Impact Blog
Message from the Executive Director
Entering our 151st year, I’m guided by the responsibility that comes with our rich history. Community Partners in Action has helped shape reentry in Connecticut since 1875, and today we remain focused on building forward in impactful ways that matter for the people...
After 28 Years, Benito Came Home to Help Others Rise
On a winter afternoon at Community Partners in Action’s Hartford Reentry Welcome Center (HRWC), Benito Lugo Baez sits across from a participant preparing for a job interview. Benito listens carefully. He asks questions. He challenges gently. He encourages firmly. He...
Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2025
Beginning in December 2025 and continuing throughout the month of February, more than 600 works of art created by incarcerated artists were exhibited at Eastern Connecticut State University as part of CPA’s Prison Arts Program Annual Show. The exhibition drew many...
Meet our New HR Director
Mary Beth Peacock, MLS, SHRM-CP, joined CPA in November as Director of Human Resources, with more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit healthcare and public-sector settings. She previously served as Director of Human Resources for Cheshire Public Schools and as...
Kirk Gets His Driver’s License
Many of our staff at ADMIN, Manchester AIC, the Washington Street Complex, and Hartford Reentry Welcome Center know Kirk Skinner as both a former participant and now as an employee, responsible for janitorial and custodial duties. Always with a smile on his face, a...
Nearly 1,000 Moments of Dignity
When the Clothes Closet at Hartford Community Court (HCC) began running low this winter, a community responded. Through the leadership of Connecticut State’s Attorney Investigator Jose Martinez and HCC Program Manager Deb Barrows and in collaboration with the Town of...
A Message from the Executive Director
Dear Friend, Our Inspiring Hope 150th Anniversary Gala on September 18 at The Society Room of Hartford was a night to remember. From the red-carpet welcome to the performances by Steve Moran and Latanya Farrell and her band, and the premiere of our 150th film, our...
Prison Arts Annual Show 2025 Coming to Eastern Connecticut State University
Community Partners in Action’s Prison Arts Program will present the Prison Arts Annual Show 2025 at The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic from December 8, 2025, through February 28, 2026. Now in its fifth decade, the Annual Show...
Staff Spotlight: “It Gets Greater, Later.” Gerald Scott’s Journey of Purpose & Patience.
When Gerald Scott talks about the young men he mentors at Community Partners in Action’s (CPA) REGIONS program in Hamden, his words carry the weight of experience, and the optimism of someone who has seen change happen, one patient conversation at a time. “I tell them...
Health & Wellness Resource Fair Brings Community Partners Together
The Greater Hartford Reentry Welcome Center was alive with energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, as the Greater Hartford Reentry Council hosted a Health & Wellness Resource Fair, welcoming scores of participants and more than two dozen community organizations offering...