[Excerpt of 1/14/19 article by Lucy Gellman; visit Arts Paper for the full piece]

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Earlier this year, Horton said, several members began talking about how much they wished that the garden’s work days extended into the winter months. While they weren’t keen on being outside in the cold weather, they wanted something that could still bring people together and leave everyone feeling like they’d had a good workout.

[Excerpt from 1/2/19 CT Mirror article by Jake Kara about the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, which is accompanied by graphs. The article also appeared on the front page of about 8 major Connecticut newspapers, including Stamford Advocate, New Haven Register, Torrington Register-Citizen, and Connecticut Post.]

Excerpt of Waterbury Republican-American newspaper front page article, by Mike Patrick

WATERBURY – It may not seem fair to compare Waterbury to Stamford, which benefits from its proximity to New York City, large transportation hub and vibrant corporate climate. But strip those elements away, and you’re left with a city of former factories and mills, just like Waterbury, and a downtown that not long ago faced the same challenges as the Brass City’s.

November 19, 2018

New Haven, CT – DataHaven celebrated 25 years of collecting, sharing, and interpreting public data for effective decision-making at a sold-out Celebration and Statewide Data Release at Yale School of Management, held on Monday, November 19, 2018.  The event was attended by over 170 leaders, partners, and community stakeholders from throughout Connecticut.  Additional information is available in the DataHaven 25th Anniversary report.

Excerpt from Yale Daily News article by Aakshi Chaba:

DataHaven, a New Haven-based nonprofit that provides policymakers data reports on community issues, recently launched a new project focused on gender equity in Fairfield County.

This news article is in Spanish. Excerpt:

La tasa de asma de Connecticut es peor que la tasa nacional, con un 11 por ciento para los niños y el 10.5 por ciento para los adultos, y va en aumento. Los vecindarios de Bridgeport, Hartford y New Haven se encuentran entre los más afectados. El dióxido de carbono producido por los automóviles, el humo del cigarrillo, el moho y las alimañas en las viviendas de baja calidad, están entre los factores desencadenantes.

Excerpt from op-ed by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation President and CEO Juanita T. James:

"As nonprofit organizations gear up for Giving Tuesday on Nov. 27, we are reminded of the powerful work they do to address the most pressing social needs facing too many individuals across the globe and right here in Fairfield County — hunger, homelessness, denial of access to a quality education, unemployment and underemployment — to name just a few.