Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report titled, “2026 Candidate Briefing Book.” Designed to provide a snapshot of helpful research and data for Connecticut residents and candidates running for political office this election cycle, this document extends the issues undergirding our broad vision toward economic justice and our specific aim of advancing family economic […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, Assessing Utilization and Measurement in Practice: An Analysis of Department of Children & Families Provider Survey Data. This report examines data collected under Special Act 24-24 (SA 24-24) to assess how Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) contracted service array is functioning and where gaps in service […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “2025 Legislative Summary.” The document provides a high-level review of many of the bills our organization supported this session. Typically our budget year document is more comprehensive. However, this year is unusual in that our team was (and continues to be) deeply engaging in both the state […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report titled, “MOUs Across Connecticut: Crafting Memorandums of Understanding between Law Enforcement Agencies and Regional and Local Boards of Education that Center the Needs of Connecticut Children and Communities.” This comprehensive analysis highlights the strengths and critical gaps in School Resource Officer (SRO) Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) across […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report titled, “Poverty in the U.S. and Connecticut, 2019-2023,” which offers an in-depth analysis of poverty data, highlights gaps in state-level information, and presents policy solutions to reduce poverty, particularly for children.

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report titled, “2024 Candidate Briefing Book.” Designed to provide a snapshot of helpful research and data for Connecticut residents and candidates running for political office this election cycle, this document extends the issues undergirding our broad vision toward economic justice and our specific aim of eradicating child poverty […]

Connecticut 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 […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “2023 Legislative Summary.” The document provides a high-level review of the bills our organization supported this session. While a number of other bills passed both chambers of the General Assembly, and countless others were proposed, it’s important to note that this document only includes the bills that […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “The 2022 Candidate Briefing Book.” Designed to provide a snapshot of helpful research and data for Connecticut residents and candidates running for political office this election cycle, this document lays the foundation for what we’re calling the Connecticut Families Plan, which we first mentioned in January of 2022. […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “Rising Out of Recession: How Connecticut Can Support Young Adults Transitioning Out of the Child Welfare System in Challenging Economic Times,” which examines the obstacles in employment, education, and housing faced by young adults transition out of the child welfare system; the supports made available to help […]