Catalyst CT - Catalyst for Community Change (formerly RYASAP)

Catalyst CT (formerly RYASAP) - Catalyst for Community Change - is an urban/suburban youth and community development coalition serving the Greater Bridgeport region, comprising the City of Bridgeport and the suburban communities of Easton/Redding, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull. RYASAP’s mission is to ensure the safe and healthy development of youth, young adults and families. Since its inception in 1985, RYASAP has worked to build the capacity of youth and adults, utilizing an asset-based youth and community development approach that seeks to identify and mobilize the talents, skills and resources of citizens, associations and institutions in the community. RYASAP functions as a regional coordinating body, mobilizing youth and adults, nurturing individual and collective strengths, empowering communities to ease social problems, and effecting community change.