CT NOW believes that the personal is indeed political; therefore it strives to impact and change attitudes, beliefs, and policies that harm all women by fighting for political, economic, and social justice through education, organizing and action. This purpose includes, but is not limited to, equal rights and responsibilities in all aspects of citizenship, public service, employment, education, family life, and it includes freedom from discrimination because of race, gender or perceived gender, ethnicity, origin, age, marital status, sexual preference/orientation, physical ability/health status, or parenthood.
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Co-Opportunity, Inc.
Co-opportunity’s mission is to create neighborhood stability and economic prosperity by increasing the income, earnings and wealth of residents of the Greater Hartford region. The agency’s diverse and culturally competent employees accomplish this by providing services in the areas of financial education and counseling; workforce development; and asset building, including homeownership. Programs include HUD-approved housing counseling and homebuyer education; the YouthBuild Hartford job-readiness program; and the family economic self-sufficiency and free tax preparation services offered through the Hartford Asset Building Collaborative.
Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.
Advocacy Unlimited is a nationally-recognized organization that provides education, advocacy and support through peer-led, holistic engagement. As a peer run organization, their staff uses their direct lived experience navigating mental health, addiction, and trauma to promote individual growth, human rights, and systems transformation. They believe that everyone has the inner capacity to heal, grow, and change. Their team envisions a world in which everyone – regardless of socio-economic status or psychiatric/addiction histories – has space to be seen, heard, and valued.
Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Coalition
The Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective empowers individuals of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions to lead healthy lives through the provision of health and support services, education and advocacy.
Teach for America
All kids—no matter where they live, how much money their parents make, or what their skin color is – deserve access to a great education. But in our country today, a significant achievement gap exists between low-income children and their wealthier peers. It’s not easy to close this gap, but hundreds of proof points show that it’s possible. It takes committed leaders in our classrooms today who will continue to fight for students tomorrow. Teach for America’s mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by developing such leaders.
buildOn, Inc.
Their mission is to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and low expectations through service and education. They mobilize U.S. students to transform our communities through service and change the world by building schools in developing countries.
A Better Chance of Wilton Inc.
Since 1996, A Better Chance of Wilton’s purpose has been to offer highly-motivated high school students of color the opportunity to live in Wilton and obtain an exemplary secondary education that may not be available to them in their home districts. The goal of the program is to affirm and nurture our ABC Scholars’ potential and help prepare them for college and their future. The second mission of A Better Chance of Westport is to increase diversity in our community.
Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
The mission of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is to eliminate discrimination through civil and human rights law enforcement and to establish equal opportunity and justice for all persons within the state through advocacy and education.
CT Coalition for Environmental Justice
The mission of Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice is to protect urban environments primarily in Connecticut through educating communities, through promoting changes in local, state, and national policy, and through promoting individual, corporate and governmental responsibility towards our environment.
Connecticut Voices for Children
The mission of Connecticut Voices for Children is to promote the well-being of all of Connecticut’s young people and their families by advocating for strategic public investments and wise public policies. Connecticut Voices for Children advances its mission through high quality research and analysis, strategic communications, community education, and development of the next generation of advocates.