Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for underserved Puerto Rican/Latino youth, and families, principally in Frog Hollow/Southend neighborhoods of Hartford. Mi CASA achieves its mission by offering culturally competent services provided by accountable and caring ROLE MODELS.

Mi CASA’s overall goal is to reduce the involvement in gang involvement, violence, and other harmful activities among youth ages 10-17 by providing structured, positive youth development programs, prevention, recreational and supports services that enhances the quality of life in place of the estimated 40% of unsupervised, discretionary time that urban youth face with no place to go and nothing to do and help youth develop into caring and productive healthy adults.