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“Middlesex Community Access Program” for Middlesex Community Access Program by Joanne Alcantara, Lauren Briskin, Sarah Norr, and Martha Paz   The purpose of this study is to explore the qualitative difference that the Middlesex Community Access Program (M-CAP) has made in the lives of its target population, namely the uninsured and underinsured people of Middlesex […]

“A Report for the Eddy Shelter” for The Eddy Shelter by Amy Cirincone, Ruth Corley, Wesley Look, and Mia Unger   We studied how the Eddy Shelter, a thirty-day and thirty-bed emergency shelter serving single adults in Middlesex County, can improve its services to help guests transition out of the Shelter and into more stable […]

“Job Skills and Needs in the North End of Middletown: A Survey of Residents’ Employment and Barriers to Employment” for North End Action Team by Mary Thomas, Meg Swan, Aaron Welo, and Annie Youngerman   Four Wesleyan students along with several community members spent the last 4 months gathering information from over 60 North End […]

“Affordable Housing in Middletown, CT” for Middletown Department of Planning, Conservation, and Development by Ata Suanda, Evan Kultangwatana, Jessica Karp, and Julia Bruckner   This report was produced by four Wesleyan students in partnership with the Middletown Department of Planning, Conservation, and Development (MPCD). The purpose of this report is to give clear, accurate information […]

“Transitions from Psychiatric Hospitalization to Aftercare: A Follow-Up Study of Patients Discharged from Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth” for Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth by Rebecca Brigham, Corey Orlando, Shani Pavel, and Amanda Westlake   The purpose of this study was to provide information on the effectiveness of hospitalization at Riverview Hospital for […]

“Reflections on the Community Policing Initiative in the North End of Middletown” for North End Action Team by Kevin Baker, Ilana Cohn, Kristy Mercado, and Maggie White   This study was conducted by a team of student researchers at Wesleyan University on behalf of the North End Action Team (NEAT) to assess how Middletown Police […]

“Food Security and Hunger Among Middletown Households with Children” for Middlesex Coalition for Children by Beth Coddington,Tiffany Lo, Amelia Long, and Maria Nankova   To assess the rate of food insecurity among Middletown households with children under 18, a research team of four Wesleyan students conducted a telephone and paper survey of 329 households. The […]

“Desistance Strategies: A study of criminal behavior from the offenders’ point of view” for The Connection, Inc. by Tushar Kansal, Dania Reid, Craig Thomas, and Henry White   This study highlights factors that aid and hinder criminal offenders as they attempt to change their behavior and desist from crime.  We stress the perspectives of the […]

“Closing the College Gap: A Study of the Wesleyan Upward Bound Program” for Upward Bound by Laura Ouimette, Sally Smyth, Amanda Thieroff, and Satyawidya Wulansari   Wesleyan Upward Bound is a supplemental high school education program that works to help low-income and potential first generation college students graduate from high school and attend four-year colleges […]

“Disabilities and School Based Arrests: Local Connections” for Connecticut Legal Services and the Office of the Public Defender by Julie Bromberg, Molly Dengler, Helen Gugel, and Bettina Schlegel   The purpose of our research project was to determine whether or not the national trend of increased school based arrests that disproportionately affect youth with disabilities […]