Our collective of seven Connecticut nonprofits works to directly address the issues facing 119,000 disengaged and disconnected youth in our state.

Together, we’re working to:

 

  • Build nonprofit capacity for those serving disengaged and disconnected youth.
  • Expand workforce development opportunities for disconnected youth, including those formerly incarcerated.
  • Improve visibility of disengaged and disconnected youth and strengthen accountability at state, regional, and local levels.

“Teach us more hands-on, vocational stuff: fixing cars, workshop, culinary arts, life skills. You put your hands to work, gets your mind right.”

— CT youth

Our Impact

Across the partnership, 85% of young people who graduated from our programs were still enrolled in school or work 12 months after program graduation.

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