Capital Workforce Partners (CWP), the state’s workforce development board in north central Connecticut, said it received a $98,000 grant to improve data-sharing platforms that spread awareness about at-risk youths.CWP said the Travelers Foundation grant will support its Hartford Data Collaborative, which connects 15 organizations to core data software and client-sharing services.The program receives support from […]
Capital Workforce Partners (CWP), the state's workforce development board in north central Connecticut, said it received a $98,000 grant to improve data-sharing platforms that spread awareness about at-risk youths.
CWP said the Travelers Foundation grant will support its Hartford Data Collaborative, which connects 15 organizations to core data software and client-sharing services.
The program receives support from the city of Hartford and the Hartford Opportunity Youth Collaborative, which has worked with 40 organizations to build career opportunities for young adults ages 16 to 24.
CWP officials said the grant supports its efforts to re-engage local youths in pursuing their career goals, as more than 4,000 in Hartford are disconnected from education and workforce systems.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded a three-year, $260,000 grant to the Center for Children's Advocacy to expand the nonprofit's services targeting adolescents and young adults from Greater Hartford who are transitioning from justice-system confinement or Department of Children and Families involvement.
The funding will support the Center's legal rights training and services, as well as community clinics.
Nearly 600 Hartford County youths ages 16 to 23 are confined in detention facilities each year and have limited access to developmentally appropriate supports. As a result, the recidivism rate for youths ages 15 to 25 is 52 percent, higher than the 32 percent rate for adults ages 26 to 30. Many youths discharged from confinement or foster care are on their own and at high risk of poverty, homelessness, and continued justice system involvement.
The Center offers youth legal services that include case management, and will seek to expand access by training pro-bono attorneys. A portion of the grant will also support the Center's administrative advocacy work.
