Data show Connecticut remains segregated, but work being done to lessen it
New Haven Register July 4, 2015
[Excerpt] "Connecticut not only has the highest per capita income in the nation and ties New York in income disparity, its pockets of wealth and poverty are more highly concentrated than in many other large metropolitan areas. That was one of the findings of a study by Mark Abraham and Mary Buchanan, of DataHaven in New Haven, whose mission is to help policy-makers by compiling and interpreting public data.… Read More
Largest Community Survey in U.S. Now Underway in Connecticut; 15,000 People to be Interviewed
Connecticut by the numbers June 29, 2015
"The initiative is creating the first-ever shared measures of quality of life, happiness, and community health across all neighborhoods, towns, regions, and the state as a whole."… Read More
Are there two Valleys?
Valley Independent Sentinel June 28, 2015
"The results [of the survey] will be incorporated into a community index report that [will give the Valley Community Foundation] a better idea of where the need for community help exists in the Valley."… Read More
Community survey may be calling you
Republican-American June 28, 2015
"The study will be most the comprehensive in the state."… Read More
Statewide survey will assess resident wellbeing
The Day June 5, 2015
"Survey questions will solicit information about ... health, family economic security, happiness, civic engagement, transportation, housing, employment, satisfaction with government and community life, among other topics."… Read More
Valley Community Foundation Releases Snapshot of Quality of Life Indicators for Lower Naugatuck Valley
Shelton Patch May 27, 2015
"'Snapshot' represents the start of a multi-year process, culminating in 2016 with the release of a comprehensive Community Index for the Valley region."… Read More
