CT's IRIS forges ahead in helping new arrivals, despite funding cuts

CT's IRIS forges ahead in helping new arrivals, despite funding cuts

At the Congregational Church in South Glastonbury, Judy Doering is discussing her volunteer work on behalf of new arrivals to the country. “It kind of is a calling for me,” Doering says. She’s just spent her afternoon helping an Afghan family apply for WIC benefits. Doering’s group of church volunteers helps new arrivals with everything — finding housing, grocery shopping, English lessons, trips to the mosque. Some are tasks that at one point ma…