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Community Partners in Action
Primary Cause
Human Services
Secondary Cause
Employment

Serving over 7,000 people each year, Community Partners in Action (CPA) focuses on behavioral change and advocates for criminal justice reform. Together, our employment, basic needs and recovery services positively impact lives, while helping to reduce recidivism & enhance public safety at a fraction of the cost of a prison stay.

Community Partners in Action
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Community Partners in Action

Support our CPA Culinary Training Program!

Now in its second year, the program will prepare 12 people each year---who are seeking a second chance--for careers in the culinary arts and hospitality industries. After completing pre-training at Billings Forge Community Works, each person gains 10 weeks of structured, on-the-job experience while working at Zest 280, a mission-based eatery. The trainees have an opportunity to learn all aspects of operating a restaurant.

This is a unique collaboration between CPA's STARR Training to Work Program, ZEST 280 and Billings Forge Works; 100% of the eatery’s profits---and your donations---go back into culinary training. Zest 280 is located at 280 Park St in West Hartford, CT.

Help CPA win Brackets for Good! Donate today!

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Community Partners in Action

When you first meet Vivian, you can’t help but love her friendly personality and appreciation for the little things in life. We asked Vivian a few questions about her experience:
How has your life has changed?
V: In 2015 I was making money illegally. I was involved in a high speed chase with police and almost lost my life. God gave me a second chance. I’m alive, working and I got my family back. Before I was making bad choices, but now I’m making good choices. I am excited every day to go to work.
What was your favorite part of your Zest 280 training?
V: Learning how to communicate better and be social. Working legally, I felt a sense of pride in making my own money and being able to pay my bills.
What are your goals for the future?
V: Mom and I want to open a Hispanic restaurant. I also want to buy a house.
Vivian now works at the Pond House Café. Due of her hard work, she was promoted to Banquet Captain! She is a great example of the positive impact of career training.

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Community Partners in Action

Backpack Program: When a person is released from prison, they are dropped off with only a bag of their belongings. Running a drive to collect backpacks filled with hygiene projects will give them the very basic items we take for granted, like toothpaste, socks and body wash.

Winter Coat Drive: You can launch a coat drive at your workplace, church or community group to provide outwear for our participants, the homeless and other organizations serving people in need.

Housing and Basic Needs Fund: A fundraiser will assist our participants with larger basic needs, such as 1 month of rent, a security deposit or a tuition payment.

Footwear with Care: Among the homeless, the basic needs for decent footwear and good foot care are rarely met. Footwear with Care fills this need by holding "Stuff a Cruiser" shoe drives and pop-up foot clinics for the homeless. Volunteers can help collect new and barely used shoes for men, women and children, which are distributed at the clinics.

Want to help? Skill-based volunteers are needed in the following categories!
  • Fundraising
  • Other
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Community Partners in Action

Suggested Donations

  • $10 can go towards a one week bus pass for trainees ($10.00)
  • $25 will purchase one professional Chef's jacket ($25.00)
  • $50 can pay for a pair of supportive, slip-resistant Chef's shoes ($50.00)

Funding Needs

Here's how you can help our CPA Culinary Training Program:

Transportation to and from Training:
$20 - 7 day bus pass
$65 - 31 day bus pass

Culinary Uniform:
$25 - 1 Chef's jacket
$50 - One pair of comfortable, supportive, slip-resistant Chef shoes

Culinary Tools:
$200 - 1 set of professional student knives

Training:10 week training cycle --- Three people/training cycle ---12 trainees/year

$ 350 - 1 week training stipend/person
$ 1,100 - 1 week of training stipends/class cycle
$ 3,500 - 1 complete cycle of training stipends/person
$10,500 - 1 complete cycle of training stipends/class cycle

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Community Partners in Action
Website http://www.cpa-ct.org
Email sbradford-jennings@cpa-ct.org
Address 110 Bartholomew Avenue, Suite 3010
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone number (860) 271-7198
Full-time Employees 95
Part-time Employees 5
Active Volunteers 20
Brackets For Good is an Indianapolis, IN based 501(c)3 charitable organization focused on activating new donors and increasing awareness for other nonprofit organizations through competitive, online fundraising.
 
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