Since 2005, ConnCAN has led efforts to ensure all kids in Connecticut have access to high-quality educational opportunities, regardless of their zip code.

Established in 1999, All Our Kin’s mission to transform our child care systems results in a triple win: child care educators succeed as business owners; working parents find stable, high-quality care for their children; and children gain an educational foundation that lays the groundwork for achievement.

Originally founded in 1999 as a criminal justice and drug policy reform organization, A Better Way Foundation relaunched in 2015 as a community organizing fiscal sponsor whose mission is to build community, to shift power, to dismantle oppressive systems, and to uphold their vision while helping justice centered organizations thrive.

Established in 2016, the mission of Bridgeport Generation Now is to build collective power by strengthening civic engagement and using community organizing to dismantle systemic racism and political corruption in Bridgeport.

CLJ develops and organizes leaders in neighborhood-based and multi-faith alliances to build power and act collectively for systemic change toward social, racial, and economic justice.

Founded in 2015, CERCLE’S mission is to improve the educational outcomes for Black and Latino children in Greater New Haven by developing programs that enhance the pedagogical quality and long-term financial sustainability of both new and existing early care and education programs owned and operated by Black or Latino providers, or providers serving majority Black and Latino children and families.

Creating a community where young people lead change.

Founded in 1995, the mission of Congregations Organized for A New Connecticut (CONECT) is to discover, research, analyze, and articulate a powerful moral voice to negotiate with business and government leaders regarding social, economic, and political issues that affect member congregations.

Founded in 2001, the Connecticut Justice Alliance (CTJA) is a Youth/Adult Partnership working to end the criminalization of youth. It is made up of Justice Staff, Justice Advisors, and Steering Committee members, who work to keep children and youth out of the justice system by disrupting and dismantling the pathways that funnel children and youth into courts and prisons.

Connecticut Voices for Children provides trusted, quality research, recommendations and advocacy that advance public policy and investments to improve the well-being of Connecticut’s children and families, specifically those that have been historically disadvantaged.

Established in 2018, the mission of the BBSU is to cultivate a space for youth organizations to connect, strategize, and strengthen organizing capacity within the state.

Founded in 2010, the mission of Connecticut Students for a Dream (C4D) is to empower undocumented students and their families by advocating for their rights and raising awareness about issues they face.?

Established in 2014, Educators for Excellence Connecticut (E4E-CT) ensures that teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and profession.

Founded in 2014, the mission of FaithActs for Education is to build power with people of faith to get our children the education they deserve.

Parents engaging parents for better education

Founded in 2014, The mission of Health Equity Solutions (HES) is to advance anti-racist policies and practices to eliminate health disparities and achieve equitable health outcomes for all residents, regardless of their background.

Founded in 2012, the mission of Hearing Youth Voices is to develop working class, Black and brown young people into skilled, courageous leaders who have strong political analysis and organizing skills.

Launched in 2016, Katal’s mission is to strengthen the people, policies, institutions, and movements that advance equity, health, and justice for everyone.

Founded in 2015, Make the Road CT (MRCT) is an intergenerational member-led community organization working to build power in immigrant, Latine, and working-class communities in Connecticut to achieve dignity and justice. They do this through community organizing, legal and survival services, transformative education, and policy innovation.

Formed in 2017, the mission of the Middletown Racial Justice Coalition (MRJC) is to interrupt and dismantle institutional and systemic racism through community-led action, healing, and organizing.

Founded in 2015, the mission of Moral Monday CT is to gathers voices in the struggle for freedom and justice for Black and Brown people.

Founded in 1993, the mission of Mothers and Others for Justice (MOFJ) is to organize, train, and mobilize people who are living in poverty, particularly women of color, in the Greater New Haven area to find their individual and collective voices and to use them to be civically engaged.

MISSION: Incorporated in 1964, The mission of the New Haven Legal Assistance Association (NHLAA) is to provide high-quality legal services to individuals and groups unable to obtain legal services because of limited income, age, disability, discrimination, and other barriers.

OFW is organizing to improve wages and working conditions in the service sector and raise wages and end subminimum wages for all workers in Connecticut and nationwide.

Founded in 2013, the mission of Open Communities Alliance (OCA) is to work with an urban-suburban interracial coalition to promote access to opportunity for all people through education, advocacy, research, and partnerships.

Founded in 2011, the mission of Building One Community (B1C) is to advance the successful integration of immigrants and their families.

Founded in 2014, PT Partners’ (PTP) mission is to recreate PT Barnum Apartments, Greene Homes, and Trumbull Garden communities who work together to provide the tools to achieve the vision of PTP. The vision is to create neighborhoods working together where Resident Leaders are empowered to actively drive change to break down systemic and institutional oppression in their lives, their neighborhood, and the greater Bridgeport community.

Founded in 2015, the mission of TPF is to create unique impacts in black communities throughout Connecticut by investing in organizations that address health, education, and economic disparities.

Founded in 2015, RACCE’s mission is to challenge systems of oppression by advocating for culturally competent educational practices in Waterbury.

RE-Center activates youth and adults to drive transformative change, advancing equity and racial justice in schools and communities.

Relay’s mission is to ensure that all students are taught by outstanding educators.

Founded in in 2013, the mission of Save Girls on FYER is to motivate, inspire and empower girls of color to become Future Young Educated Role Models (FYER)

School and State Finance Project works to eliminate racial and economic disparities in Connecticut education funding.

Established in 2015, the SERC Foundation supports educators, families, and community leaders to serve Connecticut’s students and their families, particularly Black and Brown students, multilingual learning students, and students with disabilities, through advocacy and the development, implementation, and sustainability of innovative, culturally relevant programming.

Using a justice and equity lens, She Leads Justice advocates for under-resourced, marginalized women and girls in Connecticut. We work to close the civil legal justice gap and to create state policy for economic security. Founded in 1973.

Established in 2017, The mission of Step Up New London is to fight for equitable solutions that address injustices their community experiences in accessing quality education and housing.

Formed in 2016, Students for Educational Justice (SEJ) is a youth-led, intergenerational organizing and advocacy body that drives efforts for racial and educational justice.

Formed in 2015, the mission of Supporting Organizing Work-CT (SOW-CT) is to build community organizing infrastructure across Connecticut and better equip Connecticut’s philanthropic sector to invest in organizing as a strategy for change and impact.

CMPJ foster genuine and lasting systemic change for the betterment of Black, Brown, and Indigenous LGBQ+, Trans, and nonbinary individuals within our communities by supporting youth organizing, building collective political power, and challenging existing power dynamics through an Anarchal Black Trans Feminist Lens.

TPP is an incubator for economic growth and social change that connects organizers and entrepreneurs to development, technology and each other.

Founded in 2010, The UnGroup Society is a forward-thinking, community action network that develops, promotes, and supports collaboration and unity for all the residents of the City of Waterbury and beyond.

Building power, voice, and dignity for immigrant workers and families.

Founded in 1940, NEAG’s mission is to improve educational and social systems to be more effective, equitable, and just for all.

Established in 2010, Waterbury Bridge to Success (BTS) Community Partnership seeks to eliminate systemic inequities and improve lifelong outcomes for marginalized, youth and families, particularly Black and Latine, BTS facilitates cross-sector partnerships, builds community capacity and power, and co-creates equitable systems from cradle to career.

Founded in 2003, the mission of Writers Block, Inc. is to arm young voices with the power of pen and prose, reinforcing teamwork, accountability, and responsibility, igniting social change on the page and stage.