People's United Bank is a very strong backer of Operation Respect, CT. President and CEO John Klein, along with his wife Carla, an educator with 20 years of experience, are co-chairs. Additionally, People's United Bank has been a strong financial backer and has assisted in events and fundraising.
What is Operation Respect?
Operation Respect CT, Inc. was founded in 2001 as an organization with a mission to educate, train and assist schools and community-based youth service organizations in creating safe and respectful environments for youth and the adults who work with them.
Operation Respect CT is
- Dedicated to improving the learning and work environments for all Connecticut's children and adults by replacing teasing, name-calling, harassment and other bullying behaviors with respect and compassion.
- A collaborative with schools, school boards, parents, community organizations and businesses to provide opportunities and support for improving the individual skills needed to deal with issues of bullying.
- A co-sponsor of the "Don't Laugh at Me" initiative founded by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame. This multi-media curriculum concentrates on recognizing intolerance, increasing acceptance and enhancing sensitivity to students' emotional needs.
- The source of training for the "Don't Laugh at Me" initiative to adults who work with children in more than 750 schools and community-based organizations representing more than 90% of Connecticut's school districts.
- Committed to eliminating the reasons that so many children go to school each day in fear.
- Working with communities to create respectful living environments for all citizens.
Shared respect is everyone's responsibility.
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