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EGH invests in Hamden PAL
As an organization concerned with the impact violence has on our community broadly, we know that a big key to a better tomorrow begins with positive youth engagement. When the Hamden Police Department told EGH a couple of years ago that they were exploring forming a Police Activity League (PAL) to keep local youth engaged…
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Boy Scout Ronan Murphy raises $256 at his lemonade stand for EGH
This summer Hamden Boy Scout Troop 608 Scout Ronan Murphy has been preparing for the big the leap from Spring Glen Elementary School to Hamden Middle School! On Saturday July 26th, during the peak of summer Ronan spent 6 hours volunteering during the Spring Glen Garden Walk hosting a lemonade stand raising funds for Eli’s…
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Spring fundraising results
Thank you to our wonderful community for supporting our two large fundraising camapaigns: The Great Give and Birdies for Charity. These annual fundraisers ensure we are able to offer great events this summer and fall, invest in support for youth in our towns, and dedicate quality time to advancing work on our healing garden design…
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Honoring Elijah’s 18th birthday
On May 3rd Eli’s Garden of Healing, with the Town of Hamden, hosted a Party at the Park to celebrate the 18th birthday of our late friend, classmate, and family member Elijah Gomez. The energy was lively with family friendly activities provided by Hamden Youth Services Bureau. We had a bounce house, DJ, arts and…
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Eli’s Cleats program expands to 4 schools for the ’25-’26 school year
As we enter year three of the Eli’s Cleats program, I reflect on growth and value the program is delivering. We started this program as a way to keep Eli’s name in the Hamden High locker room by offering donations to the Hamden High football program. Quickly the community responded with suggestions to include other…
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QU students delivered a huge impact during the Big Event clean up
On April 12th over 60 Bobcats from QU joined EGH for our first park clean up event. It was a cold and damp morrning but these dedicated volunteers were all smiles and willing to get to work to help us remove garbage, clear shrubs, and create better paths for the EGH team to use as…
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Community Service Day with Common Ground High School
We were grateful to spend our morning the day before Thanksgiving with the students at Common Ground High School for a day of community service. This is our second year participating in the day of service! Students in Art House painted fundraising rocks and post cards, while learning about Eli’s Garden of Healing ❤️
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Eli’s Cleats program expands to Eli Whitney Technical School.
It’s official! Our Eli’s Cleats program has expanded to Eli Whitney Technical School. What is Eli’s Cleats? It is a program we founded to help keep kids on the field and off the streets. Student-Athletes are driven to get better grades and be better role models in the halls. Our mission is to help students…
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Art in the Park x Brooksvale Sugar Shack concerts
Our first Art in the Park x Brooksvale Park Sugar Shack concerts was a blast! 💥 We can’t wait to hear more great music and hang with new and old friends throughout the series. Three more Sundays! Come see us from 11-1. We will be handing out journals, coloring, painting rocks, making friendship bracelets, creating…
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Hamden Community Resource Guide
The following list of community resources are not an all inclusive list of organizations on a mission to offer healing while ending violence in community but are a fantastic starting point. Thank you to our partners Hamden Youth Services Bureau for allowing us to share this on our website. Hamden Youth Services Bureau, who maintains…