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ABOUT THE CONNECTICUT HUMANITIES COUNCIL
The Connecticut Humanities Council is a public foundation incorporated in 1973 as a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Our mission is:
...to provide opportunities for all the people of Connecticut to rediscover the joy of lifelong learning, to see themselves in the full context of their history and heritage, and to explore the infinite varieties of human thought and experience contained in our literature and expressed in our arts that give shape and direction to our lives.
The Council focuses its work on two time-honored traditions in the humanities-reflective reading of literature and exploration of history. CHC enriched reading programs like Motheread/Fatheread and Book Voyagers help parents and children strengthen family bonds by reading together while encouraging children to become lifelong, avid readers on their own.
CHC heritage programs fund exhibits, walking tours, cultural festivals, and community humanities projects that explore Connecticut's diverse local heritage, as well as American and world history. This year, the CHC will produce or fund more than $2 million in cultural programming that enriches the lives of residents and visitors statewide.
The Council organizes all of its work around the idea that one of the most useful tools society has is its stories, from those that we use to help toddlers shape their first thoughts about the world, to complex descriptions of how whole nations and ways of life have come into being.
Whether inspiring children and their parents to explore the theme of forging an unbreakable family bond using children's classics such as Goodnight, Moon or the cherished African tale Abiyoyo or working with a local historical society to help an entire community understand its shared history, the common denominator of the Council's programming is a focus on stories, especially those that can connect us to powerful insights from the past and inform our decision-making about the future.
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