Connecticut's Accreditation Facilitation Project (AFP) encourages early care and education programs to participate in the process of National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation. The accreditation process is a professional, national, voluntary, self-study and assessment system for early childhood programs. The goal of the Accreditation Facilitation Project is to:

- Improve the quality of early care and education by encouraging programs to participate in the NAEYC Accreditation process.

For more than a decade, Achieve3000® has supported the individuality and potential of every student by reaching them where they are to help them reach higher levels of reading and writing proficiency.

Achieve3000's fundamental belief is that literacy unlocks achievement, and that the key to improving literacy is differentiated instruction. Today, Achieve3000 is the leader in differentiated online instruction, serving more than one million students across the United States.

The Mission of the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (AASCC) is to empower adults to remain as independent and engaged as possible within their communities through advocacy, information and services. 

AASCC serves the needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities, and caregivers.

AASCC provides information and referrals, administers programs that assist individuals in the community, offers volunteer opportunities and employment counseling and placement and awards grants to community organizations.

All Our Kin trains, supports, and sustains community child care providers to ensure that children and families have the foundation they need to succeed in school and in life. Through our programs, child care professionals succeed as business owners; working parents find stable, high-quality care for their children; and children, the workforce of tomorrow, gain an educational foundation that lays the groundwork for achiev

United Way of Greater New Haven serves as an Americorps VISTA host site. UWGNH is partnering with the City of New Haven and the New Haven Public Schools to coordinate wraparound services to support school children's overall development and enhance their ability to learn in the classroom. The initiative, called Boost!, is a component of the nationally heralded school change initiative. Boost!

The Asset Building Collaborative is a service of the Community Action Agency of New Haven, Inc. (CAANH).

CAANH is one of the largest non-profit social service agencies in the New Haven region. Its programs and services consist of: Weatherization and Energy Assistance, Senior Services, Financial Education and Asset Development, and a Youth Program.

Their core service area includes New Haven, East Haven, Hamden, North Haven and West Haven. They provide specific services to residents of Branford, Madison, Meriden, Wallingford, Woodbridge and the lower Naugatuck Valley Area.

BHcare provides comprehensive behavioral health, prevention, and domestic violence services that improve the lives and health of the individuals, families and communities it serves.

BHcare is designated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as the Local Mental Health Authority for the following towns:

It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential.

The Connecticut Yankee Council, Boy Scouts of America serves over 17,000 youth members and nearly 4,600 adult volunteer leaders within five separate age-appropriate programs in the Fairfield, New Haven County area of Connecticut and the town of Southington in Hartford County.

The mission of Branford Cares is to raise awareness about the crisis of residents who are not able to provide for their own basic needs and to mobilize the community of Branford in a compassionate and concrete response. Taking action will sustain the service organizations that provide emergency and temporary food, shelter, utilities, health care, clothing, and transportation, but are unable to meet the rising number of requests for help.

We are a community collaborative dedicated to ensuring that all of Branford children, aged birth through eight are happy, healthy, safe and ready to learn in school and in life.  We work with home care providers, child care professionals, schools, town agencies, The Family Resource Center, Libraries, The Rec Department, YMCA, Read to Grow, Community Dining Room, Food Pantry, Counseling Center, parents and concerned community members to understand what Branford children are being offered and what could help them to better succeed.

CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement was established as an integral component of the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI). A goal of YCCI is to bring research from “bench to bedside”. The Alliance takes that one step further – ushering research from “bedside to community.” CARE seeks to enhance the health of the citizens of New Haven by fostering rigorous, community-based research and by converting scientific breakthroughs into practical benefits. The New Haven and Yale communities are collaborating in bold and innovative ways to improve the health of our city.

An agency committed to strengthening families by eliminating barriers to self-sufficiency, securing permanent homes for children, offering youth and adults alternatives to incarceration and providing behavioral health services.

United Way Funds a Family Center for 50 families that would encompass early childhood and youth programming, ESL and GED, adult literacy, including Motheread, and nurturing families programming.

Christian Community Action, Inc. is a not-for-profit ecumenical social service organization located in New Haven, Connecticut. Its mission is to express faithful witness by:providing emergency food,housing and support to those who are poor in New Haven;encouraging them in their efforts to attain self-sufficiency, and working to change systems that perpetuate poverty and injustice.

United Way of Greater New Haven, the City of New Haven and the New Haven Public Schools are partnering to ensure young people's success in school and in life.

Boost! is a key element of the nationally-recognized New Haven School Change Initiative which combines results-oriented management of schools and teaching talent with new efforts to engage parents and the community in supporting children’s success.

Mission: to assist people aged 55 and older to live independently and with dignity, to stay connected with family and community, to maintain health and wellness, to obtain services and financial assistance to which they are entitled, and to advocate for themselves.

Our mission is to provide accessible community-based mental health services and advocacy that promote healthy and resilient lives for children and families.

Our nationally recognized programs and multi-disciplinary approach to therapy have made us a leader since our founding in 1913. In fact, we are one of the oldest community–based non-profit outpatient mental health clinics in America.

Columbus House staff will assist clients of the Columbus House and Emmanuel Baptist shelters to find and maintain work that will pull clients out of poverty and provide them with the other benefits of employment: building self-esteem, self-sufficiency, and saving for the future. Employment supports will include: making career choices, resume writing, interviewing skills, on-the-job training. Staff will network with local employers to enhance job opportunities and increase collaboration. The program will serve 80 clients.

CAANH offers pathways to prosperity to those in poverty in the Greater New Haven area through: Service - Collaboration - Advocacy - Knowledge Generation.

Service – CAANH will continue to provide energy, emergency, food, diaper, weatherization, and medical transportation assistance to low income families and households.

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is a philanthropic institution that was established in 1928 through a bequest. For more than 80 years, thousands of donors have built the community endowment by establishing permanent funds or making gifts to existing funds that distribute grants. These donors, past and present, make their gifts to ensure that programs and causes that matter most to them will be supported today and forever.

Community Soup Kitchen is a non-profit agency that provides free, nutritious meals to anyone in need. The Soup Kitchen receives no city, state or federal money for our operation. We rely upon the community to support our mission. We have been in operation since 1977. In 2011, together with our associates at the Saint Luke's Lunch Program for Women and Children, and our four breakfast sites, we provided 58,256 meals. Included in that figure are the free bagged lunches we supply to the Fellowship Place Homeless Outreach program.

Through innovative out of school programs, CPEP acts as a catalyst to significant change underrepresented students knowledge, attitude and behavior relating to the pursuit of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

DataHaven is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving the Greater New Haven and Valley Region by compiling and sharing high-quality public information for effective decision making.

The mission of the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK) is to provide free, nutritious meals for homeless individuals and families, and the working and non-working poor of the greater New Haven area. To this end, DESK provides daily hot evening meals, bag lunches, weekly food pantry bags, and an emergency food bank for people in crisis. DESK also has a Pet Food Pantry and a biweekly Food Supplement program for seniors.  All of DESK's services are free.

The Diaper Bank’s Mission Statement is threefold in scope: to ensure that all families living in poverty have an adequate supply of diapers for their infants and toddlers; to raise community awareness that "basic human needs" include diapers but that these needs are not being met for children living in poverty; and to advocate for policy reform so that diapers are included in the definition of and provision for the "basic human needs" of families.

Our mission is to ensure that from birth, children have the opportunity to participate in meaningful, high quality early childhood experiences. We strive to increase community awareness regarding the importance of all children having the chance to enter kindergarten well prepared to learn.

The mission statement of the boxing club is to introduce amateur boxing to the New Haven area youth, and encourage sport participation, physical activity and health and wellness among the areas youth, boys and girls alike.  Elephant In The Room Boxing Club (EIR) will be a co-ed youth boxing gym, though studies reveal that only 5% of inner-city girls participate in sports. Our goal is to encourage our children and youth to live healthier and more focused lives.

Housing Authority of New Haven’s (HANH) Elm City Communities works for the community to make the city of New Haven a better choice for living. It is our goal to build better neighborhoods, create more options for desirable housing for families from multiple income levels, and accommodate those who may need extra assistance. It is the mission of Elm City Communities to provide, now and in the future, affordable communities of choice and opportunities for greater self-sufficiency for city residents.

Founded in 1995, and located in New Haven, CT, The Elm Shakespeare Company is a professional, multicultural theatre company committed to establishing a discourse with Connecticut’s communities and schools through the medium of Shakespeare’s plays.  In addition to free performances in Edgerton Park each August, the company presents innovative educational programming throughout the year.  Whether it is our long term residencies, after school programs or summer camp, the goal remains the same; to teach students, through practical application, the power of Shakespeare’s language and the m

United Way of Greater New Haven serves as an Episcopal Service Corps host site. UWGNH is partnering with the City of New Haven and the New Haven Public Schools to coordinate wraparound services to support school children's overall development and enhance their ability to learn in the classroom. The initiative, called Boost!, is a component of the nationally heralded school change initiative. Boost!

Our mission is to prevent child abuse, neglect and victimization across the life span and to serve those affected through home visiting, parenting education, counseling, youth and women empowerment and advocacy. Our goals are to strengthen and preserve vulnerable families, empower youth and disenfranchised populations and improve child health and developmental outcomes. 

Friends Center for Children is an early childhood education center providing year-round, full-time care for children ages 3 months to 5 years. The Friends Center offers a child-centered, hands-on learning experience in a safe and nurturing environment. At the Center, children learn through creative play and a wide range of developmentally-appropriate activities. The Friends Center is a non-sectarian organization whose value-based curriculum is guided and enhanced by its foundations in the Quaker principles of community, equality, peace, simplicity and truth.

The Greater New Haven Business & Professional, Inc. (GNHBPA) grew out of the need in the early sixties for minority businessmen and professionals to band together for: (1) Mutual support; (2) to become aware of services being provided by black professionals other than the legal and medical/dental areas; (3) to gain access to business capital; (4) create a nework of trained, knowledgeable and influential friends with a common ethnic background.

The Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund’s mission is to create and sustain vibrant neighborhoods and communities. Through its lending and investment, GNHCLF is the flexible source of alternative financing for affordable housing and community development in the greater New Haven area.

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

Grow New Haven is a network of people and organizations dedicated to connecting gardens to New Haven schools.  Our Goal is that all children in New Haven learn through direct, varied and cumulative experiences with the source of their food, leading to healthy and sustainable choices for themselves and their community.

Located in the Dixwell/Newhallville area of the City of New Haven, the proposed program will provide educational resources and training to teen parents to increase their knowledge of the important developmental milestones their children must meet to come to school success- ready. Key services include expanding opportunities for parents to learn child development skills and increase their involvement in their child’s school, supporting families’ efforts to access early care and education programs and assist teens to graduate from high school or obtain their GED.

IRIS- Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services- welcomes refugees from around the world for resettlement within a fifty mile radius of New Haven. A refugee is someone who has fled his or her country of origin because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Refugees are fully screened, and a small number are invited to resettle in the United States. They are fully documented and eager to work and begin a new life in a safe home. 

Founded in 1923, the Junior League of Greater New Haven is a not-for-profit women's volunteer organization that has sought to effect positive change in the Greater New Haven community by promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and supporting the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Leila Day Nurseries, Inc. is NAEYC accredited non-profit early care and education program serving approximately 100 children in preschool, kindergarten and after school classes. The program offers a stimulating and creative environment where children's social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth is supported and nurtured.

Life Haven is a temporary shelter providing a safe and nurturing environment for homeless pregnant women and women with young children. We are committed to assisting them in developing skills to help them to live independently.

Life Haven serves 20 families at a time. Over 150 families are sheltered annually, including 250 children. Almost 63 percent of the families entering Life Haven move out into permanent housing in the community. It is our goal to end homelessness, one family at a time.

Little Scientists is a "hands-on" approach to teaching science to young children. The goal of Little Scientists is to excite all children about the world of science, using innovative educational techniques. Coupling interactive projects, entertaining demonstrations and simple experiments with children's natural curiosity, Little Scientists introduces children to the thrill of scientific discovery.

Master's Manna is dedicated to helping families and/or individuals obtain essential needs. Master's Manna strives to promote food security, supply diapers for babies, provide educational opportunities to learn to assess and access both mental and physical support services. We do this work with respect, dignity and compassion.

Music Haven was founded on the idea that excellence and equity need not be competing or mutually exclusive goals. We believe that all people should have access to quality arts learning opportunities. Therefore, Music Haven practices “in-reach,” performing, teaching, and understanding the needs of our traditionally marginalized communities.

Music Haven was also founded with the goal of bringing together people of all races, ethnicities, socio-economic class, genders, and ages to support each other through music, so that this world can be a better place for everyone to live in.

Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven (NHS) is a nonprofit, community-based organization that has been serving the housing and homeownership needs of low- and moderate-income people in New Haven since 1980. A chartered member of the national NeighborWorks® Network, NHS’ mission is to increase homeownership; make homes functional, beautiful and affordable; and help residents take charge of their neighborhoods by building partnerships with area residents, business leaders, and city officials.

The New Haven Early Childhood Council brings together community members who seek to improve the lives and Education of young children and their families in New Haven. Their mission is to ensure that all children come to kindergarten with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.

Our mission is to build the capacity of organizations to better serve the community by providing literacy tutoring to more students, guidance to students and parents entering post-secondary institutions, and improve wrap-around services to combat the common difficulties children encounter when trying to learn.

New Haven Free Public Library invites you to browse our pages and visit our branches for a world of knowledge and information at your fingertips. Through its collection, media, services and programs, the library promotes literacy, reading, personal development and cultural understanding for the individual and the community at large.

The New Haven HomeOwnership Center is a subsidiary of Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven that was incorporated in 2001 to provide a complete range of homebuyer education and counseling services to NHS’ existing client base: low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers.  In incorporating the HOC, NHS recognized that a home is an asset that is only as valuable as the ability of its owner to retain it.  The HOC serves as a “one-stop shop” for prospective first-time homebuyers in the Greater New Haven area.

Our mission is to provide high-quality legal services to individuals, families and groups in the greater New Haven area, including the lower Naugatuck Valley, who are unable to obtain legal services because of limited income, age, disability, discrimination and other barriers.

Foreclosure Program

The vision of New Haven Public Schools is to ensure that all students will learn, succeed, think independently and value all people.  We also strive to provide nurturing, healthy, and safe school environments.
NHPS aim to teach respect, trust, understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of individual differences among all students through quality teaching and effective leadership.  We also work to make sure that family and community engagement as well as an equitable system of support and resources is provided to everyone.

Based in New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven Reads is a non profit organization dedicated to raising public awareness about the power and joy of reading.

URI’s GreenSkills program will employ formerly incarcerated adults and local low-income teens in street-tree planting, stewardship, and Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring for the city of New Haven. GreenSkills was designed to address two pressing needs: a declining tree canopy and low rates of employment. GreenSkills provides technical training in planting large trees, maintenance, and GPS. The program will serve 40 young adults and 24 ex-offenders.

New Life Corporation is a non-profit organization serving low and moderate income families in the Greater New Haven area. We help families increase their economic security through a combination of financial education, and asset-building services in order to create a more stable and sustainable living environment for families and their children.

Every Pilobolus workshop is modeled on the company's collaborative process of dancemaking and explores a sequence of skills which, taken as a whole, define a general approach to creative thinking in any subject. A standard after-school workshop lasts 1 1/2 to 2 hours and, with a single instructor, can accommodate up to 30 students of any age. The Pilobolus Institute also offers an in-school 45-minute class designed to work within the structure of elementary and middle school schedules.

Projects for a New Millennium was established in 1993 by Joy Wulke, environmental artist, as a non-profit corporation to create collaborative events that foster the fusing of art, science, and ecological concerns as a means of discovery, appreciation, and stewardship of the natural world.

SARAH is a family of agencies with programs to serve people of all ages and differing abilities. SARAH, Inc. services now reach from the greater New Haven region to Middlesex, New London and Windham counties. SARAH, Inc. provides early intervention, life skills, work training and employment supports to children and adults.

All who enter our doors will be welcomed and will be served to the best of our ability. Those who attend our pantries and meals sites do not need to prove they are in need; only come and be served.

We know that we could all end up needing a pantry, that empathy makes us committed to being welcoming and caring. All our meals and services are free of charge.

SOLAR YOUTH responds to the needs of urban youths as we takes advantage of the resources in the city. We Use ecology as a tool to teach youths about connections,ie. how they are connected to the environment, to their communities, and to each other. Through community service youths learn and practice the skills of stewardship. Through a conscious focus on positive youth development, students learn skills of critical-thinking, problem-solving and leadership.

From long- and short-term rehabilitation services to cancer treatments, mammograms (as well as other diagnostic tests) and physical therapy, Yale-New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus offers a range of services to meet the needs of young and old in our community, our state, and beyond.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The project is a program of The Children's Law Center, Inc. in cooperation with the New Britain and New Haven Public School districts.  It is a pre-court intervention designed to divert the filing of a Family with Service Need (FWSN) petition. This project matches interested attorney volunteers with middle school aged children who are experiencing problems with school attendance.

The West Haven Child Development Center believes that the family unit is the strongest influence in the life of the young child.

For seventeen years, Yale Model Congress has devoted itself to staging conferences that provide our high school delegate with the opportunity to assume the responsibilities of our elected representatives and to tackle the issues that face our nation. We strive to provide delegates with an engaging, fulfilling, and intimate environment in which to fight for their legislation, debate their opinions, and deepen their understanding of how our government works.

Founded in 1810, the Yale School of Medicine is a world-renowned center for biomedical research, education and advanced health care.

Among its 28 departments are one of the nation’s oldest schools of public health and the internationally recognized Child Study Center, founded in 1911. Its Yale Cancer Center is one of 41 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute.

Our mission is to educate leaders for business and society.

This mission attracts intellectually curious and globally aware people who want to become part of Yale University, one of the most eminent universities in the world. Yale excels in each of the three broad arcs of knowledge—the social sciences, the physical sciences, and the humanities. It has superb professional schools in law, divinity, medicine, and the environment, and the university is energized by an extraordinary college.

Through our diverse roster of artists, our mission is to engage participants of all ages and abilities in learning creatively through the arts.

We envision people of all ages and abilities in Connecticut actively participating in the arts. Our artists stimulate life long learning and creativity through their art form-dance, music, theatre, storytelling and visual arts. Each year we serve over 350,000 people in Connecticut with over 2,500 programs. Our programs take place in schools, community centers, housing authorities, libraries, and pediatric hospitals.