Norwalk ACTS was awarded the Norwalk Non-profit of The Year distinction from the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce. Norwalk ACTS implemented strategies aligning with its strategic plan, such as transitioning…
Norwalk ACTS launched its Strategic Plan with a big bet to achieve its vision with a disciplined focus on community-level outcomes and its cornerstones. Norwalk ACTS formed a public-private partnership…
Norwalk ACTS participated in a rigorous annual assessment process by StriveTogether and advanced from a “sustaining partnership gateway” into the “systems change gateway.” Norwalk ACTS reorganized staff and added several…
Jennifer Barahona was hired as Norwalk ACT’s new CEO. Norwalk ACTS received its 501c3 status, gained organizational independence, and developed all the policies, structures, and systems necessary to thrive as…
Norwalk ACTS moved out from its original anchor organization, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, into its own space as part of a movement towards organization independence. The organization applied and…
Norwalk ACTS’ Membership signed an updated Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), signifying its commitment to the partnership, Norwalk ACTS’ mission, the principles of Collective Impact, and the StriveTogether methodology.
All six of Norwalk ACTS’ original Community Action Networks (CANs) acknowledged that working within the context of summer could impact outcomes across the cradle to career continuum. Instead of each…
Norwalk ACTS published its baseline report, presenting our community with a snapshot of what Norwalk looks like today – its population as a whole and the students attending the Norwalk…
Stepping Stones Museum for Children was chosen as the Anchor Entity for Norwalk ACTS. Norwalk ACTS moved from a full volunteer operation to a staffed organization, and became one of…