• IRWECA Industry Site Visits
  If you want to host a K-12 educator for “IRWECA” and are looking for a “professional workforce development-focused opportunity”, this is a great resource for everyone.
  See IRWECA’s Summer 2025 findings here.

• Southern Connecticut State University Innovation HUB
  Contact: Peter Dimoulas
  Email: dimoulasp1@southernct.edu
  SCSU Innovation Hub is a valuable resource invested in the success of students via investigating industry needs, creating new STEM and Emerging Tech opportunities, and more.
  See SCSU’s 2025 STEM Industry Needs Assessment for CT findings here.

• CTECS Trade Programs
  A resource for technical high school students looking to explore different avenues in the industry from the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System.

• CTECS Work-Based Learning
  A resource for technical high school students hoping to get valuable experience in the industry, Work-Based Learning is a part of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System’s Student Workforce.

• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
  A foundation deeply rooted in the Hartford community for positive change in the region.

• Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
  A network of an ever-growing community foundation, advancing opportunity from research resources to events, you can gather data reports, tools, and leading practices.

• Construction Inclusion Week: Resources, Planning Guides and Curriculum Materials
  If you’re interested in attracting, encouraging, and keeping talent within the construction industry, this resource is dedicated to opening doors and ensuring people have the equipment they need in the industry using their Resource Hub.

• University of New Haven – Tagliatela College of Engineering
  Career Development Center Employer Relations: https://www.newhaven.edu/student-life/career-development-center/employers/index.php
  Contact: careerdevelopmentcenter@newhaven.edu

• Quinnipiac University
  School of Computing & Engineering: https://www.qu.edu/schools/engineering/
  Contact: John Bau, Assistant Dean for Student Experience and Career Development
  Email: John.Bau@quinnipiac.edu

• University of Connecticut
  CBC Member Contact: Andrew White
  Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills: https://career.uconn.edu
  Phone: (860) 486-3013
  Email: career@uconn.edu

• Untapped Potential
  If you’re looking for an organization striving for reentry for women in the workplace, this is a great resource. They also offer skill and career building opportunities for women.

• CTECS Career Center
  If you are an employer looking for a forum to post job openings for students and graduates within the industry, this is a superb virtual career center resource from the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System.
  See “CTECS Programs at a Glance” here.
  Contact: Brent McCartney
  Email: Brent.McCartney@cttech.org

• MindWise Innovations
  An organization that strives for better mental health.
  See CBC’s Construction Wellness symposium with MindWise here.
  Other MindWise resource links:
  – Building Behavioral Health in the Construction Industry – The Leader Magazine
  – Building Skills and Wellbeing through Workforce Development
  – The 3 R’s of Self-Care: Reflection, Regulation, and Relaxation
  – Normalizing Workplace Mental Health
  – Worker Wellbeing

• Creating a Culture of Well-Being: Strategies to Engage and Support Employees – OSHA
  The OSHA Education Center is an organization dedicated to having up-to-date training resources accessible to all, including offering virtual training sessions.

• Mental Health Training for Everyone – Mental Health First Aid
  An organization that trains and prepares you, as an individual or as a company, to recognize and respond to mental health situations and offer support.

• CBC Scholarship Page
  We have our very own Connecticut Building Congress Scholarship Fund that graduating CT high school students who will be studying construction industry-related subjects in college may apply to annually.

Stay tuned!

• “Mitigating Risk and Navigating Legal Challenges” Webinar – Oct. 30th, 2025
  CT Nonprofit Alliance and National Council of Nonprofits
  This webinar for Non-Profits delved deeply into understanding and navigating social climate challenges in the workplace.
  See an example of a Records Management and Retention Policy with annotations here.
  See a template for a Records Management and Retention Policy here.

• The Groundwater Approach: A Racial Equity Workshop
  From October 8th – November 12th, this workshop, being run by the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, is a chance to be enlightened on the topic of “systematic racism and racial disparities” in our society.

• Southern CT State University – JASWNE 2025 STEM Symposium
  On November 21st, this symposium is a great opportunity for anyone looking to attend and host a booth or a workshop inspiring female students to go into STEM.