Impact Blog
Not All Heroes are Famous
It is Black History Month, and we turn our eyes to the past to celebrate the rich and yet often cruel history of black Americans in this country. It is a complex history, filled with great accomplishment and great tragedy, with amazing perseverance and heroism and...
A Tribute to Gordon Bates
We are deeply saddened to share that Rev. Gordon S. Bates, Executive Director Emeritus and the historian for Community Partners in Action (CPA), passed away on January 22, 2022. He was 87 years old. We send our sincere condolences to his wife Wanda and family. Gordon...
Prison Arts! Virtual Reception – Sunday, February 6, 2022
The Prison Arts! Virtual Reception, hosted by the Monastery Gallery of Art and the JustFaith Ministry of Holy Family, is Sunday, February 6th from 4 to 5 pm. The event is an opportunity to hear about featured works from the Community Partners in Action Prison Arts...
Evaluation of Hartford Reentry Welcome Center Finds Success Despite Pandemic
Community Partners in Action (CPA) opened the Hartford Reentry Welcome Center (GH-RWC) in 2018 as a three-year pilot project funded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The Reentry Welcome Center is a place specifically designed to help people returning home...
Life Sentences for Killers of Ahmaud Abrery Chip Away at Systemic Racism
“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...
Community Partners in Action Awarded $750,000 Reentry Grant
U.S. Department of Justice grant will expand CPA's prison reentry initiatives in Hartford and Waterbury. Community Partners in Action is the recipient of a three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to implement and expand our Reentry Welcome...
New Members Join 2022 Board
Community Partners in Action is pleased to announce four new members are joining our 2022 Board of Directors. See the full board list here. We want to thank KC Burns and Tiffany Stevens, who will complete their terms on December 31st, for their commitment,...
Justice Garden Grows Nourishment and Positivity
Between a building and a parking structure on Washington Street, you can see a small strip of land where a bounty of vegetables was grown. A few months ago, the “Justice Garden” was installed by CPA’s Community Service Program at Hartford Community Court. Over the...
NPR: Can formerly incarcerated people fill the labor gap? LISTEN
CPA's Director of Operations Deb Rogala spoke with NPR's John Henry Smith the talk about Connecticut's labor shortage and how people who were recently released from prison can help to fill the labor gap. LISTEN
Reentry Halloween Virtual Celebration-October 28th – ON DEMAND
Watch Now Community Partners in Action's (CPA) 23rd Annual Reentry Halloween (Virtual) Celebration was a success!Close to 60 people joined us. It was a night of passion and hope that was felt by all of us. We raised over $22,000 dollars for our Reentry Services,...