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Connecticut Anti-Defamation League

The Connecticut Regional Office, established in the early 1950s, is responsible for overseeing ADL’s operations in the state. From assisting victims of discrimination to reaching thousands with anti-bias education, ADL’s Connecticut Regional Office impacts public policy and improves our communities.  ADL advocacy and programs focus on anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, extremism, hate crimes, civil rights, interfaith and inter-group understanding, and peace in the Middle East.

Recognizing that education is an antidote to the virus of hate, ADL’s Connecticut Regional Office delivers the highest quality anti-bias education in communities across the state. Last year alone, ADL’s outstanding team of professional education staff and 55 A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® trainers reached more than 20,000 students, including teachers, parents, state employees and community members.

From teaching high school students that Names Can Really Hurt Us to helping Jewish students learn the importance of Confronting Anti-Semitism, Education builds hope that together we can overcome hatred and bigotry.

HartBeat Ensemble

Founded in 2001, HartBeat Ensemble’s mission is to create provocative theater that connects the community beyond traditional barriers of race, gender, class and geography. HartBeat Ensemble is the only institution in Hartford that is consistently using theater to speak powerfully across different generations, races, populations and interest groups. As an ensemble of artist-activists, they create as well as present innovative productions based on critical civic issues. HartBeat offers audiences the chance to experience and respond to the work they have just seen through live performance and guided conversations. HartBeat’s original, full-length creative works, including the award-winning Flipside, the critically acclaimed Jimmy & Lorraine, and this year’s sold-out hit Pegao by Ensemble member Cin Martinez. HartBeat continues to inspire the next generation of leaders to create change for a better world through its Youth Play Institute. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut partners with volunteers, parents, and families to create one-to-one mentoring relationships that defend, inspire, and empower the potential of Connecticut youth. They provide quality volunteer opportunities for adults hoping to support children’s health and development. Learn more about how you can help them create more life-changing relationships through their youth mentoring opportunities.

UConn Department of Sociology, Anti-Racism Committee

The aims of this Committee are to build and expand on initiatives with the following goals: to serve as an internal evaluator of critical diversity and inclusion within the department; to identify, distribute and promote anti-racist and social justice scholarship and best practices; to collaborate within Sociology and across other CLAS departments in building partnerships to promote inclusive workplace climates; and to identify and recommend policies and practices to the department that will advance an inclusive and equitable work environment and support all faculty in their personal academic growth and the collective growth of the department, of CLAS and of the student body as a whole.

Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut

The mission of DS ACT is to encourage intentionally inclusive communities while providing resources and support to individuals who live with Down syndrome and their advocates. They believe every person has inherent worth and dignity regardless of ability or disability. All individuals have the right to direct their future; have control over how they live their lives, where, and with whom; and have authority over the resources that support them.

Email:  info@mydsact.org

The Education Project

The Education Project is a volunteer-run organization that offers free one-on-one virtual tutoring to minority and low-income K-12 students. Their mission is to support students’ academic success and facilitate pathways for college and career readiness through personalized tutoring and mentorship. They believe that by tapping into the power of tutors, building strong partnerships with schools, and embracing technology, they’re creating an engaging and supportive learning experience for students who need it the most. 

Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC)

The Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center’s mission is to improve the status of Latinx students and to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the richness and diversity of Latinx individuals and Latin American cultures. PRLACC works independently and collaboratively with other University departments and community organizations to sponsor educational and cultural programs, provide services and leadership opportunities, foster connections, and educate the greater University community about Latinx issues. Their services and programs seek to enhance and support student, faculty, and staff recruitment and retention, as well as enrich the multicultural climate of the community.

Distressed Children & Infants International

DCI is working towards a future where all children have a chance at a dignified and successful life. They believe education is the key to ending poverty cycle, stopping child labor and early marriage. They provide education, healthcare, and skill development opportunities to youth and their families in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Nicaragua so they can thrive and lift up themselves, their families and communities. DCI also seeks to connect privileged children to less fortunate disadvantaged children in the United States as well as in other countries around the world, educating them about the challenges they are facing. Thus developing their empathy and responsibilities and inspiring them to take leadership in humanitarian causes; in this way we hope to nurture responsible and compassionate world citizens and future leaders.

The Education Project

They’re an entirely volunteer-run organization providing a platform that connects professionals and college students with students in grades K-12. Through different online mediums (e.g. Zoom, WebEx, Google Meets, etc.), students receive a one-on-one education coupled with an irreplaceable mentorship experience.

University of Connecticut Sport Management Program

The Sport Management Program is designed to provide an educational experience that includes an effective blend of classroom, research and field experiences in an effort to provide each student the opportunity to gain disciplinary knowledge and to develop the necessary skills to be successful in any area of the sport industry.