It’s Official! We’ve Launched BLOC 2!
In our 2013 Field Scan, PFF and Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) outlined the many obstacles that hindered the advancement and progress of Connecticut’s youth-led social change field. BLOC was designed in an effort to address and challenge these...
#AffordtoDream
On April 27th, Connecticut Students for a Dream’s five-year fight #AffordtoDream came to a victorious end when legislation opening access to institutional aid was passed with broad bipartisan support and signed into law by Gov. Dannel Malloy. Prior to this victory,...
“Activating” the Potential of Youth Development – Reflections on PFF’s Recent Workshop
In June, PFF hosted a free workshop, “Activating the Minds of Critically Conscious Youth” at The Connecticut Center for the Arts and Technology (ConnCAT). As part of the the Foundation’s commitment to strengthening the youth sector through capacity...
Making the Road, Charting a Course – Make the Road CT’s Youth Make Strides On Campaign
40 minutes. That’s how long some youth in Bridgeport are walking during the school year just to make it in time for their first class. Unsafe routes and the general lack of adequate school and public transportation creates a “perfect storm” of inaccessibility, that...
@NLYouthVoices was a part of @Perrinfamilyfdn’s BLOC program, which helped them build relationships & led to a state-wide organizing network in CT - FCYO spoke with Yanitza Cubilette about their #JourneyStory: https://t.co/uxduMwCosl
How did a family foundation focused on youth development pivot to invest in #youthorganizing? Read the #JourneyStory of @Perrinfamilyfdn w/founder Sheila Perrin & board member David Perrin about what it took: https://t.co/05ypbAKFP6
Community members & @keithbrownph define the phrase “directly impacted” #HealthyJustCT
Full house at New Haven Free Public Library for our #CommunityConversation on harm reduction in New Haven. #HealthyJustCT
Today we co-hosted a Funders Briefing on our #Connecticut #CJReform Field Scan, alongside @TowFdn @Perrinfamilyfdn @cfgnh. Special thanks to all who were in attendance & brought their voices and concerns about the issues deeply affecting our communities, to the table.
Today the @Perrinfamilyfdn team is attending the co-hosted funders briefing with @katalcenter, @TowFdn, and @cfgnh.
FCYO interviewed @CalEndow & @Perrinfamilyfdn for their #JourneyStories of how they came to invest in #YouthOrganizing & how their investments impact orgs such as @resilienceoc & @NLYouthVoices. Scroll to bottom to read: https://t.co/P6gFaCYeDe
Our Community Organizers @K_Muzzanni & @DajuanWiggins with Katal Board member, Cheidza, at the @Perrinfamilyfdn social!
So true ♥️ https://t.co/54rtdlDft5
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 3 - There is still time to apply for the Development & Events Manager position - Join our team!
https://t.co/0F0pQqhUdK
Closing recommendations for funders at #FCYO2019:
-Fund multi-year gen op support
-Remember this money belongs in our communities; figure out how to move it swiftly
-Fund transformation, not transactions
-Trust young people
-Fund the new ideas, transition + dark times
@THE_FCYO
