Multi-Service Agency Initiative
"By any conceivable measure the initiative was highly successful in building capacity among the agencies that were part of it."
- Recent report from national evaluator
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Multi-service agencies in Greater Hartford offer support to vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. Shelters, child care, soup kitchens, food pantries, employment training, nutrition education, meals for the elderly, health services and counseling are some of the important services they provide.
The work is critical to supporting those in need, sometimes desperate need. The challenges are never-ending. In an effort to help key multi-service agencies improve their structures, systems and staffing, the Hartford Foundation launched the Multi-Service Agency Initiative in 2001, dedicating more than $6.4 million to strengthen the core of participating agencies.
The recently completed Initiative focused on six key areas: planning and management systems, financial management, technology, human resources, communications and marketing, and development of board and staff leadership.
The following agencies completed the Multi-Service Agency Initiative:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc.
The Bridge Family Center, Inc.
Catholic Charities, Inc.
Hands on Hartford (formerly Center City Churches, Inc.)
Hispanic Health Council
Jewish Family Services
Manchester Area Conference of Churches, Inc.
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Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc.
YWCA of the Hartford Region, Inc. |