Our Purpose & Principles
Our Mission is to expand pathways to living wage jobs and economic mobility for all by collaborating with partners across Connecticut to advance equitable education and workforce systems and practices.
VALUES
EQUITY
HUMILITY
Collaboration
Optimism
Impact
Our Strategic Approach
We partner for impact
We bring together 200+ skilled volunteers, a growing professional staff team and partners across education, business, government and the nonprofit sector. Our partnerships are deep, trusted and built to deliver measurable, lasting results.
We advance equitable systems & practices
We tackle the root causes of the opportunity divide by helping redesign how Connecticut’s education and workforce systems work — aligning strategy, resources and leadership to create fair outcomes for all residents.
We work across levels
We act as the bridge between local innovation and statewide transformation — working hand in hand with community organizations while collaborating with state agencies, statewide organizations, and employers to scale what works.