Our communities are stronger when all voices are elevated and included. UConn Extension’s People Empowering People (UConn PEP) program elevates voices by empowering individuals through community-based parent leadership training. People Empowering People builds on the unique strengths and life experiences of the participants. The program emphasizes the connection between individuals and community action. We collaborate with community […]
¡Sí Se Puede! Empowering Families with Monica Jimenez
As a child, Monica Jimenez would have fun pretending to be a teacher. In high school, her interests shifted from teaching to law. Soon after beginning law school she realized that path was not for her. She then found her true passion, Special Education. Monica graduated from La Universidad de Azuay in Ecuador with a […]
¡Sí Se Puede! Empoderando Familias con Monica Jimenez
De niña Monica Jimenez jugaba a ser maestra. En la escuela secundaria, sus intereses pasaron de educación a la abogacía. Poco después de comenzar la escuela de leyes, se dio cuenta de que ese camino no era para ella. Luego encontró su verdadera pasión, la Educación Especial. En 1996, Monica se graduó de La Universidad […]
UConn PEP Graduate Lynn Ofori Named Super Mom of the Year 2021
In celebration of Mother’s Day, Cox Communication launched the “Super Moms” campaign to celebrate the hard-working moms who are raising children, pursuing careers, managing households, and bettering themselves through any means possible. Wethersfield’s own Lynn Ofori has been awarded $1,000 and the title of Super Mom of the Year 2021. Lynn is a single mother of 5, who works […]
Connecting and Transforming Communities with Rich Mutts
Rich Mutts ’06 (CLAS) graduated from UConn with a bachelor of arts in human dimensions and family studies. The New Haven school system quickly hired him. As his career progressed, he knew that he wanted to do more to make positive changes in the community. In 2016, Rich had the opportunity to join the Meriden […]
UConn PEP Program at Correctional Institutions
For over twenty years, UConn Extension has partnered with the Department of Corrections to offer the UConn People Empowering People Program at Correctional Institutions (UConn PEPCI). UConn PEPCI is a personal and family leadership program modeled after the community UConn People Empowering People (UConn PEP) program and focuses on keeping people from returning to prison. […]
Reading garden new alternative to a classroom
originally posted in The Bristol Press by Susan Corica on October 23, 2015. PLYMOUTH–The new Reading Garden at South Side Elementary School is like an outdoor classroom, one with grass instead of a tile floor, wooden benches and colorful Adirondack chairs instead of desks, and a brilliant orange maple tree instead of a whiteboard. […]
People Empowering People leads to success for Enfield’s Latin community
By Annemarie A. Smith in the Journal Inquirer Posted Thursday May 7, 2015 11:15 a.m. ENFIELD — Lorena Cisneros is a force to be reckoned with. The 36-year-old mother of two is vivacious, determined, and whip-smart. As she arrives at Thomas G. Alcorn Elementary School with her family in tow to begin setting up for the […]
Highlights of Extension: PEP
Campaign aims to spread positivity
Originally printed in The Bristol Press PLYMOUTH– Participants in the People Empowering People–PEP–program decided that Plymouth needs some kindness lately and each individual in town holds the key. The 2015 PEP Class invites town residents to join in the Keys for Kindness Campaign, which will kickoff with the “Kindness Hour” on Tuesday April 14, from […]