Community Renewal Team

Name

Community Renewal Team

Legal name

Community Renewal Team, Inc.

Website

https://www.crtct.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Human Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable / Middle-Market CCRCs (HLADAEAJ), Respite-Focused Adult Day Programs (Caregiver Relief) (HLADAIAG)

Keywords

• Community human services
• Affordable housing services
• Senior nutrition programs
• Early childhood education
• Homeless shelter services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funding: CRT receives significant funding from federal, state, and local government sources including the Office of Community Services within the Administration for Children and Families (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), U.S. Department of Agriculture (SNAP programs), U.S. Department of Labor (youth employment programs), and various Connecticut state agencies.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, CRT receives donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations can be made via credit card, cash, check, stock transfer, bequests, or designated IRA rollovers. The organization participates in events like Birdies for Charity with matching contributions from sponsors.
3. Social Enterprise Revenue: CRT operates social enterprises including The Print Center and Windsor Street Kitchen that generate revenue to support programs. Proceeds from these businesses are reinvested into CRT's community programs and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CRT provides comprehensive human services to low-income individuals and families across Central Connecticut, delivering more than 60 programs spanning basic needs (food, energy, housing counseling), early childhood education, behavioral health, homeless and supportive housing, senior nutrition and assisted living, veterans services, and youth job training. It supplements grant- and donation-funded programs with two social enterprises (Print Center and Windsor Street Kitchen) whose proceeds are reinvested into the mission.

Product overview

Community Renewal Team (CRT) is a nonprofit human services organization operating as a single integrated service delivery platform rather than a software product. CRT provides over 60 programs across seven core service areas: Basic Needs (food, shelter, energy assistance), Children/Early Care and Education, Health and Wellness (behavioral health, substance abuse treatment), Housing and Shelters, Jobs and Training, Seniors (Meals on Wheels, assisted living), and Veterans services. Additionally, CRT operates two social enterprises—the Print Center and Windsor Street Kitchen—whose revenues support the nonprofit's mission. Services are delivered through multi-service centers in Hartford and Middletown, with programs accredited by NAEYC and The Joint Commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CRT Print Center: A printing service hub that reinvests all proceeds into CRT's programs and services.
• Windsor Street Kitchen

Products and services

• Basic Needs Programs Crisis assistance helping families with food, housing, shelter, heating/energy bills, and emergency needs through multi-service resource centers, SNAP outreach, and financial literacy programs in Hartford and Middlesex Counties.
• Early Care and Education

Quantifiable outcome

• 469,943 meals delivered to seniors last year through Meals on Wheels program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Connecticut Department of Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency partner for energy assistance, SNAP benefits, and various social service programs.
• Connecticut Department of CorrectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on DOC Scattered Site Program helping ex-offenders transition to community life.
• U.S. Department of Veterans AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVA partnership for veteran services including Supportive Services for Veteran Families, Veterans Crossing, and referrals through VA Homeless Outreach Team.
• Travelers ChampionshipminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual PGA golf tournament partner through Birdies for Charity program for fundraising and community awareness.
• Capital Workforce PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Summer Youth Employment and Learning Program providing career development opportunities.
• North Central Area Agency on AgingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding support for Elderly Nutrition Program through Title IIIC funds under the Older Americans Act.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD): ABCD is the designated Community Action Agency for Boston and operates the same model as CRT — multi-service antipoverty programs across housing, childcare, workforce, and senior services for low-income residents. It is the closest peer in terms of service mix, funder base, and operating geography adjacent to CRT's territory.
• United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut: United Way INC raises and distributes funds to human-services nonprofits across the same Hartford and Central Connecticut footprint as CRT. Overlap is high in donor base, geographic service area, and grantmaking into overlapping programs (youth, seniors, housing stability).
• Urban League of Greater Hartford: The Hartford Urban League delivers workforce, housing counseling, youth education, and senior services to low-income and minority populations in the same Hartford geography as CRT. Both organizations compete for overlapping HUD, DOL, and private-foundation grants.
• Catholic Charities of Hartford: Catholic Charities Hartford operates housing, behavioral health, case management, and emergency services across the Archdiocese of Hartford — overlapping CRT's homeless services, behavioral health, and senior-support lines within the same region.
• Connecticut Foodshare: Connecticut Foodshare is the state's largest food bank, partnering with and partially overlapping CRT's SNAP outreach, food pantries, and Meals on Wheels nutrition infrastructure across Hartford and Middlesex Counties.

Regional players

• Charter Oak Communities: Charter Oak Communities is the nonprofit arm of the Hartford Housing Authority, providing affordable housing, resident services, and senior programs in Hartford. CRT's affordable housing portfolio and The Retreat overlap directly with its housing-and-services model in the same city.

Broad incumbents

• National Urban League: The National Urban League operates 90+ affiliates delivering workforce, housing, education, and health services in low-income communities. The Greater Hartford affiliate is a direct peer; NUL is the broader incumbent scaling the same multi-service model.
• Catholic Charities USA: Catholic Charities USA is the national umbrella for 167 diocesan agencies — including the Hartford affiliate above. It mirrors CRT's service portfolio (housing, behavioral health, senior, family) at much larger geographic scale.
• United Way Worldwide: United Way Worldwide is the global parent of the local United Way INC (a direct peer). It operates the same community-fundraising-and-distribution model at national scale and competes for corporate donor dollars with CRT's Birdies for Charity and similar events.
• Salvation Army: The Salvation Army operates emergency shelters, senior services, and case management nationally, with a Hartford presence that overlaps CRT's McKinney men's shelter, East Hartford family shelter, and transitional housing programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CRTCT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CommunityRenewalTeam
• Facebookfacebook.com/crtct
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-renewal-team-inc./mycompany/?viewAsMember=true
• Instagraminstagram.com/crt_ct

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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