New programs - coming soon
Genesis Educational Center
156-162 Davenport Avenue, New Haven, CT
In partnership with Christian Community Action (CCA), Hope For New Haven is launching the Genesis Educational Center—an early childhood program designed to provide high-quality childcare for families experiencing housing insecurity. Situated within the newly renovated Arise Center, Genesis will offer a safe, stable, and spiritually grounded environment where children can flourish and parents can pursue pathways to housing, employment, and healing.
Genesis is more than a childcare program—it is a ministry of restoration. By serving families who are navigating trauma, displacement, and systemic barriers to stability, the Center will provide not only early education but a tangible expression of God’s love and hope. The curriculum will be rooted in biblical values, trauma-informed care, and developmental best practices, ensuring that each child receives the nurturing support they need to grow in confidence, curiosity, and faith.
This initiative powerfully exemplifies Hope For New Haven’s mission: to serve the most vulnerable in our City with compassion, excellence, and dignity. Through Genesis, we seek to dismantle cycles of poverty and marginalization by supporting families in their journey toward wholeness—physically, emotionally, spiritually, and economically. As part of a larger ecosystem of care, Genesis also reflects our belief that education and community transformation must go hand-in-hand, especially for those who are too often overlooked.
How Genesis Is Taking Shape
Go behind the scenes on Inside Voices and hear directly from our partners about the heart and vision driving this program.
Legacy Learning Lab
392 Legion Avenue, new Haven, CT
The Legacy Learning Lab is both a licensed childcare center and a workforce development center designed to recruit, train, and empower aspiring family childcare providers. By operating as a training facility, Legacy offers participants hands-on experience in early childhood education while modeling best practices in a supportive environment. Participants receive classroom instruction, coaching, and practical exposure that prepares them for the demands of running a licensed home-based childcare program.
This dual-function model is intentionally designed to foster entrepreneurship and long-term economic mobility. Legacy will help individuals—particularly women of color—build their own legacies through sustainable small business ownership. As they gain licensure and experience, participants will be supported in launching their own childcare businesses, often from their homes, creating pathways to increased income and personal empowerment. In many cases, this entrepreneurial journey will also open doors to home ownership, as stable business income enables providers to invest in family wealth and community stability.
Legacy is more than a training site—it is a springboard for a new generation of early childhood leaders, rooted in their communities and equipped to deliver culturally affirming care with excellence and purpose.
Go behind the scenes on Inside Voices and hear directly from our partners about the heart and vision driving this program.