Family Institute of Connecticut explained

Type:	Nonprofit
Headquarters:	Hartford, Connecticut
Leader Title:	Executive Director
Leader Name:	Peter Wolfgang
Leader Title2:	Director of Operations
Leader Name2:	Lawrence Taffner
Leader Title3:	Director of Communications
Leader Name3:	Christina Bennett^[1]

The Family Institute of Connecticut is an interdenominational,^[2] conservative^[3] 501(c)(3) non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1989.^[4] Its stated goal is to encourage and strengthen the family as the foundation of society and to promote Judeo-Christian ethical and moral values in the culture and government of Connecticut.^[5]

It has been a vocal opponent of assisted suicide,^[6] abortion,^[7] and same-sex marriage in Connecticut.^[8] The organization is a Family Policy Council, meaning that it is the state affiliate of Focus on the Family.^[9]

Organizational structure

The FIC comprises three organizations:^[10]

• The Family Institute of Connecticut focuses on marriage-strengthening projects, educational efforts, and research. It opposes abortion, assisted suicide, and same-sex marriage, promotes alternatives to public schools, and has programs to strengthen marriages for opposite-sex couples.
• FIC Action is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization founded in 2004. It conducts political lobbying at the state level to oppose assisted suicide and previously lobbied against same-sex marriage.
• The Family Institute of Connecticut Action Committee is a registered state of Connecticut political action committee. FIC Action Committee was created in 2004 to promote candidates for Connecticut state government who are sympathetic to the organization's agenda.^[11]

Board of Directors

• Ken Von Kohorn, Chairman
• Richard Caporaso, Treasurer
• John Hummel
• Gary G. Jackson
• Dick Kazarian
• Ed Morgan

Advisors

• Michael Jarjura, former mayor, Waterbury
• Win Smith, former state senator Milford
  • Greg M. Hannan, attorney, Wallingford Rev. LeRoy Bailey, Jr., Senior Pastor, The First Cathedral, Bloomfield
• Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht, Beth Israel Synagogue, Norwalk
• Rev. Earl M. Inswiller, Jr., Living Waters Fellowship Church, Windsor Locks^[12]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. https://fedsoc.org/contributors/christina-bennett
2. Web site: The Team . 2023-05-31 . Family Institute of Connecticut . en-US.
3. http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-convention1011.artoct11,0,3472569.story Catholic Bishops Urge 'Yes' Vote On Constitutional Convention
4. Web site: Roberts . Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon . 2013-05-09 . Family Institute Of Connecticut Inc - Nonprofit Explorer . 2023-05-31 . ProPublica . en.
5. Web site: Vision . 2023-05-31 . Family Institute of Connecticut . en-US.
6. Web site: 2014-02-26 . Opponents of Connecticut’s ‘assisted suicide’ bill warn against slippery slope . 2023-05-31 . New Haven Register . en-US.
7. Web site: Reiss • • . Max . 2014-12-04 . Conn. Exchange Offers Four Plans that Don't Cover Abortion . 2023-05-31 . NBC Connecticut . en-US.
8. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/nyregion/connecticut/19gayct.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Gay Couples Celebrate New Status
9. Web site: Allies . . Family Policy Alliance . 12 June 2019 . 2019-12-01 .
10. Web site: About FIC . 2023-05-31 . Family Institute of Connecticut . en-US.
11. Web site: CT State Elections Enforcement Commission . 2008-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216192141/http://uat.seec.ct.gov/ . 2009-02-16 . dead .
12. Web site: The Team.