Jay Dunn

Photojournalist & video producer dignifying our common humanity. Stories told with compassion.

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WATCH: A Poem for Madleena, Estonia, 2023
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An open door in #Tallinn #Estonia leads to beauty, pain, and a glimpse of the eternal. In a window to the past, a vision of hope for the future #Baltic #Eesti #poetry @nigulistemuuseum @telliskivi @EstonianWorld

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@marisabelrr1 Echalo afuera!

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WATCH: https://t.co/xLxstcJvlp how finding a great #job happens on this whirlwind tour of the #AmericanJobCenter Career Fair in #WaterburyCT thx to @CRI_IncCT, the #CTDOL & Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board @NRWIB #Workforce #WorkforceLeadership

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Carla Cooper didn't let disability stand in the way of success. She used the state's Ticket to Work program to help, graduating Culinary School at the St. Vincent DePaul Mission. Carla now has a job she loves, working with young people in city schools.
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Earlier today, Community Partners in Action (CPA) staff and city and state officials listened to Waterbury Mayor Neil M. O'Leary speak at the opening of the Waterbury Reentry Welcome Center on Bishop Street. Photograph by Jay Dunn, More at https://t.co/peKXblbSD6.

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The 2nd cohort of Community Health Worker Training Program graduates received their certificates of completion on 4/13/23. The second CHW classroom cohort began 2/7/23, and is a collaboration between the City, NRWIB, & dedicated worksite partners. Congratulations everyone!

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Health Hopes: Ronae, NRWIB 2023
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Community health worker Ronae Mason-Craig hopes that young people signing up for the upcoming Youth Health & Wellness event on 4/12 will walk away "empowered, feeling like they have someone."

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https://t.co/1ZWaBFCfzC In anticipation of the upcoming Youth Health & Wellness event on April 12, 2023, local youth weigh in on what resources they'd like to see at the fair. The event, for youth 14-21, will be held at Waterbury PAL at 64 Division Street from 10 AM to 3 PM

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WATCH: https://t.co/TqQ6qUskV7 An #NRWIB #Success story, Quetzy Pacheco Vargas came to the US with no job, no English, and two young kids. Through hard work and #CT #CTDOL aid, she parlayed #JFES program state help into a managerial position at Wendy's #Workforce
#CTEconomy

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WATCH: Concentric Tool 2:43 min. https://t.co/w9D9eEHP9Q Three generations of Babiarz family expertise in #manufacturing #technology keeps Concentric Tool sharp @ #Naugatuck #CT #CTDOL #workforce #training #investment #CTManufacturing @NRWIB @rep_am

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WATCH: Richard's Story 3:04 min. https://t.co/VNeltoQL8d Richard Polanco is determined to succeed after #prison - A constellation of #employment agencies & manufacturers came together to give him a second chance #reentry #Waterbury #CT #CTDOL @NRWIB @rep_am

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PHOTOS: https://t.co/Z7Xz5rhUfL - #foodtrucks, #fireworks & #hope on Sunday, July 3 from the top of #HolyLandUSA #4thofJuly #Waterbury #Connecticut #IndependenceDay @rep_am @MayorOLeary

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WATCH: https://t.co/66uTmAdudD "Second chances: Home Works giving #homeless pride, purpose" Pilot program in #WaterburyCT starts with #housing https://t.co/qdw0jaKikW @CRI_IncCT @NRWIB #poverty @rep_am

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WATCH: 1:30 min. Easter Sunrise, Waterbury, CT #USA https://t.co/B0zpQM6jUY On a cold, crisp #NewEngland morning, the #devoted waiting at #HolyLand in #WaterburyCT for an #Easter #sunrise #service are rewarded with a brilliant dawn.

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WATCH: https://t.co/7g4MVIU7DP Via Crucis, Teotitlan del Valle, #Mexico
#Zapotec townspeople in #Oaxaca reenact all 14 #StationsoftheCross...From first, where #Jesus is condemned, to the last, where he is laid to rest marked by somber processions, flowers, and music.

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#Christians across #WaterburyCT celebrated #PalmSunday2022 , the 1st day of #HolyWeek. The 1st #Sunday before #Easter2022 marks the arrival of #Jesus into #Jerusalem w/ prayer & processions. The faithful laid palm branches at his feet, hoping to be delivered from #Roman rule.

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WATCH: #PalmSunday, #Oaxaca, #Mexico- https://t.co/zY2WDf12L5 - On the #Sunday before #Easter, Mexico's most important holiday, two very different congregations marked the entry of #Jesus into #Jerusalem with prayer and processions. #SantaCruzdeXoxocotlan

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READ: Conflict feels close to home: Locals struggle with loved ones in war https://t.co/mywJ6HCetx Get Funding https://t.co/vzPdrEINxe #Ukraine #Refugees

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READ: Local Ukrainians praying for #peace back home - https://t.co/ORVkqMClwT - The Very Rev. Andrii Pokotylo, who leads St. Mary’s #Ukrainian #Orthodox #Church in New Britain, founded more than 100 years ago, is a realist when it comes to #Russia...

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A roof over our heads: #WATERBURY-For the Rohena family, safe and stable #housing is essential, as it is for the other eight #families living at the #SalvationArmy Family Emergency Shelter at 74 Central Ave. In December, the #shelter received a… https://t.co/57TjChSIu1