New Canaan CARES is holding its popular annual fundraiser, the Home Tour, on May 15.
We connected with the chair of the nonprofit organization’s board, Natalie Jones, ahead of the big day. Here’s our exchange. ***
New Canaanite: Before we talk about this year’s Home Tour, please tell our readers what New Canaan CARES is and does.
Natalie Jones: New Canaan CARES is a nonprofit organization that was founded over 45 years ago. Our purpose is to advance the health and well-being of youth and families. CARES provides responsive educational programs that support and strengthen parenting skills, positive youth development, and healthy lifestyles – all free-of-charge.
This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Colleen Prostor, executive director of New Canaan CARES, about important upcoming programs—namely, Destigmatize Mental Health For Teens (9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on March 14) and ‘Social Media and Your Kids’ Featuring Max Stossel (7 to 8:30 p.m. on April 4)—as well as the nonprofit organization’s 2024 Home Tour on May 31. Sign up here for the CARES newsletter. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:
This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to New Canaan CARES Executive Director Colleen Prostor. The organization has put together a talk next week that quickly sold out. There are dozens of people on the waiting list for the Oct. 5 fireside chat with Jennifer B. Wallace, author of “Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It,” moderated by New Canaan Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi. However, CARES is running two follow-up book talks, on Oct.
Please join New Canaan CARES for the Home Tour Patron Party! We all know the kitchen is the Heart of the Home and what better way to celebrate this year’s 30th Annual Home Tour than to be in the heart of the new Library, the prep kitchen. With your Patron level ticket, you will enjoy a beautiful evening with a cooking demonstration by local celebrity chef, Anna Gass and celebrate our sponsors. The Home Tour is our major fundraiser and supports yearly operations, providing a variety of programs for New Canaan youth and families free of charge.
The New Canaan CARES annual Home Tour—one of the most hotly anticipated, unique and interactive fundraisers in town—is scheduled for May 24 (patron party May 18). We put some questions to Jessica Huetter, chair of the nonprofit organization’s Board of Directors, in advance of the Home Tour.
Here’s our exchange. New Canaanite: For our readers who may not be familiar with New Canaan CARES, could you please tell us about the organization, its history and what you all do. Jessica Huetter: New Canaan CARES is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to empower youth, strengthen families and build community. We offer a variety of programs throughout the year aimed at this mission, including both high school and middle school leadership programs, social skill building at the elementary schools and presentations for parents on a range of topics including social media, anti-vaping, childhood anxiety and much more.
