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Hartford residents urge council to restore funding and staff at Blue Hill Civic Association ahead of summer programs
Summary
Multiple speakers at the May 12 meeting asked Hartford leaders to intervene after Blue Hill Civic Association (BHCA) closed and staff were let go; commenters described the organization as a 62-year neighborhood institution and urged emergency funding to run summer youth employment programs.
Dozens of speakers at the City Council's May 12 public comment session urged the council and mayor's office to help restore staff and funding to the Blue Hill Civic Association, a long-standing North Hartford nonprofit that several commenters said has closed operations and laid off staff.
Speakers described BHCA as a 62-year-old neighborhood institution that runs after-school programs, a senior center and the summer youth employment program. "For 62 years there has been a mother quietly working in the heart of North Hartford. Her name is Blue Hill Civic Association," said Kelvin X Lovejoy, who asked the council for resources so staff could "work with 100 or more students in this city" this summer.
Multiple former staff members, parents and youth testified that…
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