Ms. Natalie Langlaise, a mother and parent leader at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, participated in CAC’s leadership training. She served as a primary leader in developing the MLK campaign’s organizing strategy and
For many years, Hartford Public Schools (HPS) have diverted funds slated for the renovation of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School (MLK) in Hartford’s North End. Beset by years of disinvestment, CAC began
Thirman Milner parent leaders win organizing victory to improve school safety
Hartford Public Schools is leading a process called Equity 2020 to determine what schools to close and consolidate in the City of Hartford. The first round of proposals were released, without input from Equity 2020
Plan for Hartford Public School Closings announced
Parents win organizing campaign to keep neighborhood school open!
Community organizers from the Christian Activities Council (CAC) visited with over 30 residents displaced from a fire which gutted their Vine Street apartment building in late July 2015. What the organizers found were residents facing imminent homelessness after a short two week stay at the Super 8 Motel in Hartford.
In response to several concerns affecting athletics at Weaver High School, CAC’s organizers held a meeting with over 30 parents and a number of athletes to better understand the issues.
On July 26, 2015 a two-alarm fire caused 18 low income families to be displaced from their apartment on Vine Street in Hartford.