Festival-goers browsing vendor tents on a rainbow-painted street at New Haven Pride

Nonprofits & Community Organizations

Nonprofits and community organizations across Connecticut

Nonprofits for getting help, getting involved and giving back. Community centers, youth programs, health services, Pride, the arts, disability services and career support, each with its programs and the way in.

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Peer group members talking together in the lounge at Triangle Community Center

Community Spotlight

Community center · Pride & events

Triangle Community Center

Norwalk, CT

Norwalk's LGBTQIA+ community center: care coordination, a food pantry, peer groups, youth nights and Pride in the Park.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ people of all ages and their families in Fairfield County and across Connecticut

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County

Bridgeport, CT

Interview suits, resume reviews and a monthly professional network for women entering work in Fairfield County, free through local referral partners.

Serves: Women in Fairfield County, Connecticut preparing for work, referred by local partner agencies

Around Hartford

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Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Dress for Success Hartford

Hartford, CT

Interview suits, free job training and career coaching for women in the Hartford area, plus a monthly network once they are working.

Serves: Women in the greater Hartford, Connecticut area seeking employment, referred through local partner agencies

Advocacy & legal · Pride & events

Equality Connecticut

Hartford, CT · statewide

Statewide LGBTQIA+ advocacy, policy work and community celebrations across Connecticut, with legislative priorities and healthcare office hours.

Serves: LGBTQIA+ people across Connecticut, including transgender and queer communities

Family & PFLAG · Community center

PFLAG Hartford

Hartford, CT

Monthly support meetings, education and the Brill Scholarship for LGBTQ+ people, parents and allies in Hartford, in person and on Zoom.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, their parents, families and allies in Hartford and across Connecticut

Around New Haven

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Community Spotlight

Community center · Pride & events

New Haven Pride Center

New Haven, CT

The LGBTQ+ community center of Greater New Haven: pantries, case management, resources and the annual New Haven Pride street festival.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, families and allies in Greater New Haven, Connecticut

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Urban League of Southern Connecticut

New Haven, CT

Job training, housing counseling, small business education and reentry housing support for African American and minority families in Connecticut.

Serves: African Americans and other minority communities in New Haven and Fairfield counties, Connecticut seeking jobs, housing stability and small business support