Report: Lack of transportation in Greater New Haven keeps people out of workforce
New Haven Register January 16, 2015
[Excerpt] According to the report, New Haven has been adding high-paying jobs since 2000 that go primarily to college graduates, and only 4 percent of 47,000 jobs paying more than $20 per hour are held by residents of the city’s low-income neighborhoods. Most of the living-wage jobs in New Haven — 81 percent — are held by out-of-towners. SCRCOG Executive Director Carl Amento called the problem “this mismatch between where the jobs are and where the people are.” … Read More
Access to transportation in Greater New Haven key for employment, COG study finds
New Haven Register November 23, 2014
[Excerpt] This will not come as big news to anyone who depends on the bus — or two or three buses — to get to work, but a new area study has found that the more spread out and off-the-bus-line jobs are, the harder it is for people who ride the bus to get jobs.… Read More
What the Doctor Ordered: Urban Farming
New York Times November 6, 2014
[Excerpt] At a dead-end street in a blighted section of this city, crumbling roofs of old factories, smokestacks and the Interstate 95 overpass loom overhead, casting long shadows on an October afternoon. Along one end of a field, children play soccer; on the other, men stand around motorcycles, sipping from beer cans.… Read More
Connecticut data leader receives award from global Community Indicators Consortium
by Mark Abraham October 7, 2014
Washington, DC summit honors Mark Abraham for exemplifying the use of information to advance community well-being. On September 30, the Community Indicators Consortium presented an “Impact Award” at their Washington, DC summit to DataHaven’s Executive Director Mark Abraham. … Read More
New Haven alders review health data, aim to help residents lead longer lives
New Haven Register October 6, 2014
[Excerpt] About 15 members of the Board of Alders stuck around after Monday night’s meeting to hear the results of a city health data report, a presentation that featured a ward-by-ward breakdown of the biggest health risks facing residents.… Read More
Rally Seeks Local Hiring For Living-Wage Jobs
New Haven Independent September 10, 2014
[Excerpt] More than 400 people gathered at a rally to hear new data about how New Haveners are missing out on New Haven’s living-wage jobs—and to call for a change.… Read More
