UConn and the CT Training School are participating in a mentor/mentee partnership to support youthful offenders incarcerated in two residential facilities. The training school is in Middletown, CT and Journey House is located on the grounds of Nachaug Hospital in Willimantic, CT. Students from Journey House visit PA2SS, the peer mentoring program at the African […]

Kids and UConn Bridging Education (KUBE): This collaboration with the Puerto Rican / Latin American Cultural Center is a multicultural mentoring program that builds literacy and educational aspirations for local middle school students while also helping them develop social skills. KUBE achieves this by pairing the middle school students with AsACC and PRLACC students who […]

UConn Extension PEP Communities Program The UConn PEP Communities Program is for adults and older teens. The program is designed to build on the participants’ unique strengths and life experiences and emphasizes the connection between individual and community action. Because the UConn PEP Communities Program is adaptable to various settings, the program is offered throughout […]

CHRP is a collaborative network of educators and organizations committed to providing residents of Connecticut opportunities to develop their understanding of and commitment to human rights. CHRP promotes and supports educational efforts that foster critical attitudes and values rooted in respect for all persons’ equal dignity and human rights. CHRP encourages and supports academic institutions […]

UConn Extension leads this project along with six organizational partners and 11 collaborators to generate new learning opportunities that: Respond to different skill gaps in production and farm management for advanced-level and early-stage beginning farmers (BF). Leverages organizational partners’ capacity to meet the unmet needs of BF through existing training. Addresses farmland access needs of […]

Through this project, UConn Extension and its collaborators at The Last Green Valley and Resources, Conservation & Development, Inc. aim to increase sales and customers for direct-market producers in 23 rural towns of Northeastern Connecticut and increase consumption of locally grown food. The project delivers community presentations and outreach activities to increase the number of […]

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Connecticut (OLLI at UConn) is a member-driven program offering non-credit learning experiences (courses, lectures, and special events) to all adults who are 50 or older and want to engage socially and intellectually with their peers as teachers and learners. OLLI also provides fertile ground for exchanging […]

This program works closely with state agencies and non-profit partners to help schools source, serve, and celebrate locally grown food. Put Local on Your Tray Program helps school food directors find and connect with local farmers, provide recipes and ideas for serving local food in the cafeteria, and offer fun and exciting educational materials to […]

Healthy Homes education and workshops are designed for youth and adult audiences so they can understand Healthy Homes principles, become advocates in their family and community, and support the concept of health and housing equity achieved by living in a safe, stable, and healthy home. The principles of a healthy home are: Keep it DRY, […]

The Veterans History Project is a nationwide effort of the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. More than 137,244 veterans have told their stories […]