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Join Us in Making a Difference: UR Community Tech Center Year in Review 2024 has been an incredible year for UR Community Tech Center! We’ve achieved Join Us in Making a Difference: UR Community Tech Center Year in Review   2024 has been an incredible year for UR Community Tech Center! We’ve achieved so much,…

At UR Community Tech Center, we have the pleasure of welcoming many wonderful individuals who are eager to learn and grow. One such individual is Pyong, who visits us weekly for small batches of technology training. One time she said “Whatever I touch on my iPhone or iPad something goes wrong and I feel confused.”…

OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE COMMUNITY CHEERLEADERS! Week in Review: Empowering Older Adults with Technology This week, our team had the rewarding experience OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE COMMUNITY CHEERLEADERS! Week in Review: Empowering Older Adults with Technology This week, our team had the rewarding experience of assisting older adults like Sally in navigating the complexities of modern technology.…

Friendship Blooms: How a Volunteer Became an Angel to a Neighbor in Need For Stella, aging alone in her longtime home had become increasingly difficu Friendship Blooms: How a Volunteer Became an Angel to a Neighbor in Need For Stella, aging alone in her longtime home had become increasingly difficult. At 88, she was fiercely…

Introduction Caring for a loved one is a journey filled with challenges, especially when it involves adapting to new health conditions. This is the story of a 70-year-old daughter, Lissa, who has taken on the role of caregiver for her 92-year-old father, Hyman, recently diagnosed with legal blindness. Their journey led them to the UR…

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” Hellen Keller EYE HEALTH FAIR RESULTS We talked with people with a variety of conditions, here were some examples from our small survey group…

Eye Health Fair UR Community Cares is hosting an Eye Health Fair on Thursday, January 23rd, from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM (with a snow date of Friday, January 24th, at the same time). The location is in UR Community Tech Center, 153 Spruce Street, Manchester, CT. We will have ASL interpreters onsite for the event…

Celebrating Inclusion: Building Bridges with the Deaf-Blind Community in Connecticut In our increasingly interconnected world, the value of inclusion cannot be overstated. It enriches our communities and strengthens our social fabric. Recently, we had the incredible opportunity to welcome members of the Communication Advocacy Network, dedicated advocates for deaf-blind and deaf individuals in Connecticut. This gathering…

A New Year, A New Vision for Community and Connection As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, we bid farewell to another chapter and step boldly into a fresh new year. For UR Community Cares, this transition is more than just a date on the calendar—it’s an opportunity to reflect, refresh, and recommit to…

Hope During the Holidays! The holiday season can evoke a mix of emotions—joy, nostalgia, and, for some, a sense of longing. Amid this complexity, the message of hope shines as a guiding light. Helen Keller once said, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” These words remind us…