The High Hopes
Magazine
"Have you ever been to a place where everyone around you is friendly and thoughtful?...Well I have been to such a place...This has been the best experience I have ever had." Matt Logan
During the past school year, Leadership Greater Hartford trained and supported 250 parents, teachers, principals, and others in the art of working together to improve education for Hartford’s students.
Leadership Greater Hartford's
Benefits to the Community
The community benefits from Leadership Greater Hartford’s growing corps of dedicated leaders, volunteers and supporters, each of whom gains a better understanding of others’ perspectives and of regional issues. LGH graduates and members act to improve the quality of life in their communities by:
- Serving on hundreds of nonprofit boards of directors;
- Running for political office at the town, city and state level;
- Bridging political, economic and geographic differences, via the LGH network to address regional issues cooperatively;
- Supporting area nonprofits through volunteer projects and hands-on activities; and
- Mentoring youth and other emerging leaders.
The list of projects undertaken by Leadership Greater Hartford, its task forces and its graduates is long and varied. Significant contributions include the following:
- The refurbishing of Lozada Park, a playground in one of Hartford’s poorest neighborhoods.
- The creation of “Readers as Leaders,” a literacy program that links middle schoolers with beginning readers.
- Furnishing 30 transitional living units for women and children at My Sister’s Place.
- Publication of guidebooks that promote the city’s neighborhoods and treasures.
- Design and installation of a downtown sculpture, “Harvest Gate,” to encourage continuing commitments to solve hunger.
- Customized leadership development programs for youth, retirees, parents, Latinos, and neighborhood residents..