Hearst Connecticut Media Group Dec. 1, 2024 Comments

[Excerpt from article by Alex Putterman that appeared on the top of the front page of all Hearst Connecticut newspapers, Sunday, December 1, 2024]

About 40% of Connecticut adults are struggling financially or "just getting by," a new survey has found. The survey, from the nonprofit DataHaven, found that more people report being worse off financially than they were a year ago than report being better off, amid increases in food and housing insecurity.

Link:
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/data-haven-survey-housing-food-security-19943596.php

by Mark Abraham Nov. 24, 2024 Comments

NEW HAVEN, Conn., November 25, 2024 — In one of the richest states in the U.S., a newly released report from DataHaven highlights concerning trends in financial, food, and housing insecurity across Connecticut.

Authored By

DataHaven and Siena College Research Institute

Date

November 11, 2024

Partners

Survey funders include over 80 state and local government, health care, academic, and community partners throughout Connecticut, and Advisory Council members represent 300 organizations.

The DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey traces its roots to a series of grassroots and locally-based efforts launched over the past decade to gather information on and promote regional well-being and quality of life. With guidance from DataHaven and partner organizations throughout Connecticut, these area surveys have grown substantially each year in size and quality, and have become increasingly coordinated. Please contact us for additional information.

by Mark Abraham Sep. 26, 2024 Comments

PRESS RELEASE

DataHaven wins federal innovation prize for empowering residents with data

National award recognizes DataHaven’s innovative new town-by-town map of well-being and environmental conditions

Connecticut Senate Democrats Capitol Dispatch Aug. 3, 2024 Comments

[Excerpt from Capitol Dispatch article posted by Joe O'Leary, August 3, 2024]

Connecticut stands as a leader when it comes to the rights of the queer community, standing well ahead of many other states when it comes to the rights of LGBTQIA+ residents. With same-sex marriage legalized here seven years before its federal approval and enshrined rights for same-sex and queer parents, legal defenses and the transgender community, Connecticut can stand proud.

Link:
https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/report-ct-a-leader-in-lgbtqia-rights

CT Public Radio Jul. 24, 2024 Comments

[Excerpt of WNPR radio story by Sujata Srinivasan, July 24, 2024]

Bloomfield-based Cigna Health Group launched a health equity fund that plans to invest $9 million in communities nationally over the next three years, starting with Hartford.

In Hartford, more than a quarter of residents surveyed had asthma. Between 2017 and 2021, Hartford averaged 53 days per year of “poor” air quality or worse.

Thirty miles away, during that same period, the town of Stafford averaged “poor” air quality 28 days per year.

Link:
https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-07-24/cignas-health-equity-fund-aims-to-narrow-health-care-access-gap-in-hartford

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