We’re coming to a town near you in 2026! Connecticut families are struggling. The stakes are only getting higher thanks to deep federal cuts and new, rigorous work requirements to access food assistance as well as similar hurdles to access health coverage and more on the horizon. Fully funding...

Mark your calendars!  Our 25th Tax and Budget Forum returns on January 8th, 2026. RSVP for this virtual, statewide event on building a fair, equitable, & sustainable fiscal future for #CT‘s children and families: http://bit.ly/taxandbudget25...

You’ve championed our collective vision of a Connecticut that is thriving and equitable, and where all children achieve their full potential. We want you at our pearl anniversary party to celebrate 30 years of grit and persistence in service of trusted research and advocacy on behalf of Connec...

Register now for Connecticut Voices for Children’s 24th Tax and Budget Forum on Dec. 17 from 10 to 11:30 am! At this event we’ll unpack the State’s fiscal controls as well as discuss old and new research that will shed light on how the state can raise revenue to invest in our child...

Our annual First for Kids award ceremony elevates important issues that uplift Connecticut’s children and families. At this event, you’ll hear directly from awardees and learn more about their crucial work.  Please join us to congratulate our 2024 awardees (in alphabetical order): Famil...

Every year we publish a State of Early Childhood report that examines the state of early care and education in Connecticut. The industry is plagued by high costs paid by parents, low wages for child care staff, business insecurity for child care providers and a significant shortage of slots availab...

Please join us on Thursday, January 25 from 10-11:30 am for our 23rd annual Tax and Budget Forum! CT Voices will present two short-form reports. One report will provide an analysis of (our state’s first-in-the-nation) CT Baby Bonds policy, which aims to rectify generational poverty and advance...

We hope you can join us for our first in-person Community Policy Forum on October 19 from 6-8pm at UCONN Stamford. Did you know Connecticut is the 10th least affordable state in the country (based on rent-to-income ratio). Housing is a basic building block of family economic security. However, rent...

Join us at our First for Kids award ceremony on April 13, 2023 from 4:30-7 pm at the Pond House Cafe (1555 Asylum Ave., West Hartford)! Please join us in celebrating our honorees: State Rep. Holly Cheeseman Maryam Elahi Dr. Monette Ferguson State Comptroller Sean Scanlon Former State Treasurer Shawn...

Please join us for our 22nd Tax & Budget Forum! DATE: Thursday, December 15, 2022 TIME: 10:00am – 11:30am SPEAKERS: Matt Ritter, Connecticut Speaker of the House & Taifa Smith Butler, President of Demos REGISTER: Click HERE or copy and paste the link (bit.ly/CTVoicesBudgetForum2022) [N...