Founded in 1983, The Naugatuck Valley Project (NVP) is a network of 23 dues-paying congregations, local labor unions, housing cooperatives, and ethnic organizations.  The NVP’s leaders and members work together to build power to affect systemic change for the improvement of their local communities.

The NVP builds its power through intentional relationship building, leadership training, issue exploration, and direct-action activities.  We empower low and moderate-income people and their allies to have a strong voice in decisions that affect their lives. The NVP works with allies where interests intersect on collaborative campaigns that affect policies at the municipal, regional, state and federal levels.