Center for Social Research Tapped for Major Research Project

UHart's Center for Social Research is the recipient of a large contract, over five years, as part Connecticut Children’s North Hartford Ascend Pipeline (NHAP) project. Connecticut Children’s received the $30 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Promise Neighborhoods Program, and an additional $36 million in matching funds from state and community partners.

Connecticut Children’s will work with the Center for Social Research, the City of Hartford, and more than 20 other partners to implement the NHAP, a cradle-to-career effort to ensure children living in the North Hartford Promise Zone–the Clay Arsenal, Northeast, and Upper Albany neighborhoods–have the supports they need to reach their full potential. This includes coordinating and integrating existing support services (e.g., state programs, nonprofits), local schools, and the community to build the NHAP and facilitate families’ access to a continuum of “prenatal-to-career” services. Read more.