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Mission & Vision

The Connecticut Project is a social change organization that brings together communities, ideas, and resources to improve systems and generate real-world outcomes for people who are lower-income or asset-limited. We work for a just, thriving, and optimistic Connecticut where race, gender, income, geography, and other circumstances no longer predetermine opportunity.

Learn more about our early actions in our inaugural report

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Actions

We utilize a variety of tools to pursue our mission

Align

…people, groups, and institutions from throughout Connecticut.

Invest

…in innovative and effective programs and initiatives.

Advocate

…by mobilizing people for system-level policy change.*
*primarily through TCP Action Fund

Amplify

…issues and voices to advance solutions.

Inform

…through meaningful quantitative data and direct engagement with people.

Values

We strive to embody our values:

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People-First.

The interests of our Connecticut residents, particularly those deprived of opportunities and outcomes on a basis of race, income, geography and other circumstances, are first in everything we do.

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Continuous Improvement.

We listen, learn, and collaborate with humility alongside Connecticut residents and improve our methods with community feedback and guidance.

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Optimistic Realists.

We operate at the crux of possibility and pragmatism – the change we imagine is the change we work to achieve.

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Courageous Acts.

We are resolute in the pursuit of growth, equity, and justice, willing to learn from mistakes, and not afraid to challenge steady habits to accelerate progress.

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Better Together.

Grounding in the common humanity of all Connecticut residents ensures that personal, professional, and community differences lead to bolder innovations and stronger solutions.