We empower low and moderate-income people and their allies to have a strong voice in decisions that affect their lives.

We work to make every space we create welcoming, multicultural, and multi-lingual. We strive for racial equity, religious freedom, and language inclusion.

​The Naugatuck Valley Project (NVP) is led by a group of committees. We welcome you to join a committee, and work with us to build relationships in your community.

Our Vision

Community In Action

Together, we can drive the change we want to see in our communities. Below are just a few examples of what we can achieve together when we empower low and moderate-income people and their allies to have a strong voice in decisions that affect their lives.

Alphonso Coles stands in front of Brookside Housing co-op, where he is both a resident and acts as treasurer. Co-ops are unique models that keep housing affordable and allow residents to buy shares in their housing development so they can take votes

Alphonso Coles stands in front of Brookside Housing co-op, where he is both a resident and acts as treasurer. Co-ops are unique models that keep housing affordable and allow residents to buy shares in their housing development so they can take votes on how the property should be managed.

In 2025, NVP protected the Brookside Housing Cooperatives from a major tax hike, threatening affordability for lower income residents.

In 2025, NVP protected the Brookside Housing Cooperatives from a major tax hike, threatening affordability for lower income residents.

In 2025, NVP organized meetings with local unions, like the the Council of Carpenters, to discuss affordable housing and labor-community organizing.

In 2025, NVP organized meetings with local unions, like the the Council of Carpenters, to discuss affordable housing and labor-community organizing.

In 2025, NVP assisted the Iron Workers Union in achieving recognition from their employer and getting to the bargaining table in Oxford, Connecticut.

In 2025, NVP assisted the Iron Workers Union in achieving recognition from their employer and getting to the bargaining table in Oxford, Connecticut.

NVP’s Hospital Accountability Work has primarily focused on the 2016 sale of Waterbury Hospital to for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings and the subsequent impact of this sale on our community’s workers and patients. Prospect Medical Holdings has prof

NVP’s Hospital Accountability Work has primarily focused on the 2016 sale of Waterbury Hospital to for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings and the subsequent impact of this sale on our community’s workers and patients. Prospect Medical Holdings has profited from tax breaks and cut corners while patients and workers have suffered. Our ongoing campaign seeks to hold the hospital owners accountable and ensure our community hospital truly serves our community’s needs.

“I don’t think I would want to live somewhere else, as a single person. I wouldn’t want to live in a house, I would feel uncomfortable. I feel like I’m surrounded by people that care.”

— Sonjia Gomes, President of her Co-op at Brookside