CONFERENCEINFO

Each year NERSC's Conference Co-Chairs recommend organizations to support to our Conference Planning Committee who then select one organization to help. For May, we will be supporting Community Partners in Action.

On the front lines, Community Partners in Action supports the transition from life in the system to life in the community. Our model for impact blends direct services, community action and restorative justice advocacy. Our programs offer essential services including transitional housing, reentry and resettlement support, workforce development and coaching, as well as partnerships with mental health and addiction services.

We are community leaders in Greater Hartford, Greater Waterbury and other cities and towns in Connecticut. We help bring together nonprofits, city departments, state agencies and other partners to ensure all the needs of people in our care are met. Together, we are helping people discover new pathways in life.

We are among the leading advocates in Connecticut in the fight for restorative justice. Over the past decade, we’ve partnered to make important gains toward ending mass incarceration in Connecticut. There is still much to do to right the wrongs of the past and create new futures for so many denied their fair opportunities to flourish.

This year we've created a special Amazon wish list which you can purchase from and have the donations sent directly to us if you choose! We will bring the items to the conference and on Thursday night and a group of volunteers will help us pack the backpacks which will be picked up on Friday by a Community Partner's in Action representative.

Please help us by either purchasing items from the list or by volunteering onsite to help to pack the bags.