Susan Agamy, executive director of Area Congregations Together, hopes that one day the Lower Naugatuck Valley won’t need a homeless shelter and a food bank.
But after the economy tumbled in 2008, she learned that her organization is needed now more than ever.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal emphasized that fact on Saturday during the organization’s 30th anniversary celebration at Grassy Hill Lodge in Derby.
He said that over the past year, countless people have lost their jobs, have had their pay reduced or have gotten sick and are without health insurance, making organizations like ACT crucial to Connecticut.
“I don’t have to tell you how important it is,” he said, about the services ACT provides. “It’s remarkable and is really very invaluable.”
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