Voices from the Capitol

Budgets reflect public priorities.  Our elected officials fund what they value.  But do their concerns reflect public priorities?  A series of Connecticut Voices for Children reports have documented the troubling shift of state investments away from children over the past generatio...

Connecticut Voices for Children believes that a...

The National Priorities Project recently unveiled a fascinating interactive website on th...

Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau published its estimates of the Supplemental Poverty Rate for every state and the nation. The report shows that around 441,000 Connecticut residents do not earn enoug...

Each year, Connecticut Voices for Children hosts our First for Kids Awards ceremony to recognize individuals and organizations for their public leadership and advocacy on behalf of Connecticut’s children, youth and...

Children in foster care lead turbulent lives. Most have been victims of severe trauma, which can result in physical and mental disability, behavioral health challenges, and distracted behavior, all of which disrupt learning. Many of these children, after being removed from their parents, may not ...

Because children cannot vote, they rely upon us to advocate for issues essential t...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released ...

If Congress does not extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) before the end of 2014, it will put more than 12,000 Connecticut children at risk of losing coverage and will jeopardize an estimated $39 to $76 million in federal health care dol...

Five years after the official end of the Great Recession, Connecticut workers continue to face an economy with fewer jobs, falling wages, and rising inequality. Our annual State of Working Connecticut repor...