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New Haven Independent - Maya McFadden
"Hundreds celebrated the reopening of Dixwell’s newly restored Community ​'Q' House Saturday with hope for the future and a nod to history...."
As Opening Nears, Q House Qs Answered
New Haven Independent - Elsa Holahan
"The long-awaited opening of the new Dixwell Community “Q” House is a week away. The city owns the new building; it will rely on a Dixwell Q House Advisory Board and the youth recreation and education group LEAP to oversee its operation. Dixwell Hillhouse junior Elsa Holahan, who serves as youth director of the advisory board..."
New Haven's Iconic Q House to Return After Nearly 20 Years
NBC Connecticut- Kyle Jones
"Inside the new Q House on Dixwell Avenue, Ward 22 Alder Jeanette Morrison is making plans for the grand opening ceremony next Saturday.
It’s the final stretch of her ten-year mission to bring the community center back to her Dixwell neighborhood."
LEAP-Q House Contract Advances
New Haven Independent - Thomas Breen
"Committee alders enthusiastically endorsed a three-year, $300,000 contract between the city and LEAP that would have the local youth tutoring and recreation agency manage — and fundraise for — the reborn “Q House” Dixwell Avenue community center."
10 years in the making, New Haven's Q House 'finally coming to fruition', officials say
New Haven Register - Ed Stannard
"The long-awaited Dixwell Community Q House will open its doors in September, offering city youths and others a multitude of activities and opportunities to learn. While it will serve everyone from “7 to 107 and all in between,” the Q House especially will keep young people occupied rather than potentially getting into trouble, according to Alder Jeanette Morrison, in whose 22nd Ward the Q House is rising."
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LEAP Tapped To Manage Q House
New Haven Independent - Thomas Breen
"The city has tapped the youth tutoring and recreation agency LEAP to oversee programming at the reborn Dixwell Q House community center.
City Budget Director and Acting Controller Michael Gormany announced that partnership Wednesday night towards the beginning of a six-hour public budget hearing and departmental workshop hosted by the aldermanic Finance Committee on Zoom and YouTube Live."