Debate Brews Over State-Level Child Tax Credit
CT News Junkie February 23, 2024
[Excerpt from news article by Christine Stuart, CT News Junkie, 2/23/24] Policymakers and advocates disagree on what, if anything, the Connecticut legislature should do after data from the U.S. Census showed child poverty doubled nationwide. But at least two organizations are making an argument with data to back their push for a state-level child tax credit to address the issue.… Read More
About half of Connecticut's population was born here. Here's where the rest of us are from.
Hearst Connecticut Media Group February 16, 2024
[Excerpt of feature article by Taylor Johnston, Alejandra Arevalo and Nami Sumida, 2/16/24] Nearly half of Connecticut's adult population was born within the state's borders, according to recently released Census data collected in 2022. That part of the picture has remained relatively steady for decades. But over the past two decades, the state has seen a slow but steady increase in the number of residents born abroad. In 2022, the share of Connecticut adults who were born in the state was 47%, down about two percentage points from 2010, when the share was 49%.… Read More
YWCA Greenwich Panel Talk Equity and Accessibility in Greenwich in Honor of Martin Luther King
Greenwich Free Press January 25, 2024
[Excerpt of feature article by Leslie Yager, Greenwich Free Press, 1/21/24. More photos are available in the article] Thursday night’s “Bending the Arc” panel discussion at the YWCA Greenwich focused on inequity and access in Greenwich. YWCA Greenwich CEO Mary Lee Kiernan quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s words from a speech given at the National Cathedral on March 31, 1968 when he said, “We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.”… Read More
Norwalk Health Department Launches Community Health, Wellbeing Profile
Patch Norwalk December 29, 2023
NORWALK, CT — On Wednesday, the Norwalk Health Department launched its new Community Health and Wellbeing Profile, a publicly available online dashboard compiling and visualizing key Norwalk health data. According to a news release provided by the city, the interactive profile is available at www.norwalkct.gov/healthdata.… Read More
Addressing Hartford’s Childhood Obesity Disparities
CT Latino News December 14, 2023
[Excerpt of article by Belén Dumont, Published December 13, 2023] CT Latino News’ series—Hartford Children’s Health: Equitable Access—explores responses to complex systemic and cultural barriers across Connecticut’s capital that impact the daily health of its youngest residents. About 28,000 children and youth live in Hartford, one of the state’s most diverse communities that continues to address a variety of longstanding health-related disparities.… Read More
Advancing Racial Equity and Improving Communities in Connecticut with DataHaven’s Unique Survey
National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership News November 29, 2023
[Article by Elizabeth Burton and Kathy Pettit at NNIP News, November 2023]… Read More