Who We Support

YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford, Inc.

WE BUILD LIFELONG SUCCESS

The YMCA of Greater Hartford is a charitable association open to all and committed to helping people develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind, and body. This commitment is reinforced by our belief in…

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Trinity Academy

PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR SUCCESS

Trinity Academy serves students in grades one through four from the Asylum Hill neighborhood and the surrounding communities.

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ReadyCT Summer Internship Program

BUILDING PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR TODAY'S STUDENTS

Well-Prepared High School Students. High-Quality Work Product. Building Talent Pipelines in High-Demand Industries.

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The Mark Twain House & Museum

A HOUSE WITH A HEART AND SOUL

“To us, our house…had a heart, and a soul, and eyes to see us with; and approvals and solicitudes and deep sympathies; it was of us, and we were in its confidence and lived in its grace and in the peace of its…

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The Elizabeth Park Conservancy

IT’S YOUR PARK WHERE NATURAL BEAUTY ABOUNDS

Elizabeth Park is more than a park. It is a unique urban oasis with an unparalleled blend of natural, horticultural, historical, educational, recreational, cultural, social, and economic assets.

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The Community First School

EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHANCE TO BRING OUT THE GREATNESS WITHIN!

The Community First School is a relationship-based and place-based school. That means we’re making room for purpose, curiosity, creativity and independent thinking by utilizing our best and greatest asset, OUR…

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Read to Grow

BUILDING LITERACY FROM BIRTH

Our mission is to promote language skills and literacy for children, beginning at birth, and to support parents as their babies’ first teachers.

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Literacy Volunteers

CREATING A COMMUNITY OF FULLY LITERATE ADULTS

The mission of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford is to create a community of fully literate adults through student centered instruction that catalyzes career readiness and advancement.

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Healing Meals

A COMMUNITY WHERE FOOD HEALS

Healing Meals was built on three certainties: Nutrient-rich food is a necessary part of a person’s overall well-being. Young people must be central participants in shaping our collective future...

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Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation

CREATING A CULTURE OF COLLEGE-GOING EXPECTANCY

HYS is creating a culture of college-going expectancy in Hartford neighborhoods, house changing the city that these kids love and call home.

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Gifts of Love

FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES

Gifts of Love reduces financial crises for working individuals and families in the Greater Hartford area by offering short-term programs and support and improve sustainability.

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The Bushnell Park Foundation

OUR DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN!

The Bushnell Park Foundation, in collaboration with the City of Hartford, is dedicated to the protection, preservation and enhancement of Bushnell Park…

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