Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce
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About Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce
Builds statewide capacity to prevent underage drinking and substance use and builds strategic alliances to promote the overall well-being of Connecticut’s future workforce.
Focus Areas
substance misuse preventionmentoringyouth developmentfamily & community servicespublic education and outreach
Who They Fund
children and youthfamilies and caregiverslocal/community residents
Funding Style
community-based programmingdirect service deliveryprevention-focusedrelationship-building initiatives
About Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce
Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce Inc centers its grantmaking on helping Connecticut communities prevent underage drinking and substance use while strengthening the adult relationships around young people. The largest recent awards all sit in that prevention-and-mentoring lane, including $85,824 to Urban Community Alliance Inc in New Haven for Healthy Communities and Positive Relationships with Adults and $82,188 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ct Inc in Hartford for the same purpose. A separate $40,000 grant to Urban Community Alliance for mentoring shows that mentoring is not a side interest but part of the organization’s core strategy. The foundation’s recent grants also point to a statewide network approach rather than a single-site model. It funds local nonprofits in cities including Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury, Norwich, Torrington, and Norwalk, with repeated support going to organizations such as Family Strides Inc, Madonna Place Inc, Career Resources Inc, and Community Renewal Team Inc. That pattern suggests multi-year relationships with Connecticut service providers that work with children, youth, families, and community residents. The organization’s leadership is listed as Derrick Roland Harmon.
What Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce Funds
Mentoring is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. In 2023, the foundation awarded $40,000 to Urban Community Alliance for mentoring, and its active CT Mentoring Fund is described as a funding resource related to mentoring programs in Connecticut. Another major thread is healthy communities and adult-youth relationships. Recent grants include $77,388 to Catholic Charities Inc - Archdiocese of H for that purpose, $66,778 to New Opportunities Inc in Waterbury, and $48,500 to Urban League of Greater Hartford, all under the same program theme. Prevention-oriented community education also appears through named grantees such as Courage to Speak Foundation, which received $53,700 in 2024 and $38,150 in 2025, both for Healthy Communities and Positive Relationships with Adults. The foundation also distributes Deterra drug deactivation pouches at no cost as a direct prevention resource in Connecticut.
How Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$877K
Total Assets
$2.6M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenses
$4.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $67K, with a median of $43K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$43K
75th Percentile
$67K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DERRICK ROLAND HARMON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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