Norwalk Community College Office
Founded: 1955 by Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen. Welcomed over 50, 000 visitors in our 52 years
Type: All volunteer
Volunteers: 100+
Home Stays/Hospitality: Yes
Program Manager: Melinda McMillen (203) 919-2611 Staff Size: 10
Volunteer Drivers: Occasionally
Program Size Capability: Small to Large
Program Associate: Ameya Rele (917) 478-1939
AREA COVERED
All of Connecticut and parts of NYC and Westchester County
LOCATION
New England, bordered by New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Approx. 40 min. from NYC, 30 minutes from Springfield, MA, 60 minutes from Boston, 45 minutes from Providence, RI.
Westport area was tagged the “Gold Coast” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS
• Highest per-capita income in the US
• Affluent suburbs adjacent to impoverished inner cities
• Almost 1/3 of adult population have a college degree
• Second most productive labor force in the US, 33% above national average
AIR TRAVEL
White Plains/Westchester County airport is closest large airport for direct programs. LaGuardia and JFK are best for combined NYC/CT programs. Tweed/New Haven and Hartford/Bradley International can be used for city-specific programs.
TRAIN SERVICE
Regular Amtrak and Acela service to/from Washington, D.C., Boston, and other locations. There is also a commuter line from Grand Central Station in NYC to Southwest CT (55 mins.), and a connection in New Haven to New London, CT.
HOTELS
$89-169 + 12% state tax. Norwalk, New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, Danbury, and Glastonbury are hotel destinations.
BUSINESS
National corporate HQ of UBS, ESPN, GE, UTC, Int’l Paper, Pfizer, Bayer, Boehringer, Travelers, Aetna, Pitney-Bowes.
CULTURE
45 major universities, including Yale; town-based traditional New England political process; wide range of religions; high emphasis on education and quality of life; unparalleled scenery in four seasons; NYC and Boston prof. sports affiliations.filiations.