Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, The State of Working Connecticut – 2026: Rising Unemployment, Higher Prices, and Federal Cuts to Public Benefits. This year’s annual SOWC finds that three new problems—rising unemployment, higher prices, and major federal cuts to public benefits—are compounding Connecticut’s longstanding economic challenges. The report examines how these new and long-term […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report titled, “Shifting Costs, Eroding Access: The Early Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on SNAP in Connecticut.” This report examines the early impacts of H.R. 1, also known as OBBBA or the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in […]

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, “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, “Beyond the Algorithm: AI Governance For Building Safe Digital Futures.” This short-form report provides a primer on some of the key challenges and opportunities presented by AI in the context of children’s safety and well-being. 

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, “Fostering Stable Homes: Tackling Housing Displacement For a Stronger Connecticut.” The report completes a housing arc from last year by providing a deeper dive on the eviction crisis in Connecticut and expands our view to include foreclosures and homelessness. We specifically look at how our state’s restrictive land-use […]

Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “Addressing Connecticut’s Eviction Crisis: Policy Options for Medium- and Long-Term Reforms.” This report, the second in a two-part series, focuses on important measures that can be taken in the medium- and long-term to address housing affordability. The first report in the two-part series focuses on important measures […]

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 […]