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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

 

Dream House

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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LEAP Tapped to Manage Q House

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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How LEAP Salvaged Summer

July 15 2020 | New Haven Independent 

 

LEAP Counselors See “Breaking Point” On Policing

June 10 2020 | New Haven Independent 

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Chromes for Kids

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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Spooky Doings Planned

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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New York Life Foundation Awards $1.35 Million in Grants to Out-of-School Time Programs to Help Middle School Students Transition to 9th Grade

July 24, 2019 | New York Life

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Community Connections: LEAP

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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LEAP Plans Major Fundraiser

Feb 24, 2019 | Yale Daily News

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Learn + Dine

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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Trick or LEAP

October 22, 2018 |​ New Haven Independent

 

LEAP re-opens fifth site

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

 

LEAP Children's Program

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

 

New Lifeguards Minted

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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Chris Murphy Visits Wakanda

March 18, 2018 | New Haven Independent

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Kids LEAP into Wakanda

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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