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Roadblock averted
"My biggest concern with
this proposed study is that it is
too narrowly focused."
State Treasurer Denise
Nappier on her decision
not to vote for $10
million in bond funding for a study on tolling
in Connecticut. The funding was approved
anyways.
Cynthia Baisden
| Program Manager, Community Renewal Team
By Sean Teehan
steehan@hartfordbusiness.com
We're in the thick of the seasonal summer
employment season and that's music to the ears
and heart of Cynthia Baisden.
As a program manager at
the nonprofit Community
Renewal Team (CRT), which
had $59.2 million in revenue
in fiscal 2016, Baisden heads
up a summer youth employ-
ment program for Greater
Hartford area teens that fa-
cilitates group sessions and
workshops to build employ-
ment-readiness skills.
In addition to giving about 190 Hartford area
youngsters — ages 14 to 21 — real-world job
experience, it also provides local employers some
free help: program participants are paid through
a grant provided by Capital Workforce Partners,
the city of Hartford and others.
Baisden was born and raised in Hartford, and
while she moved to Bloomfield three years ago —
after five decades in her home city — she said her
goal is to see young Hartford residents thrive.
What is Community Renewal Team's most im-
portant initiative at the moment?
CRT has been serving people in Hartford and
Middlesex counties for the past 55 years. They
run dozens of different programs and services
for people of all ages. I think CRT's most impor-
tant initiative right now is the work we're doing
to assist families in finding ways to achieve new
successes and realize their full potential.
You oversee CRT's summer youth employment
program. Employment demands have been rap-
idly changing in recent years. What can young
people do to stay ahead of the curve?
Young people can get a real head start by partici-
pating in programs like the summer youth employ-
ment program. Students learn valuable skills that
they will be able to take with them to future jobs.
What inspired you to get into the human-services
field?
I wanted to find a way to help individuals dur-
ing some of the most crucial times in their lives.
My work makes it possible for me to lend a hand
to distressed parents who need an advocate at
their child's school or conduct workshops that
uplift and encourage women who have been
broken down by life's challenges.
Can you tell us something about yourself most
people don't know?
I am an intercessor who prays for many
people. I am also the grandmother of 12 beauti-
ful children.
VERBATIM
Cynthia Baisden
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Pension cliff
"There are no quick fixes."
Office of Policy and
Management Secretary
Ben Barnes on the state's
pension crisis, which will
require the state's annual
contribution for state employee and teacher
pensions to grow from about $2.9 billion in
2018 to about $5 billion by 2026.
