by Nishanth Krishnan In 2019, DESK hosted Nishanth Krishnan, a rising junior at Yale, as a full-time intern through the Yale President’s Public Service Fellowship program. Nishanth oversaw a pilot program based in Fair Haven, as a partnership with the United Way of Greater New Haven. Today, Nishanth remains highly …
A Community of Givers
by Daniel P. Scholfield Dan Scholfield is the Immediate Past President of DESK’s Board of Directors. He became Board President in 2017, and in that time moved with all deliberation to not only shore up the governing processes of the Board, but also to create a sense of duty and …
Clinics To Jail: Robby Talbot’s Hard Road
by Thomas Breen It’s always difficult to say goodbye to friends. Robby was a familiar face with us at DESK. He was a positive force in the room, showering our chef with compliments, and bringing smiles to those around him. Robby’s memory shouldn’t be defined by his mental health, but …
Vets as Volunteers
By Donna Golden, Ph.D. February 2019 – Donna Golden has been volunteering with DESK for over 15 years, but she is best known as the organizer of an amazing group of Veterans who volunteer at our weekly Food Pantry. On January 26, 2019, Donna received DESK’s Chris Carbone Memorial Service …
“You Can’t Tell What You Don’t Know”: An Interview with Witnesses to Hunger
Earlier this fall, our Executive Director, Steve Werlin, had the pleasure of sitting down with Kim Hart, Susan Harris, and Wanda Perez from the New Haven Chapter of Witnesses to Hunger. Witnesses to Hunger is an advocacy group made up of those who have experienced or are currently experiencing food …