CHER maintains this database to help match Trinity volunteers with Hartford community partners. We will review, edit, and publicize postings, but we cannot guarantee that every opportunity will find a volunteer match.
View the research archives of past student projects in the Liberal Arts Action Lab, Community Action Gateway, and Community Learning Research Fellows.
When planning curricular and co-curricular experiences involving community engagement, CHER encourages attention to these principles.
The Trinfo VITA Tax Clinic is a Community Learning partnership that benefits Hartford residents and Trinity students. In the Political Science course “Tax Policy and Inequality in Hartford,” Trinity College students learn about the tax code and the history of tax credits in the classroom, and then are trained as IRS-certified tax preparers at the Trinfo Café VITA Tax Clinic. The clinic is one of several VITA locations in Hartford run by the United Way of Southeastern CT and The Village for Families and Children. The program generally serves people who make less than $55,000 a year, people with disabilities, and offers tax preparation services to Spanish and other language speakers.
New to Hartford? Use this resource to get acquainted with transportation options.
Looking for activities to do with your first year seminar or another group of students in Hartford? CHER compiled this list of ideas.
Interested in working on a project with a Hartford community partner, but not sure where to start? Check out our recent partnerships. Get in touch with us if you’d like to collaborate.
The Office of Communications compiled this resource to highlight the work of people across campus and the community in connecting Trinity to Hartford. The piece highlights CHER programs and other initiatives on campus that connect to the city, including Dream Camp, the impact of alumni, and Hartford Youth Scholars.
Trinity College isn’t located in a small town. We’re in a thriving capital city.
