New Youth Leadership Opportunities and Data at DataHaven
by Mark Abraham August 8, 2025
New: DataHaven Connecticut Youth Advisory Council We're excited to share open roles and positions for our Youth Advisory Council, the new youth-led advisory group at DataHaven. For the 2025-2026 school year, participants will develop data and research skills while helping their communities and providing advice on our many statewide publications, such as our popular Connecticut Town Equity Reports and Town and Neighborhood Data Viewers.… Read More
Pro-LGBTQ Groups Aided By Hartford Foundation
Patch Connecticut July 16, 2025
[Excerpt from Patch article by Michael Lemanski, 7/16/25] HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford-based benevolence foundation recently donated several grants to support organizations advocating for LGBTQ causes. According to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, eight area organizations received a total of $200,000 in grants from the foundation’s Equality Fund.… Read More
Deportation plan likely to be devastating to CT economy, experts say. Immigrants expand the pie
Hartford Courant July 14, 2025
[Excerpt from Hartford Courant article by Livi Stanford, 7/14/25] State officials and immigration advocates are warning that President Donald Trump’s continued plan to deliver the “single largest mass deportation program in history” will severely impact Connecticut’s economy, resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs because immigrants are as a critical contributor.… Read More
New Issue Brief Highlights Immigrants' Role in Connecticut's Economy
by Mark Abraham May 12, 2025
New Haven, CT – A new report published by DataHaven and The Connecticut Immigrant Support Network shows how immigrants are critical to Connecticut’s economy—supporting major industries, driving entrepreneurship, and contributing billions in tax revenues and consumer spending.… Read More
A mobile solution to rural health barriers in Connecticut's northeast
The Day April 24, 2025
[Excerpt of front-page article from The Day, Sunday, April 20, 2025, By Alison Cross] Putnam — On a rainy Tuesday, medical staff from Generations Family Health Center prepped for a day of appointments outside the Hale YMCA. [....] In a region with fewer health care providers per person than anywhere else in the state, Generations is working to boost access by making dental and medical care mobile.… Read More
New research reveals $15.6B boost to Fairfield County by closing gaps
Westfair Business Journal April 11, 2025
[Article excerpt by Gary Larkin, April 4, 2025] NORWALK – By closing gaps in income, home ownership, home values, and educational attainment Fairfield County could generate $15.6 billion in gross domestic product growth, according to a recently released report.… Read More
