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 […]
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 […]
This op-ed was published by the CT Mirror and be viewed HERE. Volunteers can help professionals, families, and children themselves shape a better future. April —Child Abuse Prevention Month and Volunteer Appreciation Month— arrives during what is heralded as the “year of the child.” It’s an occasion both to enhance related systems and to recognize how […]
Translación en español le sigue. In just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on the lives of all Connecticut’s families and children. A virus with no vaccine, no treatment, and no prior human exposures to enable us to develop some individual and herd immunity, it sweeps through country after country, state […]
The video of our 7th annual Youth at the Capitol Forum is now online. The event featured youth experts, social workers, and policymakers discussing ways to ensure smoother placement changes – transitions for foster children and youth between foster homes, group homes, and other residential placements.
Participants included two panels of youth, the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families, and state policymakers.
Full video below. You can download the report we presented at the forum here.