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Boston Fed President and CEO Eric Rosengren shares laughs with Superintendent of East Hartford Public Schools Nathan Quesnel and East Hartford Mayor Marcia Leclerc at Silver Lane Elementary School.

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Boston Fed President and CEO Eric Rosengren meets with the Hartford Working Cities team at the Center for Latino Progress in downtown Hartford to discuss implementation strategies. The Hartford Working Cities Challenge team is focused on creating pathways that move struggling young adults steadily forward to quality employment with good wages.

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Boston Fed Senior Vice President and Community Affairs Officer Prabal Chakrabarti welcomes the winning teams, funding partners, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and others to the celebration of the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge.

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Attendees applaud as the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge celebration event kicks off at Connecticut’s Old State house in downtown Hartford.

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Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Travelers Andy Bessette and Jay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, enjoy the Connecticut Working Cities challenge celebration at Connecticut’s Old State House.

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A full room at the celebratory event for the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge hears from Boston Fed President and CEO Rosengren, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Travelers Andy Bessette, and Jay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

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Boston Fed President and CEO Eric Rosengren meets with members of the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge winning teams following the celebration event.

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Attendees enjoy conversation and refreshments at the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge celebration event.