by nsanchezvelez@cpa-ct.org | Sep 16, 2022 | CPA Statements
Article written by: Julia Casey Victoria Steele’s personal mission is to help remove some of the stigma associated with jail time as well as mental illness. As someone who was formerly incarcerated, she pursues this purpose every day with gusto. Victoria came to the...
by Sandra Bradford-jennings | Apr 15, 2022 | CPA Statements
Second Chance Month 2022 Community Partners in Action has always believed that “People Can Change.” This belief is at the core of our services, our staff’s commitment, and the mission of our network partners. Anyone who has served their sentence...
by Sandra Bradford-jennings | Mar 14, 2022 | CPA Statements
March is Women’s History Month. We celebrate the advancements that women have fought for to make a more just, more equitable world. But on the journey to equality, the road still has bumps and potholes, there are still barriers to gender equity. This is even more...
by Sandra Bradford-jennings | Mar 2, 2022 | CPA Statements
Executive Director Beth Hines submitted written testimony to the CT Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees in favor of HB 5248, “An Act Concerning Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions on Occupational Licensing”, which prohibits employers from...
by Sandra Bradford-jennings | Mar 1, 2022 | CPA Statements
TODAY, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Housing Committee will hold a public hearing on a number of bills, including H.B. 5208, An Act Concerning Housing Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Persons. If enacted, it will protect housing applicants with criminal...
by Sandra Bradford-jennings | Jan 11, 2022 | CPA Statements
“Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again.” James Baldwin. Mural of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, GA by artist Marvin Weeks. Photo: First Coast News. The execution-style killing of Ahmaud Arbery by white...
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