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With special expertise in family law, sex discrimination in employment and education, hate crimes and LGBT civil rights, CWEALF is dedicated to ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and low-income people. As one of the oldest women's rights organizations in the country, CWEALF is a vital resource to women and policy makers in Connecticut.

Over the past 8 years, CWEALF has conducted research on the state's Jobs First Employment Services System, by documenting system barriers and client challenges in the transition from welfare to work. In the past two years, CWEALF has evaluated new initiatives to provide education and training opportunities to welfare recipients, subsidized employment, and combined basic education and vocational skills programs. Following the release of our research reports, CWEALF staff works closely with state agency staff to implement changes in the system to better meet the needs of clients.

As a women's rights agency founded in the wake of the struggle for equal credit, CWEALF knows all too well the ways that discrimination can affect the lives of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people stepping outside of gender roles. If you have questions, CWEALF's Information & Referral (I&R) service can help you understand your rights and explain your options.

CWEALF provides program evaluation services for a wide variety of state agencies and government funded programs. CWEALF staff has evaluated services for Connecticut's Department of Education, Department of Labor, Workforce Investment Boards, and the Office for Workforce Competitiveness. While these reports are not for general distribution, we provide a description of several of the projects CWEALF has been involved in over the past few years.

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