by Julia Casey | Mar 2, 2023 | Prison Arts
March 20 – April 22, 2023 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 23, 4-7 p.m. The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University Community Partners in Action is preparing for the 43rd exhibition of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. This diverse, inclusive...
by Julia Casey | Feb 24, 2023 | Advocacy
Finding a decent place to live for those who have a criminal record is challenging. Even for individuals who were released several years ago. CPA participants who experience repeated housing denials from landlords and property managers based on their prior...
by Julia Casey | Feb 8, 2023 | Advocacy
As a result of our ongoing conversations with advocates and service providers within the Connecticut Reentry Collaborative working group, Community Partners in Action is supporting the following priorities for 2023 and beyond. Gus-Marks Hamilton, a brand-new member of...
by Julia Casey | Feb 7, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion
Black History Month is here, and we are creating brave spaces to raise our awareness for unconscious bias and societal privileges. As a multi-cultural organization where the vast majority of our staff and the participants we serve are black, we are moving along on our...
by Julia Casey | Feb 3, 2023 | Alternatives
Joanne Rivera has worked as a Human Services Worker at Community Partners in Action (CPA) for over six years. Her office is based in Waterbury at the Transitional Housing program where she helps residents who are pre-trial or sentenced, referred by the Court Support...
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