About Us Home | Contact Us | Directions | A Brief History |
How We Can Help You | Volunteer Opportunities | Staff | Board Members
CAHS 2004 Legislative Agenda | Research and Evaluation | Feedback

The Connecticut Association for Human Services is an independent, statewide organization that works to reduce poverty and strengthen families and communities through advocacy supported by outreach, research and education.

Our Vision

CAHS works to ensure that all children and families have the resources and public policy support to become economically self-sufficient, and to ensure that those who cannot achieve self-sufficiency have access to basic needs, including nutrition, education and health care.

Our Values

• We are committed to providing the highest quality research, information, outreach services, and advocacy possible to realize our mission.
• We respect diverse perspectives, including those of low-income people most directly affected by the public policies and programs on which we focus.
• We work to amplify the voices of society's most vulnerable, including children and disempowered individuals and families, in the public policy arena.
• We must work to build bridges between different groups for the benefit of the whole, recognizing that our society is inter-dependent.
• We believe that public policies should be directed toward providing services to people who need them most.

How We Achieve Our Mission

CAHS's core strategy is to advocate for systems changes in public and private policies and programs and in the administration of public resources, to reduce poverty and its impacts, and to strengthen families and communities. To enhance our ability to achieve change, CAHS conducts:

• Outreach to provide families with information and tools to foster knowledge and develop skills to succeed as individuals and to accomplish shared goals as communities. Our partnerships with human service providers and their clients ensure our policy development and advocacy reflect the concerns of the community.
• Research and data analysis regarding needs, disparities, and opportunities to improve the well-being of children, families and communities, including information acquired through outreach to the community.
• Education and convenes members, advocates, providers, policymakers, businesses and the public concerning Family Economic Security issues.

Connecticut Association for Human Services | 110 Bartholomew Ave, Suite 4030 | Hartford CT 06106-2201
Email: info@cahs.org | (860) 951-2212 | www.cahs.org