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Reentry Integration Strategic Grants

GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: ORGANIZING YOUTH RETURNING FROM INCARCERATION IN NEW HAVEN This funding opportunity is a partnership between the Perrin Family Foundation and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The partnering Foundations share an interest in...

Connecticut Youth Organizer Receives Soros Award to Launch Black and Brown Student Union

by Mercedes

Though youth have historically been both the catalysts and centers for transformative social change in America, organizing work is not always led or funded with this in mind. Partnerships with caring, supportive adults and the opportunity to put learned skills to the...

A Story of Irrefutable Intersectionality: The U.S. Mainland, La Isla del Encanto and Connecticut

by Mercedes

In spite of fleeting media attention, we must not forget about the people of Puerto Rico during this time of crisis. With more than 300,000 Puerto Rican residents, Connecticut has the sixth largest Puerto Rican population of any state in the U.S. According to CT...