Mission

YouthBuild Hartford

Housing Counseling/Education

Earned Income Tax Credit

Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)

Vision

Residents will have the personal skills and financial assets sufficient to assure stable futures for themselves and their families.

Mission

The mission of Co-opportunity is to create neighborhood stability and economic prosperity by increasing the income, earnings and wealth of residents of the Greater Hartford region. Co-opportunity will accomplish this by providing services in the areas of financial education and counseling; workforce development; and asset building, including homeownership.

Values

We hold these values regarding those we serve. They:

  • seek opportunity, stability and growth in their lives.
  • make sound decisions when given good information.
  • have dreams and aspirations that can be achieved.
  • are personally responsible for their own decisions.

We hold these values regarding our agency. We:

  • meet our participants where they are with respect to knowledge, ability, skill, and desire for improvement.
  • work with them to achieve their desired goals.
  • collaborate with other agencies to ensure all the needs of our participants are met, and to ensure the most effective use of resources.
  • make a long-term commitment to those we serve and our community.
  • hold ourselves accountable by achieving measurable results.
  • operate in all our professional relationships with transparency and integrity.
  • provide services appropriate to our diverse population.
  • foster a working culture of continuous learning and improving.