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Our Piece of the Pie, Inc. (OPP®) is a nonprofit organization located in Hartford, CT dedicated to empowering youth with the key competencies needed to overcome barriers and succeed in education, employment, and life. The OPP path to success is achieved through Personal Development, Academic Achievement, and Workforce Readiness.

OPP provides support in:

  • Goal Setting
  • Life Skills
  • Financial Capabilities
  • Alternative Education: OPPortunity Academy – a place where students can fit in and succeed
  • Stackable Credentials (OSHA-10, First Aid, ServSafe, Retail)
  • Vocational Certificates (CNA, EKG Tech, Phlebotomy, CNC Machinist, Flagger, ForkLift, Guard Card, Welding)
  • Service-Learning Projects
  • Internships
  • Job Placement

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Young People need support to
Develop & Succeed

  • Goal Setting
  • Barrier Identification and Reduction
  • Problem-Solving
  • Relationship-Building
  • Mentoring
  • Life Skills
  • Healthy Emotional Management Skills
  • Financial Capabilities
Personal Development

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Young People need options to
Learn & Progress

  • Alternative Education: OPPortunity Academy – a place where students can fit in and succeed
  • Tutoring and Homework Help
  • Post-Secondary Exploration and Access (including two and four-year degrees)
  • Flexible Schedules – supporting students to learn and earn
  • Connect classroom to career – real life experiences strengthening connection to education
Academic Achievement

Workforce Readiness

Young People need the skills to
Earn & Grow

  • Learn how to get and keep a job
  • Soft Skills (problemsolving, team work, communication)
  • Service-Learning Projects
  • Internships
  • Job Placement
  • Stackable Credentials (OSHA-10, First Aid, ServSafe, Retail)
  • Vocational Credentials (CNA, EKG Tech, Phlebotomy, CNC Machinist, Flagger, ForkLift, Guard Card, Welding)
Workforce Readiness

Who We Serve

Our Piece of the Pie serves Greater Hartford and young people ages 14-24, who have one or more of the following barriers to success:

  • Under-credited and over-aged
  • Child welfare involved
  • Justice involved
  • Low income, unemployed or underemployed.

How We Do It

Each young person is paired with a Youth Development Specialist (YDS) and together, a success plan is created. All young people who enroll in OPP services have access to our three areas of excellence. 

Personal Development
Academic Achievement
Workforce Readiness
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Name

Kim Johnson

Senior Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives

ext. 7347

Kim Johnson joined Our Piece of the Pie (OPP) in January 2024. She has spent her career in the nonprofit sector. Kim brings over 35 years of experience in fund development, youth development, capacity building, and volunteer management. Most recently, Kim served as Chief Youth Development Officer and previously as Chief Development and Marketing Officer for LifeBridge Community Services in Bridgeport. She has also worked for United Way and multiple Girl Scout Councils. All of these organizations worked to increase the capacity and resilience of both the clients and communities they served. Kim is passionate about filling the opportunity gap for youth.

In her role as Senior Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives, Kim will use her experience and skills to increase OPP’s visibility as well as financial and community resources to support and expand our mission.

Kim earned her Master of Public Administration with a nonprofit concentration from Indiana University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Leisure Studies – Program Management from University of Illinois. She completed her certificate in Fund Raising Management with the Center of Philanthropy at Indiana University.