-risk kids with schooling during pandemic
September 15 2020 | WTNH
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LEAPers Reimagine Dixwell Avenue
July 23 2020 | Arts Council Greater New Haven
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LEAP, National Dairy Council Encourage Healthy Eating, Exercise in New Haven Summer Camps
July 21 2020 | WTNH
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July 15 2020 | New Haven Independent
LEAP Counselors See “Breaking Point” On Policing
June 10 2020 | New Haven Independent
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June 9 2020 | New Haven Independent
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Adapting and Responding to Challenging Times
April 30, 2020 | WTNH News
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Nonprofit Fills Covid-Related Gaps For Families
April 1, 2020 | New Haven Independent
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LEAP To Start Video-Based Programs During COVID-19
Mar 19, 2020 | New Haven Independent
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LEAP Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Mar 3, 2020 | New Haven Independent
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LEAP Year Celeb Dinners On Tap
Jan 18, 2020 | New Haven Independent
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Teen Follows Mom’s College Dream
Jan 10, 2020 | New Haven Independent
2019
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LEAP: Surrounding Kids With Approachable Neighborhood Role Models is Key to Success
Nov 8, 2019 | Kars4Kids
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Oct 23, 2019 | New Haven Independent
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YHHAP to host nonprofit meet and greet
Oct 11, 2019 | Yale Daily News
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July 24, 2019 | New York Life
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June 2, 2019 | Connect Media
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Julia’s Run celebrates two decades
April 14, 2019 | Yale Daily News
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20th Annual Julia’s Run for Children
April 14, 2019 | New Haven Register
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Road race to benefit New Haven’s LEAP, honor Yale student who died in 1999
March 18, 2019 | New Haven Register
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USA Swimming Foundation Awards $507,461 of 2019 Grant Funding for Make a Splash Local Partners
March 25, 2019 | Swimming World Editorial Team
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Evening Raises Consciousness, 200K For Young People
March 3, 2019 | New Haven Independent
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Feb 24, 2019 | Yale Daily News
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Feb 7, 2019 | New Haven Independent
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2018
LEAP Book Drive Hits The Suburbs
Dec 16, 2019 | New Haven Independent
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LEAP hosts 10th annual Halloween festival
Oct 28, 2018 | Yale Daily News
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CT LIVE!: LEAP's Halloween Festival
October 23, 2018 | NBC CT​
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October 22, 2018 |​ New Haven Independent
October 08, 2018 | Yale Daily News
LEAP looks to help kids make life-changing choices while learning crucial skills.
July 18, 2018 | WTNH News
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LEAP's Read-In Rocks The Green
July 12, 2018 | Arts Council of Greater New Haven
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LEAP mixes sunny weather with spoken words at Read-In
July 13, 2018 | New Haven Register
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Bookworms swarm New Haven Green for "Leap Read in Green" event
July 12, 2018 | WTNH News
May 17, 2018 | Comcast Newsmakers
Why Are Minority Children In The US More Likely To Drown?
May 16, 2018 | WNPR News
LEAP receives Hearst Foundations grant
May 10, 2018 | CT Post
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Nonprofit receives grant for swim program
April 25, 2018 | Yale Daily News
LEAP Awarded $35K Grant to Expand Programs
April 17, 2018 | NBC CT
April 15, 2018 | New Haven Independent
Despite cold, nearly 250 participate in Julia’s Run
April 14, 2018 | Yale Daily News
Julia’s run goes into its 19th year
April 10, 2018 | Yale Daily News
USA Swimming Foundation Awards Over $436,000 in 2018 Grant Funding for Make a Splash Local Partners
March 26, 2018 | US Swimming Foundation
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March 18, 2018 | New Haven Independent
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March 05, 2018 | New Haven Independent
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Nonprofit presents Black History Month showcase
February 15, 2018 | Yale Daily News
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