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Team leaders negotiated with the Governors staff to craft the legislation and then worked with key legislators to see the bill passed and then signed into law by Gov. Lamont (HB 6918 of 2023); 2)CONECTs Education Team worked actively through the first half of the year with allies, such as FaithActs for Education and the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance, to press for full and fair funding for K-12 schools around the state after years of CT underfunding or ignoring its own Educational Cost Sharing formula to support poorer school districts. CONECTs pressure, along with that of our many allies, resulted in a $150 million increase in K-12 funding in FY 2025 and an additional $122 million increase in FY 3)CONECTs Health / Mental Health Team pressed for action to pilot crisis receiving centers or crisis stabilization centers in CT to be a third place alternative to serve people in acute mental health crisis instead of in Emergency Rooms or in prisons / jails; 4)Organized two sets of Regional Gatherings in fall of 2023 to engage leaders from member congregations locally in the Greater New Haven, Greater Bridgeport, and Greater New Haven regions. The three held in October focused on rebuilding relationships in one-to-one conversations and the three in November focused on more House Meeting style small group discussions to spur story sharing around issues and concerns affecting individuals, families, and communities in each region; 5)Started laying the groundwork to organize a Housing Team based on the numerous stories shared at the Regional Gatherings about pressing issues of housing affordability; 6)Organized and supported local issue work in Hamden (home foundation repair, open space, affordable housing), in Trumbull (Policing & Eid holiday), in Meriden (schools), and more; 7)Continued work to develop a strategy for community education and buy in on sharing Race, Ethnicity, and Language (REaL) data with health care providers; 8)Continued to support the progress of the National Gun Safety Consortium in testing life-saving gun safety & locking devices; 9)Recruited one Congregational Church (United Church on the Green, New Haven) to join CONECT; 10)Trained roughly 50 leaders on organizing concepts, ideas, and tools. 483765 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CT X TROYE JACOBS 2037871090 P O BOX 4298 Hamden CT 06514 MATT MCDERMOTT LEAD ORGANIZER 40.00 0.00 X X 122000 0 0 MS THERESE LEFEVER STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI MICHAEL FRIEDMAN EXECUTIVE TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIN ODELL MONTGONERY COOPER EXECUTIVE TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS KAREN BAAR STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS ANGELA DEMELLO STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR CECILIO CUAPIO STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR KENNY FOSCUE STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR MOSTAFA HASSAN STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS REENA AURORA KAUR STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR JOSE OSTORBA STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS DEBRA TANGARONE STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS NATASHA KOONCE WEBSTER STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FR JIM MANSHIP EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBER 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS CHER BALKCOM STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS MELANIE LEE STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR JACK OMELIA STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS SUNILA FADL STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS TARICE GRAY STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MS MINTI KAUR STRATEGY TEAM 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 REV PHILIPPE ANDAL CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE TEAM 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MS LIZ KEENAN CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE TEAM 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MS CINDY ZUCKERBROD EXECUTIVE TEAM-SECRETARY 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MR RICHARD PEARCE EXECUTIVE TEAM-TREASURER 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 122000 0 0 1 false false false 113483 383875 497358 TRAINING INCOME 900099 7330 7330 7330 7216 7216 0 511904 14546 0 0 X 122000 111020 10980 139113 126593 12520 99009 90098 8911 21179 19273 1906 5202 5202 11107 10107 1000 4712 4288 424 SUPPLIES 10554 9604 950 CONSULTING EXPENSE 44000 44000 MEALS EXPENSE 6333 6333 TELEPHONE EXPENSE 3107 2827 280 65594 59622 5972 531910 483765 48145 0 X 323629 291728 329607 340619 1308 1308 2587 2587 654544 633655 3226 2343 3226 2343 X 651318 631312 651318 631312 654544 633655 -20006 0 X true X false true false X 398232 617556 664325 367642 383875 2431630 21973 23165 2940 4201 7330 59609 420205 640721 667265 371843 391205 2491239 0 0 0 0 0 0 2491239 420205 640721 667265 371843 391205 2491239 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X true false false false true false true false false false 2587 2587 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 AFTER 990 IS COMPLETED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM, A COPY IS GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 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