Organizations
Below is a list of organizations that are working on a variety of issues in the DataHaven region, listed by area of interest. If you know of another organization that should be included in this list, please send us an email at info@ctdatahaven.org and it will be considered for adding to this page. Please include details on the name of the organization, the location, web address (URL), and a brief description of the organization's mission. The DataHaven Development Team reserves the final right to determine the appropriateness of organizations to be added.
Early ChildhoodEconomic & Community Development
Education and Youth Development
Health
Housing
Environment
Health
Early Childhood (return to top)
Local/Regional Level
Alice Torres
350 State Street
North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: 203-498-6866
Email: atorres@aces.k12.ct.us
Students are ACES highest priority and we are committed through teaching, research and exploration, to providing high quality educational services.
Jessica Sagar, Executive Director
New Haven, CT 06513
Phone: 203.772.2294
Fax: 203.772.2386
Email: info@allourkin.org
All Our Kin is a New Haven-based nonprofit dedicated to educating and empowering parents and teachers, giving families child care choices, and expanding access to high-quality early care and education for our most underserved children.
Tomas Miranda
135 Sylvan Ave -- 1
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone: (203) 773-1847 Ext. 15
The mission of Casa Oto?±al is to create a community that functions as an extended family, providing a range of housing, social and cultural services to elders, families and children, with a focus on strengthening the Hispanic community.
Sandy Malmquist
22 Wall St
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-562-5437
Email: thechildrensbuilding@snet.net
The Connecticut Children's Museum building houses three programs, interwoven in purpose and philosophy: Creating Kids Child Care Center, Creating Curriculum Child Care Provider Training Program and the Connecticut Children's Museum itself. Each is inspired by the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, articulated by Harvard psychologist, Howard Gardner. This is a rich and resourceful, cutting edge educational theory, which recognizes the multiplicity of children's intelligences and honors the different ways children learn.
Laurie Ruderfer
53 School Ground Rd -- 3
Branford, CT 06405
Phone: 203-488-6800
Our mission is to improve literacy for all Connecticut children by providing books, by helping families share books with their babies starting at birth, by encouraging language development, and by promoting an awareness of literacy services.
State Level
270 Farmington Ave.
Suite 367
Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: 860-679-1519
Email: info@chdi.org
CHDI works to create, support, and facilitate innovative primary and preventative strategies. Its efforts are to maximize the effectiveness of institutions and systems directly affecting the health and development of Connecticut's children. Provides Early Childhood Town Data Profiles, as well as other resources including publications and links to other organizations committed to the health development of children.
1344 Silas Deane Highway
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1350
Phone: 860-571-7500
Fax: 860-571-7525
Data on child care capacity and cost by town available by town for 2003. Also has data on specific providers. Part of United Way Connecticut
James Horan, Executive Director
110 Bartholomew Avenue, Suite 4030
Hartford, CT 06106-2201
Phone: (860) 951-2212
Fax: (860) 951-6511
Email: info@cahs.org
The Connecticut Association for Human Services is the Connecticut grantee for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's national KIDS COUNT initiative. KIDS COUNT is a collaborative project that provides reliable, comprehensive, timely information on how well Connecticut's children are doing at the state and local levels
33 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 498-4240
Fax: (203) 498-4242
Email: voices@ctkidslink.org
CT Voices for Children seeks to promote the well-being of all of Connecticut's young people through high-quality research and public policy analysis, an active communications program, a commitment to promoting youth leadership and youth voice, and effective citizen mobilization and organizational collaboration.
Economic & Community Development (return to top)
Local/Regional Level
Althea Richardson, President
59 Elm Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 776-2777
Operator of the New Haven Empowerment Zone programs providing business development assistance and workforce development grants. Focus is six neighborhoods of New Haven
Robert Santy, President
900 Chapel St 10th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 203 821-3682
Fax: 203 821-3683
Email: regiongrowthpartner@snet.net
Regional economic development organization for the 15-town Council of Governments region. RGP runs the Pharos Project, the implementation of the comprehensive economic development plan for the region.
560 Ella T. Grasso Blvd
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone: 203-867-4030
Workforce Alliance is a policy and oversight organization responsible for creating a comprehensive, community-wide response to the challenges of building a highly skilled workforce. Through the coordination and administration of a variety of employment and training initiatives, we have prepared thousands of individuals for jobs and have assisted numerous employers with training and employee transition.
State Level
430 New Park Avenue
Hartford, CT 06110
Phone: 860.249.3800
Fax: 860.249.2500
Email: info@cedf.com
CEDF has numerous loan products to assist small business owners who have problems obtaining traditional financing, CEDF provides loans with flexible terms to ensure business success.
484 Farmington Ave.
Hartford, CT 06114
Phone: 860-570-0483
Email: cquickmire@onect.org
One Connecticut is a statewide coalition of one hundred human service, labor, interfaith and advocacy organizations that began collaborating in 2000 to fight poverty and build economic security. We are working to create a prosperous state free of damaging economic disparities for all residents and regions.
Education and Youth Development (return to top)
Local/Regional Level
Patricia Scussel, Executive director
900 Chapel Street, 10th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 787-6735
Fax: (203) 782-4329
Email: info@nhnfpe.org
The New Haven Network for Public Education facilitates community advocacy to improve and achieve the highest quality of public education for all children in New Haven Public Schools.
Christine Alexander, Director
45 Bristol St
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-752-1923
Email: newhavenreads@yahoo.com
To expand and support community efforts to teach young children how to read to meet the Board of Education’s recent policy of ensuring that all students can read by grade 3.
State Level
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06145
Phone: (860) 713-6548
CTSDE provides a wealth of information about education ontheir web site. For the State’s Connecticut Education Directory, go to http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/csde/publicmenu.asp For Profiles of all CT PK-12 schools, go to http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/cedar/profiles/index.htm
1028 Boulevard --242
West Hartford, CT 06119
Phone: 860-770-6721
Email: info@ctags.org
An advocacy group working to close the achievement gap in Connecticut
Health (return to top)
Local/Regional Level
Sandy Koorejian
PO Box 1329
New Haven, CT 06505
Phone: 203.865.1957
The mission of Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven (DVS) is to create an environment that supports individual safety and breaks the cycle of domestic violence.
1191 Ridge Road
North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: (203) 248-6582
Fax: (203) 288-7571
Email: info@ehhi.org
Environment and Human Health, Inc., a North Haven, CT, based nonprofit organization founded in 1997, is dedicated to protecting human health from environmental harms through research, education and the promotion of sound public policy. Environment and Human Health, Inc. is made up of doctors, public health professionals and policy experts committed to the reduction of environmental health risks to individuals.
Rosa Browne, Program Coordinator
New Haven, CT
Phone: 203-688-2219
Email: browner2@ynhh.com
Wellness Information Network program improves health care access for the uninsured and underinsured residents of the City of New Haven. The WIN program focuses on keeping people healthy and engaged in the health care system, reduces the Emergency Department visits and admissions, and reduces duplication of services. The uninsured and underinsured are often not connected to a health care system.
State Level
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202-307-0765
Email: askbjs@usdoj.gov
A very thorough resource for data on crime and justice. Local level data available nationwide.
Housing (return to top)
Local/Regional Level
Patricia McCann-Vissepo, Ex. Director
135 Sylvan Ave
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone: 203 773-1847
Fax: 203 773-3045
The mission of Casa Oto?±al is to create a community that functions as an extended family, providing a range of housing, social and cultural services to elders, families and children, with a focus on strengthening the Hispanic community.
Andrew Rizzo, Executive Director/Building Official
165 Church St
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone: 203 946-6353
The Livable City Initiative administers all housing and neighborhood improvement programs of the City of New Haven to create an atmosphere of a vibrant exciting City.
Pat Spear, Lead Organizer
81 Saltonstall Ave
New Haven, CT 06513
Phone: (203) 787-1090
Fax: (203) 787-5783
Email: elmcity.cong@snet.net
ECCO rebuilds neighborhoods, strengthens parishes, and teaches leaders how to exercise responsible, accountable power in public life
Carla Weil, Executive Director
171 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 203 789-8690
Fax: 203 865-6475
Email: carla@gnhclf.org
The Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund is the flexible source of alternative financing for affordable housing and community development in the New Haven area. Through its lending and investment, the Fund’s mission is to create and sustain vibrant neighborhoods.
360 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-498-8800
Email: info@hanh-ct.org
The Housing Authority has been dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of New Haven since 1938. It is our mission, in collaboration with the City of New Haven and other public and private stake holders, to develop, preserve and manage quality, affordable rental and ownership housing for New Haven, creating communities of choice that further economic independence.
James Paley, Executive Director
333 Sherman Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-562-0598
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven is a non-profit housing developer in New Haven providing housing rehabilitation assistance, new construction and affordable housing development for low- and moderate-income households. Incorporated in 1979, NHS has expanded its services in homebuyer education and financial counseling in our NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center, also located at 333 Sherman Avenue in New Haven.
, Executive Director
, CT
Phone: 203-562-0598
The NeighborWorks Home Ownership Center is designed to establish a community presence for most, if not all, of the lending institutions that do business in New Haven. Lenders will be able to use the Center to meet with prospective clients in a comfortable, non-threatening environment, in a facility that is owned and managed by a well-respected nonprofit organization having more than 20 years of service to the community.
State Level
505 Hudson St
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 60-270-8004
Email: ECD@po.state.ct.us
DECD monitors and analyzes the state’s housing environment and develops policies, strategies, programs and services that not only expand affordable housing opportunities, but also build a strong tax base, encourage safe streets, and empower neighborhoods and communities to flourish.
999 West St
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: 860 721-9501
Email: singlefamilyunderwriting@chfa.org
CHFA is a leader in housing finance in Connecticut.
Environment (return to top)
Local/Regional Level
Bethany, CT
Land trust for the town of Bethany with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Branford, CT
Land trust for the town of Branford with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Cheshire, CT
Land trust for the town of Cheshire with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
New Haven, CT
Has a Liveable City Initiative dealing with urban blight, a Community Gardens program, a Green Map
New Haven, CT
includes an Environmental / Neighborhood Restoration and Stewardship Program
New Haven, CT
CitySeed is operating a network of farmers' markets, including markets in Wooster Square, Fair Haven, Edgewood Park/Westville and Downtown. It is also working to establish a New Haven Food Policy Council.
Clinton, CT
Land trust for the town of Clinton with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
East Haven, CT
Land trust for the town of East Haven with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Guilford, CT
Land trust for the town of Guilford with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Hamden, CT
Land trust for the town of Hamden with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Madison, CT
Land trust for the town of Madison with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
New Haven, CT
Department responsible for planning in New Haven. Find Comprehensive Plan of Development and other current documents of interest.
New Haven, CT
Land trust for the city of New Haven with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Orange, CT
Land trust for the town of Orange with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Meriden, CT
An organization with the mission to conserve the Quinnipiac and its watershed
New Haven, CT
An organization dedicated to the restoration, protection, and appreciation of Long Island Sound and its watershed through advocacy, education and research.
Shelton, CT
Land trust for the town of Shelton with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Woodbridge, CT
Land trust for the town of Woodbridge with the mission to preserve open space and natural resource lands in the town
Woodbridge, CT
Land trust in Woodbridge that is the trustee for the 93 acre Alice Newton Street Memorial Park
State Level
Hartford, CT
An organization dedicated to growing a healthy economy with choice in transportation, housing and education; and respect for farmlands, open space, natural and historic resources.
Boston, MA
ACE builds the power of communities of color and lower income communities in New England to eradicate environmental racism and classism and achieve environmental justice. We believe that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and to be decision-makers in issues affecting our communities.
Hartford, CT
A statewide conservation organization dedicated to protecting Connecticut's farmland.
New Haven, CT
A nonprofit legal champion for the environment in CT, working to improve air and water quality, minimize the negative impacts of highways, and preserve open space, wetlands and public water supplies
Hartford, CT
The state agency with the mission to conserve, improve and protect the natural resources and environment of Connecticut
Hartford, CT
A bi-partisan, statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting Connecticut's environment by making it a priority for our elected leaders. CTLCV works in concert with Connecticut's environmental advocacy groups to identify and highlight important bills impacting our air, water, wildlife, open space, and our health. CTLCV also supports pro-environment candidates for political office at election time and holds state legislators accountable for their votes in an annual Environmental Scorecard.
North Haven, CT
Environment and Human Health, Inc., a North Haven, CT, based nonprofit organization founded in 1997, is dedicated to protecting human health from environmental harms through research, education and the promotion of sound public policy. Environment and Human Health, Inc. is made up of doctors, public health professionals and policy experts committed to the reduction of environmental health risks to individuals.
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IISD's strategic objective on measurement and indicators is to facilitate the development of robust sets of indicators for public- and private-sector decision-makers to measure progress toward sustainable development and to build an international consensus to promote their systematic use in assessment, reporting and planning.
Middletown, CT
The CT state chapter of the Nature Conservancy, a conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
Health (return to top)
Local/Regional Level
None available
State Level
None available
