Impact Blog
CPA’s Barrows and Taylor Appointed to Community Engagement Board
Our employees are our strongest advocates for our participants' rights and dignity. With this being National Women’s History Month, we are incredibly proud to announce the appointments of CPA’s Deb Barrows and Ann Taylor to the Community Engagement Board of the CT...
Interview: Leadership and Inclusion Boot Camp – Lessons Learned
CPA's Deb Barrows and Noely Sanchez Velez As CPA embarks on our journey of self-examination through the lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, CPA’s Deb Barrows and Noely Sanchez Velez reflect on their experience participating in the six-week “Leadership and...
Deborah Rogala Named New Director of Operations
We are thrilled to announce that Deborah Rogala, LCSW, was named Director of Operations for Community Partners in Action (CPA).In this new position for our agency, Deb and her team of Program Operations Directors will oversee CPA's 12 adult and juvenile programs...
On-Demand: CPA 145th Annual Meeting 2020
The Virtual 145th Annual Meeting of Community Partners in Action was held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. 115 people joined us as we celebrated and recognized our supporters, participants, funders, donors, volunteers, staff, and community partners who helped us get...
Women’s History Month: A Talk with The Hon. Maureen Price-Boreland
March is National Women’s History Month. Community Partners in Action (CPA) is recognizing the many women who have shaped our history as leaders, employees, and participants. We spoke with The Hon. Maureen Price-Boreland, who for over 20 years was the Executive...
Embracing Returning Citizens: Building Welcoming Communities – On Demand
Congratulations to Ron Houde, Elise Gonzalez, Liz Castle of the Hartford Public Library, and George Dillon of CPA's Hartford Reentry Welcome Center for bringing together a great panel of speakers for the "Embracing Returning Citizens" kickoff event on February 23rd...
James Greene, A Force in Criminal Justice Reform
Attorney James Greene, 1944-2021 (Photo Credit: Hartford Courant, Jan. 2021) It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Attorney James Greene, a former Program Director for CPA in the 1970s and 80s. During the years when we still were called the...
Decision Making and Unconscious Bias Training: View On Demand
We were delighted to have The Honorable Richard Robinson, Chief Justice of the CT Supreme Court hold a fun and interactive training for CPA and our guests called "Decision Making and Unconscious Bias: Turning Off the Auto-Pilot". Chief Justice Robinson took the...
On Demand: 2021 Reentry Advocacy Forums
The Connecticut Reentry Collaborative Policy Working Group is hosted four forums to highlight its 2021 Reentry Legislative Priorities. CPA Executive Director Beth Hines sits on the board for the Collaborative. Lawmakers, service providers, advocates, and...
Implicit Bias and the US Capitol Invasion
A Message from Beth Hines, Executive Director Our work at Community Partners in Action is very much about prison reform and respecting human dignity, but it is much more. The January 6th events in Washington D.C. are a stark reminder of two of our Country's root...