Share the Love Fundraiser

Raise a glass to love! 

You don’t need to travel out to Napa Valley or along the Connecticut Wine Trail for tantalizing tastings and creative pairings. Celebrate love right up the road from ConnectiKids at our tasting event at New Park Brewing this February!

Tired of the same old flowers and dinner to celebrate love? Why not think outside the box and enjoy a tasting event while sending love to the community at the same time? The ConnectiKids Share the Love Fundraiser is your ticket to all that love has to offer. You can sample a variety of wines and beer, order from New Park’s delicious food menu, listen to awesome live entertainment, and score fabulous silent auction items!  It’s the perfect choice for date night, friends’ night out, or just me time.  

Get your tickets today and lock in a fantastic start to your 2026 Valentine’s weekend!

This event is generously sponsored by New Park Brewing and Missing Link Wine Company!

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A Positive Youth Development Non-Profit Organization

Focusing on educational & Personal growth

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Focusing on Educating, Enriching, and Empowering Hartford’s Youth

Our Mission

ConnectiKids connects students facing systemic inequities and other barriers with people, places and experiences that level the playing field and inspire academic achievement, positive life choices, and big dreams.

We fulfill this youth-empowering, equity-advancing mission in partnership with schools, families, and the community. We provide one-on-one academic tutoring, individualized mentoring, arts and enrichment programs, and community-based learning experiences during the academic year and summer. These connections and opportunities motivate historically underserved kids to embrace high expectations, overcome adversity, and reach their full potential.

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45

years of non-profit service

400+

children helped yearly

K-12

grade students welcome

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Make an Impact on Children in Hartford.

The work we do continues because of the financial support we receive from the community. Your investment in ConnectiKids will have a ripple effect that reaches hundreds of kids and their families each year.

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Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter.

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Looking to gain experience working with children? Want to see the different roles within a non profit organization? We offer internships where you can shadow the staff and interact with the students during programming.

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ConnectiKids has been fortunate to partner with other organizations to help with specific projects through out the year. Companies have helped prep for the school year, wrap gifts during the holidays, organize our library and more!

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