Register to vote by October 30th to participate in the upcoming November 6th midterm elections! While voting is not the only way to make your voice heard, it provides a critical opportunity to hold elected officials accountable, unite towards a common cause, and voice...
Please note: if you did not participate in one of our two prior information sessions, you are not eligible to apply for this funding. Please subscribe to our newsletter for future opportunities. Dear Partners and Colleagues, We are pleased to share that the Perrin...
Jeremy Cajigas, sits on the youth advisory board over at the Citywide Youth Coalition. Jeremy has worked on issues such as Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, Immigration Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Juvenile Justice Reform and the Miseducation of our Education System...
In our 2013 Field Scan, PFF and Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) outlined the many obstacles that hindered the advancement and progress of Connecticut’s youth-led social change field. BLOC was designed in an effort to address and challenge these...
On April 27th, Connecticut Students for a Dream’s five-year fight #AffordtoDream came to a victorious end when legislation opening access to institutional aid was passed with broad bipartisan support and signed into law by Gov. Dannel Malloy. Prior to this victory,...
In June, PFF hosted a free workshop, “Activating the Minds of Critically Conscious Youth” at The Connecticut Center for the Arts and Technology (ConnCAT). As part of the the Foundation’s commitment to strengthening the youth sector through capacity...