Connecticut
Danbury

The Connecticut Working Cities Challenge is a grant competition that supports collaborative, community-wide leadership and promotes ambitious initiatives to improve the lives of low-income people in Connecticut’s small and mid-size cities.
The initiatives extend over a three-year period and aim to spur workforce development and job creation. Each initiative team receives technical assistance and shares best practices with a community of experts and like-minded groups and organizations.
A population exceeding 25,000
Median family incomes below the state's median family income
Poverty rates above the state poverty rate