James Maroney

Senator James Maroney Welcomes Funding to Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point

Today, state Senator James Maroney (D-Milford) welcomed $750,000 in federal funding for the Connecticut Audubon Society (CAS) Coastal Center at Milford Point. The funding will expand hands-on school, afterschool, and summer science enrichment programs for modernization and technology enhancement project at the Milford Point Coastal Center.

“The Connecticut Audubon Society is such a deserving place to receive this funding for all the work they do preserving wildlife and nature,” said Sen. Maroney. “From school programs, to volunteerism, to various programs and events, there is always priority made to help birds and plants in our ecosystem. Expanding afterschool and summer programs for kids will improve children’s nature-based education.”

This project will enable the expansion of CAS’s hands-on school, afterschool, and summer science enrichment programs that support teachers in implementing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in a multidisciplinary format. This support would enable the expansion of this program across K-5 grades, provide afterschool and summer science enrichment programs, and expand the high school and college mentorship and career training program that CAS launched in 2021 in Norwalk schools.