CRIS RADIO RECEIVES FUNDING FROM the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
On March 10, 2019, CRIS Radio received funding from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for $7,500.
This grant helps CRIS Radio continue its mission of providing audio access to print information for people who are blind or unable to read due … Continue Reading ››
New Social Enterprise Accelerator Helps Area Nonprofits Earn Income to Serve the Community
CRIS Radio one of ten selected
Nonprofit agencies in the Greater Hartford region are facing a perfect storm: reduced government funding, increased demand for services and an uncertain economic forecast. Many organizations … Continue Reading ››
CRIS is working with ERFC (Enfield Resources for Children) to bring CRISKids for Schools to Enfield students. The service will put widely read books into audio format for students with disabilities.
The initiative is made possible by grants from the Fund for Greater Hartford and the Hartford … Continue Reading ››
CRIS launched two of its internet streams at St. Francis Hospital, making the CRIS Radio and CRIS en Español available to every patient in the hospital over their bedside cable system.
Today CRIS celebrated the completion of an evaluation of CRIS Radio at an event at the Pond House. Thirteen other Hartford area nonprofits were part of the eighteen month process that including monthly training on conducting and evaluating services. The process was funded by the Hartford … Continue Reading ››
CRIS is excited to announce the launch of our new website. While you may not notice a big difference, we hope that it improves your online CRIS experience.
Our primary goal with our new website is to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, including those who are blind and have low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photo-sensitivity and combinations of various disabilities.