“Best Buddies” Friendship Walk Comes To Fairfield County
Caroline Sweeny is a Senior majoring in Psychology & Management at Fairfield University. Yet, all the while, it is hard to ignore her deep passion for spreading love throughout her community. When she arrived at Fairfield U, Caroline was immediately drawn to help grow the Fairfield University Chapter for “Best Buddies” — a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting inclusion and one-on-one friendships between individuals with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, to help create friendships, social opportunities, and a more inclusive community. "Men and women for and with others" is a Jesuit Value that Fairfield University values and emphasizes, and it certainly rings true here.
Meet the Fam at Southport Family Dental
Colleen Randall and Pamela Gibson are the owners and founders of Southport Family Dental. “Family” being the operative word. Even though we have known each other for a couple of years now, I just love that there’s always something new to learn about one another. Isn’t that true in all relationships? One thing I hadn’t realized is that these two amazing women dove into starting a business together mere months before the pandemic shut our world down. (I can’t even imagine!) It was certainly a scary start filled with lots of unknowns, but what Colleen and Pamela have built and achieved despite the odds is inspiring. What’s even more commendable is that they never once wavered from their mission: to provide comprehensive dental care built on trust, compassion, and empathy while giving each and every patient their undivided attention.
Making the Bottom Line a Top Priority
It’s no secret that raising children is expensive, but one essential item is not covered by federal assistance -- diapers. When Jess Besse and her husband, Dan, heard this statistic as they navigated life with their first baby, they were inspired to take action.
Middle Meets
I started thinking about the parents and caregivers of teens (I myself am a single mama to three teens), and how we receive minimal support during these confusing, stressful years. When you have younger kids AND when you're an empty nester, there are soooo many organizations, groups, articles, resources, etc. It seems like one of the hardest parts of raising children is MOS DEF the teen years, and its legit wild no one is really creating a space for us as parents (not just moms, btw! dads and caregivers and anyone involved with a teen’s life). MM was then born: a central community (private FB group) for 203 based parents & caregivers to share & receive ideas & resources specifically geared to raising teens.