Connecticut’s newly established Office of Opportunity, created by executive order, is tasked with embedding inclusion and access across all state government operations. The office’s mission is to eliminate systemic barriers and ensure that state services are efficiently and effectively delivered and  accessible to all Connecticut residents regardless of socio-economic status. The Chief Opportunity Officer will lead efforts to assess agency policies, develop and publish Opportunity Plans, integrate efficiency and effectiveness into budgeting, and promote inclusive communication and contracting practices. All state agencies are required to collaborate with the office to implement sustainable, opportunity-driven strategies statewide.

In addition, Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has community engagement initiatives and policies. The CT OEC Parent Cabinet is a diverse, parent-led 15 member statutory statewide advisory committee to OEC (P.A. 23-160, Sec. 40). It meets regularly to help advise the agency on how to make improvements in the lives of children and families across the state. And in 2015, Connecticut state law created a Two-Generational (2Gen) Initiative, which works to put the whole family, both children and their caregivers, on a path to economic stability.  The 2Gen approach works to empower parents as civic leaders and partners in our work.