We provide trusted, quality research, recommendations and advocacy that advance public policy and investments to improve the well-being of Connecticut’s children and families, specifically those that have been historically disadvantaged.
All Connecticut children can reach their full potential when we embrace diverse identities and remove barriers to well-being.
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Today, the state’s income and wealth divides are greater than ever, but so much of a child’s well-being is rooted in family economic security. Children cannot thrive unless families do, which is why Connecticut Voices conducts research and analysis as well as works with stakeholders and partners to co-create recommendations and advance advocacy that support housing, criminal justice, and employment as well as the intersectional issues of health, child welfare, and education.
Budgets are a clear reflection of what and who we value. Connecticut Voices identifies and advocates for investments in children and families as the primary budget priority, but we also conduct research and work with stakeholders and partners to co-create recommendations and advance advocacy that support inclusive growth and a fair tax system within the state.
The world and state are changing rapidly and we recognize that to keep up with the pace of these changes, we must be nimble and adapt, and address issues and emergencies when they arise, which is why Connecticut Voices identifies new, timely issues and conducts research and analysis as well as works with stakeholders and partners to co-create recommendations and advance advocacy that are of the most emergent import to the well-being of the state’s children and families.
Connecticut Voices for Children released its annual report examining “The State of Working Connecticut.” This report, which provides a detailed overview of Connecticut’s labor market, provides policy options to support Connecticut’s economy and workers in four broad categories: housing, justice, employment, and taxation.
2023 SOWC Executive Summary 2023 SOWC ReportConnecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “Rolling Boulders Uphill: Rethinking Reentry Wage and Policy Barriers Will Benefit Connecticut’s Communities and Economy.” The report focuses on employment options for people with criminal legal system involvement seeking to reenter the workforce during a period of low unemployment and worker shortages nationwide. In publishing this report, we hope to help policymakers make decisions regarding reentry programs and policies.
Rethinking Reentry - Report Rethinking Reentry - Just FactsConnecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “Addressing Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis: Policy Options for Medium- and Long-Term Reforms.” This report, the second in a two-part series, focuses on important measures that can be taken in the medium- and long-term to address housing affordability. The first report in the two-part series focuses on important measures that can be taken in the short term to protect tenant households.
Evictions: Medium- and Long-Term Solutions - Executive Summary Evictions: Medium- and Long-Term Solutions - Report Evictions: Medium- and Long-Term Solutions - Just FactsConnecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “Addressing Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis: Policy Options for Short-Term Reforms.” This report, the first in a two-part series, focuses on important measures that can be taken in the short term to protect tenant households. The second report in the two-part series will focus on the long-term solutions available to policymakers to address housing affordability.
Evictions: Short-Term Solutions - Executive Summary Evictions: Short-Term Solutions - Report Evictions: Short-Term Solutions - Just Facts
