860 - 692 - 3066
advocacy@ccfj.org

Collaborative Center For Justice

To achieve an equitable and just society in collaboration with diverse partners

The Collaborative Center for Justice works toward systemic change rooted in the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching through advocacy and education

PXL_20260423_160513704.MP~2

What We Do

Advocacy
The Collaborative Center for Justice, a faith-based organization, advocates with a prophetic voice with persons who are poor and marginalized
Education
As educators, we inspire and mentor others in the promotion of justice
Mobilizing & Collaborating With Others
As a strong voice for social justice, we foster collaboration with multiple partners in order to maximize the diversity of competencies in the work of justice by:

  • developing and educating others to act with a prophetic voice for and with marginalized persons on issues of injustice
  • advocating for and monitoring legislation that promotes systemic change for the common good
  • uniting and articulating a moral compass with other faith ministries
  • empowering unjustly treated persons to speak and act on their own behalf
  • developing and fostering communication links with interfaith communities, agencies and networks engaged in social justice matters
Learn More

Focus Areas for Advocacy Work

Human Rights & Dignity
We believe that every person deserves to be treated with dignity and have their human rights upheld. Ensuring that basic human needs, such as food, clean water, and safe housing are met are critical components of upholding basic human rights. We advocate for policies that strive to ensure these basic human needs and rights for everyone.

Issues
This focus area includes advocating for:
• Safe, affordable housing
• Adequate, accessible, affordable nutritious food and clean water
• Access to health care
• Safety (including addressing gun violence and human trafficking)
• Racial justice
• Peace and international human rights issues
Economic Inequality
We believe that no one deserves to live in poverty, and that poverty is the result of many factors including unjust economic systems that serve to make and keep people poor.

Issues
This focus area includes advocating for:
• Increasing the minimum wage & creating a Living Wage
• Paid sick and family leave
• Addressing economic inequality
• Affordable & accessible public transportation
Immigrants & Refugees
We believe that we are called to welcome the stranger. We believe that immigrants and refugees make our communities stronger and more vibrant. We believe that every person should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of immigration status.

Issues
This focus area includes advocating for:
• Working to protect the rights of immigrants and refugees
• Supporting a clean DREAM Act
• Welcoming refugees
Environmental Justice
We believe that we are called to be good stewards of the earth, which means protecting the earth and its resources from degradation and exploitation.

Issues
This focus area includes advocating for:
• A permanent ban on fracking waste in CT
• Local efforts and legislation to address climate change
• Protecting natural resources and caring for Creation

Voices for Justice Network

“Voices for Justice Network” is a legislative network of women religious, associates, and laity committed to proclaiming justice and changing unjust social structures .

The network helps its members to act on behalf of justice in their personal life, family life, community life, work life and political life. It is a faith-based network that uses the biblical principles of justice, Catholic social teaching and the life experiences of poor people as the foundation for their work to create a more just and compassionate society.

The network is action–oriented. Its members aim to make a difference by taking collective action that produces real and lasting change on behalf of persons made poor.

The focus is on issues, not candidates. We are nonpartisan.

Latest News