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Inviting Schoolchildren to Campus with OMA, CHER announcement, and more

Now in its fifth year, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic at Trinfo is expanding free tax preparation services this tax season. The clinic has increased student participation, hours, and the total number of returns filed each year since opening in 2018. Under the leadership of Serena Laws, Senior Lecturer in Political Science and the site’s director, the clinic offers free tax preparation services to English and Spanish-speaking clients who make less than $60,000 per year.

Recognized for community partnerships, faculty resources for community learning, and more

Community access on campus, researching Hartford changemakers, and more

Voces de la migracion, over 30 years of Halloween on Vernon, and more

Do It Day, Finding a Home at Trinfo, and more

Preserving the Legacy of Carrie Saxon Perry, Transitions in the HMTCA-Trinity Partnership

Data visualizations, Liberal Arts Action Lab presentations, VITA, and more

Building Knowledge for Social Change, Traveling Around Hartford

In 2007, Charlie Fuentes ‘08 founded “Stop the Raids!” as a student organization at Trinity College. The group, which protested federal raids against undocumented immigrants, offers a powerful example of how students’ co-curricular efforts in partnership with Hartford residents can leave a lasting mark. In addition to mobilizing large groups of students to fight for immigrant rights, "Stop the Raids!" collaborated with Hartford organizations that played a role in passing Hartford’s sanctuary city ordinance in 2008. In Fall 2021, current Community Action Gateway students examined the work of "Stop the Raids!" as they learned about the opportunities and challenges of higher education community engagement and social change. Though the “Stop the Raids!” group is no longer active at Trinity, the rights of undocumented immigrants are still a salient issue in the Hartford community and touch members of the Trinity College community today.