Economic Investment

The cycle of poverty has plagued Hartford for too long. It’s time to start investing in Hartford’s people and give them the resources they need to create wealth within their own neighborhoods and put an end to generational poverty.

That starts with:

• Increasing home ownership across the city

• Incentivizing Hartford employers to hire Hartford residents

• ​Creating apprenticeship programs with Hartford employers

Public Safety

We can’t arrest our way out of these problems.

We need to make sure our police department has the proper support and resources to do their job. But it’s also time we start swimming upstream and look towards holistic solutions to stop crimes from happening in the first place. 

That means:

• Creating school-based youth apprenticeship programs

• Bringing on a Chief Violence Prevention Officer

• Incentivizing Hartford residents to join the police force

A Unified Hartford

Too often our city is divided. We’re too small of a city to be fragmented, and our strength is in our unity. 

We need to reconnect our city and it’s neighborhoods. To truly create one Hartford we must:

• Invest in our city’s infrastructure to reconnect our neighborhoods

• Launch a fare-free shuttle

The "Bridge" Center

We need to open up city hall to the people, where residents can walk in and receive the resources and services they need to succeed in this city. 

“The Bridge” Center at City Hall will do that by:

• Creating a Directory for Social Support Services

• Establishing a Career Pipeline Center

• Small Business Support Center

• Dedicated Spanish & Languages Support Center