The original post was published on May 22, 2025. The updated post was published on July 1, 2025. Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House proposals, if enacted, dramatically cut funding to services and programs Connecticut residents rely on and makes it harder for residents to access healthcare, afford food, and attain higher education degrees […]
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by Protect CT CoalitionMay 20, 2025 @ 12:02 am Connecticut faces unprecedented threats, but we are also witnessing an unprecedented coming together of 11 leading advocacy and service nonprofit organizations united by a single, powerful goal: protecting the people of our state from the damage caused by years of systemic inequities and the current erosion […]
Do you know how much Connecticut gets in federal funding for education, healthcare, and food assistance? We’ve pulled together town-level data that includes important facts about federal funding to school districts, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Town-level data is linked below using the most recent data available. This means the education data […]
by Kathy Taylor et. al. February 18, 2025 @ 12:01 am While Connecticut, one of the wealthiest states in our country, may seem like an ideal place to raise a family, for far too many children, it is not. Beneath the state’s picturesque towns and affluent neighborhoods lies a troubling reality —high child poverty rates […]
Happy new year! Today marks the start of the legislative session. As 2025 begins, we’ve recalibrated our Connecticut Families Plan, initially launched in 2022, to reflect the current landscape and meet the moment. Nestled within this plan are policy priorities for each year, which advance our vision of a Connecticut where all children achieve their […]
Published on Dec 31, 2024 in the CT Post Reducing poverty in Connecticut is a priority that requires a multifaceted approach to create change by providing opportunities for all residents. Poverty affects every aspect of life, education, health, housing, employment, and even one’s mental strain. It has a far-reaching effect on individuals, impacting all areas […]
Maryam Elahi March 26, 2024 @ 12:01 am The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut welcomes the “119K Commission,” the newly established initiative by the CT Conference of Municipalities (CCM). We hope it will succeed to coalesce public support thanks to the enthusiastic leadership of Joe DeLong (full disclosure — a Foundation trustee) and a membership of […]
The following op-ed was featured in CT Insider. One of the major contributions Nobel Prize laureate and University of Chicago economist James Heckman made to American society is his groundbreaking work on the rate of return on early childhood education. His studies and those inspired by his research show a consistent rate of return of […]
This op-ed was featured in The Day. ———- When you have the head of a business association and a researcher for a progressive think tank pointing toward the same solutions to improve Connecticut’s economy and provide more opportunities for its citizens, the building blocks for compromise on policy are in place. Gov. Ned Lamont and the state […]
OPINION Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board July 20, 2023 We didn’t need a U.S. senator to tell us we have a housing crisis. We can see it every day. Supply is down, prices are up, evictions are climbing and options are limited. But it doesn’t hurt to have powerful people making the case that our […]