The Connecticut Economic Opportunity Summit
About this Event
Across Connecticut, one word keeps coming up in conversations with residents: affordability. When families can't cover the basics food, housing, healthcare, childcare, transportation, and taxes everything else becomes out of reach. Education. Economic mobility. A secure retirement. A life built here, in Connecticut.
These aren't separate crises. They're part of the same system and solving them requires all of us in the same room.
The Economic Opportunity Summit brings together community members, policymakers, medical professionals, food systems stakeholders, advocates, and nonprofit and business leaders for an honest, intersectional conversation about the challenges Connecticut residents face and the concrete steps we can take together to address them.
Over the course of the day, you'll hear directly from families and communities living these realities. You'll get a clear picture of the current landscape in Connecticut. And you'll leave with real action steps, a stronger sense of connection across sectors, and the knowledge that you are not alone in caring deeply about these issues.
Because when people can meet their basic needs, they don't just survive, they stay, they grow, and they contribute to a stronger Connecticut for everyone.
This summit is for you if you are a:
- Community member or resident
- Policymaker or agency leader
- Food systems stakeholder — farmer, food bank, distributor, or advocate
- Medical or public health professional
- Community-based organization supporting families
- Policy professional or researcher
Come ready to listen, connect, and act.
Where is it happening?
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