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First for Kids Awards

Connecticut Voices for Children recognizes state residents for their public leadership and effective advocacy on behalf of the state's children, youth and families at our “First for Kids Awards” ceremony.

2011 First for Kids Honorees

Program Guide

  • State Senator Beth Bye: Legislative Leadership Award
  • Abby Anderson: Statewide Child Advocacy Award
  • Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative: Transformational Philanthropy Award
  • Sixto Cancel: Youth Leadership Award

 

2009 First for Kids Honorees

Program Guide

  • Congressional Leadership Award: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro
  • Legislative Leadership Award: Representative Chris Donovan
  • CT Voices for Children Founders’ Award: Nancy Meyer-Lustman
  • Transformational Policy Leadership Award: New England Alliance for Children’s Health,
  • Media Award: WNPR’s “Where We Live”
     

2008 First for Kids Honorees

Program Guide

  • State Policy Leader Award: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
  • Legislative Leadership Award: Jonathan Harris
  • Transformational Philanthropy Award: Connecticut Health Foundation
  • Community Leadership Award: Center for Youth Leadership
  • Priscilla Canny Research Award: Walter S. Gilliam, Ph.D.
  • CT Voices for Children Founders’ Award: Shelley Geballe

2006 First for Kids Honorees

Program Guide

  • Transformational Policy Leadership Award: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  • Community Advocacy Award: Sherbie Worthen
  • Scholar Advocate Award: John L. Pottenger, Jr.
  • Connecticut Voices for Children Founders’ Award: Ellen Scalettar

2005 First For Kids Honorees

Program Guide (3.3 MB)

  • Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr., Legislative Leadership Award
  • Melville Charitable Trust, Transformational Philanthropy Award
  • Michele Jacklin, Media Award
  • Dr. Janice Gruendel, Connecticut Voices for Children Founders’ Award
  • Dr. Roslyn Meyer, Albert J. Solnit Leadership Award

2004 First For Kids Honorees

Program Guide (1.3 MB)

 

  • U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, Albert J. Solnit Award
  • State Representative Toni Walker, Legislative Leadership Award
  • George Coleman, Associate Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Education, Public Service Award
  • William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund, Transformational Philanthropy Award
  • Courtney and Jane Bourns, Citizen Advocacy Award
  • Judith Solomon, Senior Policy Fellow, CT Voices for Children, Connecticut Voices For Children Founders' Award

 

2002 First For Kids Honorees

Albert J. Solnit Leadership Award
Representative Christel Truglia

Lifetime Achievement Award: Professor
Edward Zigler, Yale University

Statewide Child Advocacy Award
Jeanne Milstein and the Office of the Child Advocate

Media Award
Ann Nyberg, Channel 8 News Anchor

Citizen Advocacy Award
Harry Orlick

Community Advocacy Award
Dr. Eric Cooper, President, National Urban Alliance for Effective Education

Youth Mentor Award
Alan MacKenzie, Director, Our Piece of the Pie

 

 2001 First For Kids Honorees

Albert J. Solnit Leadership Award
Senator Kevin B. Sullivan

Media Award
The Hartford Courant's: Dave Altimari, Dwight Blint, Susan Campbell, Beth Hamilton, Andrew Julien, Kathy Megan, Daryl Perch, Colin Poitras, and Eric Weiss

Citizen Advocacy Award
Sheila Amdur

Community Advocacy Awards
Reverend Bonita Grubbs and Marilyn Ondrasik

Youth Mentor Awards
Michael Duggan, Will MacAdams, and Richard Sugarman

 

 

2000 First For Kids Honorees

Policy Leadership Award
Lt. Governor M. Jodi Rell

Albert J. Solnit Leadership Award
Senator Toni Harp

Community Advocacy Award
Fernando Betancourt

Citizen Advocacy Awards
Eva Bunnell and Norma Schatz

Vision To Action Awards
Paula Armbruster, Anne Calabresi, Henry Fernandez, III, Matthew Klein, Roslyn Meyer, and Jerome Meyer,
Founders of LEAP-Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership, Inc.

CT Voices Founders' Award
Priscilla "Penny" Canny

 

1999 First For Kids Honorees

A Special Tribute To
Albert J. Solnit, MD

Albert J. Solnit Leadership Award
Representative John Thompson

Volunteerism Award
Barbara Colley and Rev. Gary Smith, Camp Totokett

Citizen Advocacy Award
Marva and Willie Jones, Grandparents

Media Award
Stephen Winters, Connecticut Post

 

A First for Kids Awards program was not held in 2003.




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