Impact Blog
BEDI Spotlight
At Community Partners in Action (CPA), we are committed to fostering an environment where every team member feels valued, respected, and included. To further this mission, we are excited to introduce the BEDI Pledge—a condensed version of our Workplace Equity...
Celebrate! Prison Arts 2024
A crowd of nearly 150 came together on a splendid early June evening at The Pond House Café at Elizabeth Park for our Celebrate! Prison Arts 2024” A Summer Soirée of Artistry and Storytelling.” The event, which raised over $60,000 for the Prison Arts Program,...
Staff Spotlight
Staff Spotlight: Dishon Rucker, REGIONS Hamden Perspective. It’s something that changes throughout one’s life. For Community Partners in Action’s Dishon Rucker, an Assistant Program Manager at our Hamden REGIONS program, his perspective has evolved considerably...
Halloween Brunch Raises Money for Reentry Welcome Centers
A big thanks to everyone who supported our 24th Annual Reentry Halloween Spooktacular Brunch at the Pond House Cafe. The Brunch raised $29,000, and 100% of the funds will support services provided for participants at the Hartford and Waterbury Reentry Welcome Centers.
Formerly Incarcerated Woman Breaks the Stigma of Incarceration through Positive Action
Tracie Bernardi Guzman recently took to the stage at TheaterWorks in Hartford where she was inducted into the 2023 Connecticut Hall of Change as a Great 8. This honor has been bestowed upon only eight people each year since 2020, in recognition of their outstanding...
Gordon’s Place: A New Transitional Home for Men in Hartford
One of the biggest struggles facing people who are assimilating back into the community after incarceration is housing. Thanks to a recent Opioid Settlement grant from the City of Hartford, Community Partners in Action (CPA) is now operating a Hartford-based...
Donor’s Enduring Support for People who are Justice-Involved
Margaret Levy’s relationship with Community Partners in Action (CPA) goes back to the 1970’s. After earning her Juris Doctorate (JD) from the University of Connecticut in 1974, Margaret began working at the Connecticut Prison Association, the agency’s name prior to...
Youth Learn Life Lessons on the Green
K J Smith from First Tee Connecticut stepped onto the green at Goodwin Park in Hartford with four tentative-looking youth to show them the basics of golf. It is their first lesson, and they are learning how to hold a proper stance and practice swinging the club. The...
Welcome Lizzette Irizarry
Community Partners in Action is thrilled to welcome our new intern, Lizzette Irizarry (Lizzy), who will help to expand CPA's expanding advocacy work and relationships with area nonprofit organizations. In her role, Lizzy will also work on developing our national...
Prison Artists Envision Their First Taste of Freedom
July 13, 2023 -- Community Partners in Action’s annual Celebrate! CPA Prison Arts at Theaterworks Hartford, Executive Director Beth Hines, donors, board members and Honorary Chair Hartford City Mayor Luke Bronin shared a mutual commitment to justice-involved...