Jeremy Cajigas, sits on the youth advisory board over at the Citywide Youth Coalition. Jeremy has worked on issues such as Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, Immigration Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Juvenile Justice Reform and the Miseducation of our Education System...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Hosted by Q.U.E.S.T. Waterbury, click the link below for more information on this awesome event:
“Baldwin’s 2nd Generation: A Black and People of Color Summit” is Connecticut’s first annual full day gathering specifically for Black and POC *Queer folks..." https://t.co/uMUpzvId4R
🔥Today our #LiveUnafraid 2019 Campaign Fellows came together for the first time to talk about our legislative agenda and get trained on campaign development ✊🏽
Today we are proud to announce our new Mission, Vision, and Values statements, which will guide the continued development of our organizational culture and grantmaking strategy. Read more: https://t.co/TwoxA8gdCe
We're excited to explore bridging the #power divide with your grantees and more! Join us February 14th for a webinar featuring Farhad Ebrahimi @ChorusFund, John Mullaney #NordFamilyFoundation, Laura McCargar and @davidbperrin of @Perrinfamilyfdn https://t.co/BGbqn1ITzX
“Liberation looks like healthy human beings, first of all”—@TananariveDue reminding the room to take care of ourselves while doing the work. #FacingRace2018