Projects

Teams of students from CT State Community College Capital and Trinity College have completed over thirty projects with community partners in the Liberal Arts Action Lab.

Spring 2025 Projects:

• Affordable Senior Housing Project with The Maple Avenue Revitalization Group (MARG): The Maple Avenue Revitalization Group (MARG) has observed a shortage of subsidized housing options for older adults in Hartford, forcing seniors to relocate outside of their longtime community to find housing they can afford.  This project aims to assess the current landscape of affordable senior housing in Hartford, and gather insights from seniors on their housing needs. Research the need and make policy recommendations to advocate for increased senior or multigenerational housing, ensuring seniors can remain connected to their community.
• Hartford Environmental Justice Advocacy Project with Center for Leadership and Justice (CLJ): For 40 years prior to 2023, a large incinerator plant burned the trash of over seventy Connecticut towns in the South End neighborhood of Hartford.  The incineration emitted toxic pollutants associated with asthma, cancer, and other health issues in the neighborhood, and residents successfully advocated for the closure of the plant in 2023.  Unfortunately, a plan to reopen the plant is being considered.  Work with the Center for Leadership and Justice to research residents’ experiences with the former MIRA plant and its environmental impact, and advocate for the centering of community voices in the future of the site.