Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focused on human rights. It is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.
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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.
Roca, Inc
Roca’s mission is to be a relentless force in disrupting incarceration, poverty, and racism by engaging the young people, police, and systems at the center of urban violence to address trauma, find hope, and drive change.
Email: info@rocainc.com
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.
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.
Our Piece of the Pie
Our Piece of the Pie, Inc. (OPP®) empowers youth with the key competencies needed to overcome barriers and succeed in education and employment.
The organization serves young people ages 14-24 in Greater Hartford and Eastern CT, who have one or more of the following risk factors: under-credited and overaged, Child Welfare involved, justice involved, low income and unemployed or under-employed.
OPP utilizes a framework and competency to address issues of injustice by establishing within the agency a shared language to examine data, understand underlying conditions and identify root causes of inequities affecting the population served.
826 Boston
826 Boston is a nonprofit writing, tutoring, and publishing organization where students in grades K-12 and beyond can share their stories, amplify their voices, and develop as leaders in school and in life.
Their services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with individualized attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this understanding in mind, they provide after-school tutoring, field trips, creative writing workshops, in-school Writers’ Rooms, college essay assistance, help for English Language Learners, and in-depth publishing projects.
Each of their free programs seeks to empower students to express their ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in their individual voices.
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.