2021 SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHT REPORT: Forward As One SOCIAL: COMMUNITY 27 2021 SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHT REPORT: Forward As One ASYLUM HILL The Hartford’s 2020 Asylum Hill Neighborhood Survey found that our neighbors’ top concerns are: • Job Readiness • Housing Stability • Personal Safety In 2021, we partnered with the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association (AHNA) to fund the creation of a ten-year strategic plan based on these insights The result is a roadmap for continued progress with buy-in from various stakeholder groups across the neighborhood We partnered with United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut to expand the Hartford Working Cities initiative into Asylum Hill This body of work aims to create pathways that enable struggling young adults to move toward quality employment and to increase the number of employers prepared to hire young adults This will ultimately tackle two of the economic challenges the city of Hartford faces: poverty among young adults and the need to attract and retain an educated workforce. The first step was conducting an “ALICE Challenge” (Asset- Limited-Income-Constrained-Employed) This community problem-solving activity engages stakeholders to create opportunities to help every child and family within the ALICE population succeed The challenge spanned several months and featured four community forums, during which we gained valuable insights to drive future change In 2022, we will launch new measures to address this input, delivering on our commitment to improve our neighbors’ quality of life We are committed to making a positive impact in the communities where our employees live and work, with an emphasis on our corporate home in the city of Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood. Neighborhood Needs COMMUNITY IMPACT Asylum Hill Emergency Assistance Fund Recognizing the continued impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on our neighbors, we partnered with The Village for Families & Children to provide an emergency assistance fund to families in Asylum Hill. 45 $1,680 FAMILIES RECEIVED an average grant of TO HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS like utilities, rent or mortgage, childcare and food.