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Holistic Supports and Protective Factors

Objective: Enhance supportive service availability among agencies, with emphasis on mental/behavioral health and continuity of services at key transition points in a young person’s journey. 

Key Strategies: 

  1. Build capacity of member organizations to ensure youth are offered and connected to appropriate mental and behavioral health supports. 
  2. Coordinate with Pathways and Career navigation Workgroup to ensure young people have access to needed holistic supports, with emphasis on continuity of services across programs. 
  3. Build agency capacity through training and professional development opportunities with emphasis on strategies from Aspen’s BMWP framework. 

Funded by:

Aspen Institute Community Solutions Opportunity Youth Forum
Bank of America Foundation
Berkshire Bank Foundation
City of Hartford
Generation Works – United Way (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Lincoln Financial Foundation
People’s Community Foundation
State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families
State of Connecticut Youth Employment Program
Schultz Family Foundation
Travelers Foundation
US DOL Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act

Recent Posts

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Contact Us

Hartford Opportunity Youth Collaborative
c/o Capital Workforce Partners
One Union Place
Hartford, CT 06103
hoyc@capitalworkforce.org
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