$1.9 MILLION FOR SECOND ROUND OF ‘UNITY GRANTS’ FOR YOUTH PROVIDERS

Published on July 07, 2022

HARTFORD, CONN (July 7, 2022) – Today Mayor Luke Bronin was joined by Congressman John Larson, Hartford’s Department of Families, Children, Youth, and Recreation, and local youth-serving providers to announce that the City of Hartford has awarded $1,858,938 in grants to 63 different youth-serving providers as part of the City’s second round of Hartford UNITY (Understanding the Needs In Today’s Youth) youth engagement grants.  This funding, from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan, will serve more than 9,000 young people in Hartford, supporting youth recreation, employment, enrichment, and mentorship to help young people recover and heal from the disruption of the pandemic. All programs operated by youth-serving providers will be free to youth who are Hartford residents.

“This year’s round of UNITY grants has been awarded to 63 local youth-serving providers who run a wide range of programs, from sports teams to music, arts, and dance to reading, mentorship and more,” said Mayor Bronin.  “Young people experienced so much disruption and uncertainty during the pandemic, and we’re committed to the vital and long-term work of supporting our kids as they recover, reconnect and heal.  We’re proud to build on the success of our first round of UNITY grants, and I’m grateful to the dozens of providers who are doing this important work in our community -- and grateful, too, to our entire federal delegation and the Biden administration for making these investments in our kids possible.”

“I fought to pass the American Rescue Plan in Congress so we could support organizations directly serving residents during this pandemic,” said U.S. Rep. John B. Larson. “It was a priority of the Connecticut delegation to ensure relief funds could be allocated by our local leaders, and Mayor Bronin has done a commendable job making sure these resources are available to the groups working tirelessly to support our youth.”

Grants come in three levels of funding: 1) Less than $5,000; 2) $5,000 to less than $25,000; and 3) $25,000 and above.  The grantees are:

  • Actup Theater, Inc.
  • Advocacy to Legacy
  • All Hues
  • Anwar Ahmad
  • Athletes R Us, Inc.
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut
  • Big Red Bird, LLC.
  • Black Girls Achieve
  • Camp Courant
  • Center for Latino Progress
  • Chanda Cato
  • Charter Oak Cultural Center
  • Community First School
  • Community Health Center, Inc.
  • Community Renewal Team, Inc.
  • COMPASS Youth Collaborative
  • ConnectiKids, Inc.
  • Donna Swarr
  • Ebony Horsewomen
  • Family Essentials Network, Inc.
  • First Night Hartford
  • Forge City Works
  • Free Center, Inc.
  • GHPA Youth Basketball Program, Inc.
  • Harc, Inc.
  • Hartford City Mission, Inc.
  • Hartford Consortium for Higher Education
  • Hartford Hurricanes
  • Hartford Lion and MLK Youth Soccer Program
  • Hartford Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
  • Hartford Performs
  • Hartford Stage Company
  • Hartford Wildcats, Inc.
  • Hartford's Proud Drill Drum and Dance Corp.
  • Hoopwave Sports Mentoring
  • Horizons Youth Enrichment Program
  • HYPE
  • Inara Ramin
  • Jacqueline Bright
  • James Gary
  • Justice Dance Performance Project, Inc.
  • Keney Park Sustainability Project
  • Luis Burgos
  • Eight Six Go Running
  • Mamie Dash
  • Michelle Camara
  • MPact Mentoring
  • New England Brothahood
  • NIRO Design Center
  • Omar Muhammad
  • Our Piece of the Pie, Inc.
  • Posh Paint Pop Up and Paint
  • Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut
  • Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble, Inc.
  • Supreme Being Mentoring Program
  • Sweet Sanctuary
  • Thaddeus Taylor
  • The Apostles House Youth Department
  • Troy Mckoy
  • Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc.
  • YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford, Inc.
  • YWCA Hartford Region, Inc.
  • Zerrell Stallings
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