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Local Band Benefit Raises $1,448 for DESK

Missed this one? Look out for the New Haven Cares Music Festival this October, three nights of rock benefiting DESK! Are you looking to use your talents to support DESK and our mission? Connect with us to learn more about how you can volunteer, donate, host a drive,...

Community Helps Run Hunger Out of Town at New Haven Road Race

The Middlebury, Connecticut Run Club, in partnership with Global for Good, raised $3,176 for DESK, matched up to $2,500 by Stop and Shop! Middlebury Run Club and Global for Good members used DESK's table as a home base. Christian Monahan of Global Partners, who began...

Celebrating DESK’s 2026 Summer Development Interns

Over the past 11 weeks, interns have worked alongside DESK’s development director, Luis Olmo-Rivera, to create DESK’s annual report. The work included designing the publication's graphics, interviewing clients and stakeholders, and compiling data and success stories...

Happy National Intern Day – Meet DESK’s Interns!

Nelly Birmingham and Marta Velez are graduating from Southern Connecticut State University with their Bachelors of Social Work. They assisted both with backend and frontend operations of our 266 State Street Drop-in and Resource Center and Olive Street Pantry,...

DESK Celebrates Our Supporters with Family Picnic

To help build connections between members of our community who share our values, and to thank all of our supporters, DESK hosted our first-ever Supporter Appreciation Family Day at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven. Almost 80 members of DESK’s community,...

DESK gets trained on Basic Life Support . . .

Thanks to our partners at the APT Foundation, DESK’s entire staff received or renewed their basic life support certification. Working with countless community members each year across the region, DESK staff are often the first to respond before first responders...

DESK and Defibtech Mark CPR and AED Awareness Week with Donation

DESK’s Drop-in and Resource Center serves New Haven neighbors experiencing homelessness with vital support in the afternoon and evening, six days a week, so DESK staff are often the first to respond before first responders arrive. In situations where seconds matter -...

DESK’s Client Engagement Specialist Graduates from Nonprofit Leadership Program

Claudette works within DESK's Drop-in & Resource Center and conducts street outreach to connect people living outside with basic needs support. She is also a tireless advocate at the municipal and state levels, calling for legislation to prevent and respond to...

DESK Celebrates Continued Partnership with Liberty Bank

“DESK is grateful for Liberty Bank’s ongoing support of our Dinner and Pantry Program. More than a quarter of New Haven’s residents face food insecurity each year. DESK helps individuals and families with chronic hunger, while also connecting them to a range of...

Volunteer Appreciation Week 2026

We hosted volunteer groups from the United States Coast Guard, Athletic Brewing Company, University of New Haven Women’s Rugby, along with individual volunteers from New Haven Public Schools, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Nursing, and several other...
Volunteer Appreciation Week 2026

Volunteer Appreciation Week 2026

We hosted volunteer groups from the United States Coast Guard, Athletic Brewing Company, University of New Haven Women’s Rugby, along with individual volunteers from New Haven Public Schools, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Nursing, and several other...

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