Who is Hartford Project Care?

Hartford Project Care, formally known as Start to Care, had its first meeting in June of 2003. The coalition was initially brought together with representatives from local businesses, local government, law enforcement, school districts, faith communities, AODA personnel, and parks and recreation. Recognizing the at-risk behavior of our youth, the group realized something needed to be done in terms of prevention. In August of 2003, the group televised a Roundtable Discussion and the coalition has continued to further define itself and grow since that time.

After careful research, Hartford Project Care selected the 40 Developmental Assets™ approach developed by Search Institute to address our youth's behavior. Focused on building youth success using a proven, positive system that the entire community can adopt, the 40 Developmental Assets™ approach is powerful, easy to build, and easy to learn. We invite you to learn more about the 40 Developmental Assets™, whether you are a child, teen, adult, parent, business leader, or community servant. If you are inspired by what you learn, please consider joining us in making the greater Hartford area a better community by incorporating asset building into your daily life. We welcome new members to our coalition, too. Please consider volunteering or contributing to the cause.

The bottom line is that happier, healthier youth will lead to a better community for all of us. For employers, employees who have happier, healthier children experience decrease absenteeism in the workplace to attend to their children's needs. Happier, healthier youth make better behavioral choices, contribute to their communities rather than prey on them, and achieve more in school. Happier, healthier adults decrease turnover and recruiting costs for their employers and raise happier, healthier children. Happier, healthier businesses lead to a more productive, prosperous community. As you can see, building success in our children will lead to more successful youth and adults, lower at-risk behaviors, and a safer, healthier community. Join us in building the future of the greater Hartford area..