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Mayor Jay Moran Declared “Donna Powell Day in Manchester” on Friday, October 30, 2026 It was standing-room warmth at the UR Community Tech Center in Manchester on Friday, October 30, 2026, as friends, neighbors, students, and the many people whose lives Donna Powell has touched came together to celebrate her, over ice cream, proclamations, and…

Technology Supporting the Hard of Hearing Community – 10/27/26 Join us tomorrow for a Virtual Meeting! Janine Katomski, president of the HLAA (Hearing Loss Association of America) Eastern CT Chapter and HLAA Connecticut State Chapter Coordinator, will be sharing up to date information about all the technology available to help those with hearing loss. She…

So many people say to me, Wow, it’s exciting to see how much UR Community Cares has grown. “I love meeting with families. I do one-on-one demo sessions to hear what people need, and I try to connect them with devices that will help them at home. I also love going to senior centers to…

UR Community Cares is a member of the Manchester Community Service Council and was happy to attend the Legislative Breakfast yesterday This week, our team at UR Community Cares had the chance to sit down with neighbors, community partners, and our local legislators at the Manchester Community Service Council Legislative Breakfast, held Thursday, October 8th,…

When an “Aide” Isn’t Quite Who You Think… Every once in a while, someone walks into your organization and, within a matter of weeks, you wonder how you ever functioned without them. For us, that person has been Rasheada. For the past three months, Rasheada has been our administrative assistant at UR Community Cares, bringing…

Memory in Motion Brings Manchester Community Together for a Day of Movement, Connection and Awareness Manchester, CT – October 3, 2026 – Sunshine, warm temperatures, and a beautiful fall day provided the perfect backdrop for Memory in Motion, a community event held along the Cheney Rail Trail to bring people together while raising awareness about…

Today would have been my grandmother’s 108th birthday. She lived to be 99, which somehow still does not feel like enough time for a woman who seemed larger than time itself. She was filled with vinegar and love, the kind of woman who could give you a look sharp enough to straighten your spine and,…

The Crossing Guard, the Carrots, and the Attempted Vegetable Heist UR Community Cares planted carrots in the new Manchester community gardens the way all great community adventures begin: with optimism, a packet of seeds, and a crossing guard who used to be a teacher, which meant he was perfectly qualified to keep both children and…

You Are Not Alone on the Journey UR Community Cares is excited to introduce a new Connecticut Virtual Statewide Blind & Low Vision Support Group, created to bring people together from across Connecticut who are blind, experiencing vision loss, or supporting someone who is. Begins Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month5:00–6:30 PMVirtual…