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- CT By The Numbers: Addressing Urgent Behavioral Health Needs of Youth (Dec 2024)
- The Paid Leave Podcast: The United Way Reports a Jump in Connecticut Residents Struggling. (Dec 2024)
- Middletown Press: Debate over CT’s ‘fiscal guardrails’ is getting heated. Here’s why you should care (Dec 2024)
- Fox 61: Connecticut Paid Leave provides income for residents experiencing housing insecurity (Dec 2024)
- Hartford Courant: ‘Simply unaffordable’: What’s driving the high cost of living in Connecticut (Dec 2024)
- CT Examiner: Homelessness Among New London Students Surges (Dec 2024)
- CT By The Numbers: CT Must Invest in Opportunities for At-Risk Youth to Forge A Better Future for All of Us (Dec 2024)
- NBC 30: Advocates push for more money to support struggling teens and young adults (Dec 2024)
- NBC 30: Nonprofits raise concerns about disengaged young adults in Connecticut (Dec 2024)
- CT Examiner: Youth Advocates Call for Better Data, Launching ‘Office of Youth Success’ (Dec 2024)
- Newsbreak: Advocates and lawmakers talk critical issues facing Connecticut’s disconnected youth (Dec 2024)
- WSHU: ‘Disconnected youth’ advocates lay out their hopes for 2025 legislative session (Dec 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Young People Make A Case For Greater State Investment In Reaching Disconnected Youth (Dec 2024)
- Fox 61: Advocates, lawmakers talk critical issues facing Connecticut’s disconnected youth (Dec 2024)
- News 12: Youth advocates: Nearly $1 billion proposal could cut teen crime and boost Connecticut’s economy (Dec 2024)
- CT Mirror: Report: About half of the population lacks economic security (Dec 2024)
- The Day: 40% of Conn adults struggling financially or just getting by amid rise in housing and food insecurity (Dec 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Report: 40% of Connecticut struggles to make ends meet. ‘A wake-up call.’ (Dec 2024)
- CEO World: Economic Struggles Persist for 40% of People in Connecticut Amid Rising Insecurity (Dec 2024)
- CT By The Numbers: CT Paid Leave Program Provides Safety Net for Residents Living with Food Insecurity (Nov 2024)
- CT Insider: 40% of CT adults struggling financially or ‘just getting by’ amid rise in housing & food insecurity (Nov 2024)
- Republican American: One paycheck away: Advocates highlight growing homelessness crisis in Northwest Connecticut (Nov 2024)
- CT Insider: Connecticut LGBTQ+ community rallies for support as Donald Trump wins election (Nov 2024)
- CT Mirror: CT must act now to save its young residents (Nov 2024)
- Hartford Courant: 45,000 CT families may have forfeited about $120M in tax benefits. Groups are trying to change that (Nov 2024)
- News Times: CT is overdue to reimagine education (Nov 2024)
- Middletown Press: Connecticut LGBTQ+ community rallies for support as Donald Trump wins election (Nov 2024)
- Hartford Business Journal: Action plan to re-engage CT’s at-risk youth is needed now (Nov 2024)
- CT Mirror: CT urgently needs an action plan to re-engage at-risk youth (Nov 2024)
- CT Mirror: Nonprofits say poor CT families missed $120 million in tax relief (Nov 2024)
- Fairfield Hamlet Hub: Disconnected Youth Report Requires Urgent Action (Nov 2024)
- For the People: UWCT ‘Young People First’ (Nov 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Action Plan To Re-engage Connecticut’s At-Risk Youth Is Needed Now (Oct 2024)
- CT Insider: Connecticut Needs To Invest in its Young People (Oct 2024)
- CT Insider: Opinion: Action Plan To Re-engage Connecticut’s At-Risk Youth Is Needed Now (Oct 2024)
- Inside Investigator: CT among states with most restrictive childcare regulations (Oct 2024)
- Fairfield Hamlet Hub: Disconnected Youth Report Requires Urgent Action (Oct 2024)
- Westfair Business Journal: United Way of CT endorses ‘solutions’ to connect youth (Oct 2024)
- Press Reader: Thumbs Up Thumbs Down (Oct 2024)
- Public News Service: CT groups help people get unclaimed COVID-era relief money (Oct 2024)
- CT Insider: Connecticut’s election-year economy is a ‘mixed bag.’ Is it really making a difference among voters? (Oct 2024)
- CT Mirror: CCM opens effort to save at-risk youth, overhaul CT government (Oct 2024)
- The Day: Nearly 40% of CT households faced poverty in 2022 (Oct 2024)
- Yahoo News: Advocates push for Connecticut to offer child tax credit (Oct 2024)
- Public News Service: New data show CT families struggle to afford the basics (Oct 2024)
- Republican American: United Way: Families can’t make ends meet (Octo 2024)
- Hartford Business Journal: United Way: Nearly 40% of CT households faced poverty in 2022 (Oct 2024)
- CT Public Radio: Struggling CT families call for state child tax credit (Oct 2024)
- WSHU: Advocates push for Connecticut to offer child tax credit (Oct 2024)
- Municipal Voice: The Municipal Voice – A Bold New Plan (Oct 2024)
- We-Ha.com: New ‘ALICE’ Report Shows Record Increase In Financial Hardship In Connecticut (Oct 2024)
- CT Insider: Connecticut education would see sweeping, ‘transformational’ changes under new proposal (Oct 2024)
- NBC 30: What a new report reveals about the amount of people in CT struggling to afford the basics (Oct 2024)
- WTNH: Advocates push for Connecticut to offer child tax credit (Oct 2024)
- CT Mirror: United Way: Nearly 40% of CT households faced poverty in 2022 (Oct 2024)
- CT Insider: More than 500,000 CT households earn below true living wage, new report says (Oct 2024)
- Hartford Courant: How much money do you need to survive in CT? The new number is too much for many (Oct 2024)
- Civic Media: 2024 ALICE Report by United Way (Oct 2024)
- CT News Junkie: New ‘ALICE’ Report Shows Record Increase In Financial Hardship In Connecticut (Oct 2024)
- Norwich Bulletin: United Way: Nearly 40% of Connecticut households faced poverty in 2022 (Oct 2024)
- Stamford Advocate: More than 500,000 CT households earn below true living wage, new report says (Oct 2024)
- WICH: Get Your Refund campaign (Sept 2024)
- Hamlet Hub: 45,000 CT Residents Are Still Entitled to COVID Relief Money (Sept 2024)
- Hartford Courant: 45,000 CT residents have yet to claim COVID relief money. Do you qualify? (Sept 2024)
- NBC 30: 45,000 households in CT eligible for COVID relief benefits from unfiled 2021 taxes: United Way (Sept 2024)
- Doing it Local: United Way of Connecticut 211 Expands 988 Chat/Text Service to Better Support Younger People in Crisis (Sept 2024)
- News 12: 988 Day aims to erase stigma around seeking mental health support (Sept 2024)
- NBC 30: Have you filed your 2021 taxes? The deadline to get some COVID relief benefits is approaching (Sept 2024)
- WHUS: For Better or Worse: Suicide Prevention Interview (Sept 2024)
- WICH: Interview with CEO for United Way to talk about Suicide Prevention (Sept 2024)
- Connecticut East This Week: Get Your Refund (Sept 2024)
- WTNH: 988 suicide crisis line expands (Sept 2024)
- WTIC: Face CT (Sept 2024)
- CT Mirror: Pregnant people in CT can now apply for monthly cash assistance (Sept 2024)
- Valley Independent Sentinel:024) United Way Of Connecticut 211 Expands 988 Chat/Text Service (Sept 2024)
- Darienite: United Way CT Expands Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s Chat and Text Service to Seven Days a Week (Sept 2024)
- WTNH: 988 suicide crisis line expands (Sept 2024)
- CT Mirror: In Greenwich, a gold-standard (Aug 2024)
- Valley Independent Sentinel: Seymour Grassroots Group Receives $8,000 Donation (Aug 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Youth suicides are rising in CT. Mental health advocates and providers offer ways to help. (Aug 2024)
- WTNH: Report: 39% of Connecticut households struggling to afford basics (Aug 2024)
- WSHU: DeLauro renews urgency for expanded child tax credit (Aug 2024)
- Connecticut by the Numbers: Imperative for CT Child Tax Credit Remains Unmistakable, Advocates Intensify Efforts (Aug 2024)
- MSN: CT group’s petition ignites discussions on child tax credit (Aug 2024)
- CT Mirror: Boost to child tax credit blocked in Senate as push grows in CT (Aug 2024)
- Connecticut Public Radio: Child advocates call for permanent CT child tax credit, hundreds sign petition (Aug 2024)
- CT Mirror: In Greenwich, a gold-standard (Aug 2024)
- Valley Independent Sentinel: Seymour Grassroots Group Receives $8,000 Donation (Aug 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Youth suicides are rising in CT. Mental health advocates and providers offer ways to help. (Aug 2024)
- WTNH: Report: 39% of Connecticut households struggling to afford basics (Aug 2024)
- WSHU: DeLauro renews urgency for expanded child tax credit (Aug 2024)
- Connecticut by the Numbers: Imperative for CT Child Tax Credit Remains Unmistakable, Advocates Intensify Efforts (Aug 2024)
- MSN: CT group’s petition ignites discussions on child tax credit (Aug 2024)
- CT Mirror: Boost to child tax credit blocked in Senate as push grows in CT (Aug 2024)
- Connecticut Public Radio: Child advocates call for permanent CT child tax credit, hundreds sign petition (Aug 2024)
- News 12: Officials: Calls to 988 have increased since its creation 2 years ago (July 2024)
- Westfair Business Journal: United Way of Connecticut fights for Child Tax Credit (July 2024)
- Fairfield Hamlet Hub: The Connecticut Child Tax Credit – Unfinished Business (July 2024)
- Rocky Hill Patch: The Connecticut Child Tax Credit – Unfinished Business (July 2024)
- CT Mirror: The fight for tax breaks for CT families in 2025 is underway (July 2024)
- Connecticut East: The Connecticut Child Tax Credit – Unfinished Business (July 2024)
- Fox 61: 988 call centers have helped Connecticut residents with mental health crises for 2 years (July 2024)
- WFSB: United Way 211 recognized as one of the top 988 call centers (July 2024)
- WTNH: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers resources, quickly (July 2024)
- NBC 30: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline used thousands of times by people in Connecticut (July 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Tens of thousands of calls for help: Suicide and crisis calls doubled in CT in past 2 years (July 2024)
- CT Mirror: CT suicide hotline’s successes celebrated after 2 years in service (July 2024)
- Public News Service: CT ‘988’ hotline services rank high in national report (July 2024)
- NBC 30: Virtual Camp Sparkler brings learning through play to thousands of CT kids (July 2024)
- Milford Mirror: Free app launches in Milford to teach Connecticut children to develop through play (July 2024)
- NBC 30: ‘Mansion tax’ could help fund social services, according to report (July 2024)
- NPR: Hot temperatures continue in CT this week. Here’s what to know (July 2024)
- News 12: Connecticut offers free virtual summer learning program for young children (July 2024)
- Hartford Courant: CT program Camp Sparkler launches with virtual, weekly stories, activities. How to participate. (July 2024)
- CT Insider: Free app launches in Milford to teach Connecticut children to develop through play (July 2024)
- WTNH: Cooling centers open to get out of Connecticut’s extreme heat (July 2024)
- WFSB: CT Suicide Board (June 2024)
- Newsbreak.com: United Way of Connecticut Welcomes Fairfield Resident to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- Newsbreak.com: United Way of Connecticut Welcomes Manchester Resident to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- Newsbreak.com: United Way of Connecticut Welcomes Cos Cob Resident to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- Greenwich Patch: United Way of CT Welcomes Cos Cob Resident to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- Middletown Patch: United Way of CT Welcomes Middletown Executive to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- Fairfield Patch: United Way of CT Welcomes Fairfield Resident to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- Manchester Patch: United Way of CT Welcomes Manchester Resident to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- Wallingford Patch: United Way of CT Welcomes Wallingford Resident to Board of Directors (June 2024)
- MarketPlace: 211 call centers show financial strain above the poverty line (May 2024)
- Greenwich Free Press: Senator Blumenthal Urges the FTC to Protect Consumers from TurboTax’s Excessive, Deceptive Fees (May 2024)
- Big News Network: Aftermath of pandemic still being felt in Connecticut (May 2024)
- CT Mirror: Five reasons why CT’s strange budget journey won’t repeat itself (May 2024)
- CT Mirror: CT bills on teacher certification, mandated reporting pass House (May 2024)
- Hartford Business: Barbara Dalio to CT biz leaders: Mentoring, training programs key to engaging ‘disconnected’ youth (May 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Speaking Up about Connecticut’s Unspoken Crisis (May 2024)
- Public News Service: CT group helps residents with pandemic’s lingering impacts (May 2024)
- CT Insider: See how average incomes have changed in your Connecticut ZIP code (May 2024)
- Greenwich Free Press: Senator Blumenthal Urges the FTC to Protect Consumers from TurboTax’s Excessive, Deceptive Fees (May 2024)
- WTNH: Dalio Education aims to elevate voices of disconnected youth in Connecticut (April 2024)
- Yahoo Finance: 3 Key Signs You May Be Closer to Poverty Than You Think, And What To Do About It (April 2024)
- NBC CT: Lawmakers consider bill to help thousands of disconnected youth (April 2024)
- NHPR: Statewide protests call on CT legislators to boost child care support (April 2024)
- Money Wise: Why 2-1-1 call-center operators are hearing from the middle class (April 2024)
- Yahoo Finance: ‘The federal poverty line is garbage’: This Connecticut couple brings in $95K/year but still struggles with expenses (April 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Lawmakers’ plan to stop wave of CT kids from being disconnected advances (April 2024)
- WTNH 8: CT Families: Trinity College students partner with United Way to gather research on low-income families (April 2024)
- Wall Street Journal: The Calls for Help Coming From Above the Poverty Line (April 2024)
- NBC CT: Thousands of youths in Connecticut struggling with school and employment disconnect (April 2024)
- CT Mirror: For youth, CT’s ‘Quiet Corner’ is becoming the ‘Forgotten Corner’ (April 2024)
- CT Mirror: Leaders now say they can fix CT budget without adding big dollars (April 2024)
- Hartford Business Journal: Lisa Tepper Bates, 2024 Women in Business Honoree (April 2024)
- Patch: Data Underscores Imperative for Action on CT’s At-Risk Youth (April 2024)
- CT Insider: Editorial: How can CT feed more people? (March 2024)
- Data Haven: New maps show CT child tax credit statewide impacts (March 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Advocates, Democratic Lawmakers Call For A Permanent Child Tax Credit (March 2024)
- NBC 30: Trinity College students use research to advocate for a permanent child tax credit (March 2024)
- Public News Service: New maps show CT child tax credit’s statewide impacts (March 2024)
- WTNH: Study reveals 39% of Connecticut families live paycheck to paycheck (March 2024)
- The Day: Conn. has more than $366K in student lunch debt halfway through school year (March 2024)
- CT Data Haven: United Way of Connecticut and DataHaven Maps Show Potential Impact of a Proposed CT Child Tax Credit on Local Communities (March 2024)
- CT Insider: A new effort to address disconnected youth in CT launches four years after a letdown (March 2024)
- Westfair Business Journal: 39 percent of working Connecticut residents cannot afford essentials (March 2024)
- WPNR: Thousands of CT families can’t afford basic needs, despite earning wages above poverty level (March 2024)
- CT Insider: CT has more than $366,000 in student lunch debt halfway though this school year, report shows (March 2024)
- Spotify: For the People Opportunity Youth Segment (March 2024)
- Audio Boom: For the People Opportunity Youth Segment (March 2024)
- Apple Podcasts: For the People Opportunity Youth Segment (March 2024)
- WEBE 108: For the People Opportunity Youth Segment (March 2024)
- WICC: For the People Opportunity Youth Segment (March 2024)
- 99.1 PLR: For the People Opportunity Youth Segment (March 2024)
- CT Mirror: Push for $600-per-child CT income tax credit faces big hurdles (March 2024)
- Public News Service: CT lawmakers considering state child tax credit bill (March 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Hoping for a $600-per-child CT income tax credit? Idea has strong support but faces big hurdles (March 2024)
- Big News Network: Connecticut ponders $600 a child credit for up to 3 children (March2024)
- Hartford Courant: CT lawmakers battle over ways to tax the rich. What it would mean for you (March 2024)
- CT Examiner: State Dems Push for Child Tax Credit Amid Rising Costs and Federal Cuts (March 2024)
- Fox 61: Child tax credit supporters asking lawmakers to make benefit permanent in Connecticut (March 2024)
- News 12: Connecticut lawmakers debating child tax credit (March 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Connecticut Faces Uphill Battle For State Child Tax Credit as Debate Continues Over Funding and Benefits (March 2024)
- WTNH: State lawmakers hold public hearing to discuss child tax credit (March 2024)
- NBC 30: Push for permanent child tax credit as 39% of CT families can’t make ends meet (March 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Report Reveals 40,000 Unfilled Child Care Slots in Connecticut (Feb 2024)
- PSN: New tool examines CT child care access, plans of action (Feb 2024)
- BNN: Hartford Students Rally for Reinstated Free Bus Program Amid Disconnection Crisis (Feb 2024)
- Fox 61: Connecticut legislators hear testimony from students at public hearing on proposal for ‘disconnected youth’ (Feb 2024)
- CT Mirror: ‘Disconnected youth’ bill receives support during public hearing (Feb 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Advocates Say Data Collection, Sharing Is A Big Piece Of The Disconnected Youth Puzzle (Feb 2024)
- Inside Investigator: Worker shortage leaves 40,000 available child care slots in Connecticut (Feb 2024)
- NBC 30: CT could have 40K more childcare slots available if not for worker shortage (Feb 2024)
- Connecticut Insider: New bill would aid CT’s ‘disconnected’ youth through bus passes, data sharing, more (Feb 2024)
- Connecticut News Junkie: Lawmakers To Consider Bill Aimed At Supporting Disconnected, At-Risk Youth (Feb 2024)
- Connecticut by the Numbers: United Way of Connecticut Launches Statewide Coalition to Address At-Risk and Disconnected Youth (Feb 2024)
- Connecticut by the Numbers: Coalition Calls for Series of State Actions to Help Disconnected Youth Get Back-On-Track (Feb 2024)
- Hartford Courant: How to address Connecticut’s unspoken crisis Opinion (Feb 2024)
- BNN: Bridging the Gap: Connecticut’s $50 Million Plan to Reconnect 119,000 Youths (Feb 2024)
- NBC 30: Disconnected youth in Connecticut say they feel hopeless and forgotten (Feb 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Debate Brews Over State-Level Child Tax Credit (Feb 2024)
- CT Mirror: For youth, CT’s ‘Quiet Corner’ is becoming the ‘Forgotten Corner’ (Feb 2024)
- Greater Hartford Patch: Coalition Calls for State Actions to Help Disconnected Youth (Feb 2024)
- CT News Junkie: Advocates Urge Appropriations Committee To Keep Funding For School Meals (Feb 2024)
- Public News Service: Expanded Child Tax Credit to pull more CT families out of poverty (Feb 2024)
- Darienite.com: February 11 Is National 211 Day (Feb 2024)
- NBC 30: United Way of Connecticut recognizes National 211 Day (Feb 2024)
- Connoisseur Media: 211 Day (Feb 2024)
- Hartford Courant: CT’s 2-1-1 service sees growing number of calls amid depleted staff numbers (Feb 2024)
- WTIC 1080 AM: Brian and Company w Lisa Tepper Bates (Feb 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Student school lunch debt soaring in CT after return to paid meals. ‘Children need to eat’ (Feb 2024)
- CT News Junkie: OP-ED | When Fact is More Alarming Than Fiction, Action is Required (Feb 2024)
- The Chronicle: United Way launches coalition, including EASTCONN, to address at-risk youth (Jan 2024)
- Hartford Courant: Jacquelyn Santiago Nazario: Preparing Connecticut’s youth for opportunity can’t wait (Jan 2024)
- Stamford Advocate: Opinion: CT’s children in crisis can learn that ‘letting people help me is OK’ (Jan 2024)
- CT Post: Opinion: CT’s children in crisis can learn that ‘letting people help me is OK’ (Jan 2024)
- Danbury News Times: Opinion: CT’s children in crisis can learn that ‘letting people help me is OK’ (Jan 2024)
- Norwalk Hour: Opinion: CT’s children in crisis can learn that ‘letting people help me is OK’ (Jan 2024)
- Greenwich Time: Opinion: CT’s children in crisis can learn that ‘letting people help me is OK’ (Jan 2024)
- New Haven Register: Opinion: CT’s children in crisis can learn that ‘letting people help me is OK’ (Jan 2024)
- Fox 61: State activates severe cold weather protocol effective Wednesday (Jan 2024)
- Fox 61: Those with and without a home impacted by plunging Connecticut temperatures (Jan 2024)
- NBC 30: Warming shelters open, 2-1-1 line ready to assist as temps drop this weekend (Jan 2024)
- Public News Service: K-12 enrollment declining in Connecticut schools (Jan 2024)
- CT Insider: As winter starts, advocates say there are 1,000 homeless people in Connecticut (Dec 2023)
- Cleburne Times Review: Connecticut’s 211 adds 24-hour housing crisis support as state’s homeless population doubles (Dec 2023)
- News 12: Connecticut’s 211 adds 24-hour housing crisis support as state’s homeless population doubles (Dec 2023)
- Fox 61: 211’s emergency housing hotline now operational 24/7 (Dec 2023)
- NBC 30: Tackling the loneliness epidemic during the holidays and beyond (Nov 2023)
- News 12: Almost 9,000 more people receiving SNAP benefits. Why CT leaders say that’s a good thing (Nov 2023)
- CT Mirror: Lamont administration highlights SNAP expansion (Nov 2023)
- Voices News: United Way Shares New Data on Working Residents’ Finances (Oct 2023)
- Public News Service: Report: CT women, children’s health care lagging (Oct 2023)
- CT Mirror: As CT kindergarten age changes, worries about transition emerge (Oct 2023)
- The Bulletin: How well does Norwich do with affordable housing? Here’s how you can find out. (Oct 2023)
- Prime Publishers: United Way of Greater Waterbury Shares Data on Financial Health (Oct 2023)
- Real Talk with Raff: Working Families (October 2023)
- CT By the Numbers: United Way of Connecticut/211 to Resume 24/7 Homeless Crisis Line on December 1 (October 2023)
- Norwich Bulletin: Two adults in CT need to earn combined $63 an hour to support family of four (September 2023)
- The Day: Too steep a price tag for the American dream (September 2023)
- Connoisseur Media: United Way of Connecticut ALICE Update (September 2023)
- The Day: More than a 1/3 of New London County residents in economic survival mode ― and their situation is getting more dire (September 2023)
- WTIC Radio: Community Connections (September 2023)
- Republican American: Support United Way’s annual campaign (September 2023)
- La Voz Hispana: Tiempos economicos difíciles y COVID (September 2023)
- Public News Service: Report: CT ‘unaffordable’ for many, despite state intervention (September 2023)
- WNPR: Nearly 40% of CT residents struggle financially, according to United Way (September 2023)
- CT Mirror: CT agencies work to prevent poverty from being a barrier to work (September 2023)
- New Haven Register: United Way report: nearly 40 percent of working families struggling in CT (September 2023)
- Westport Journal: Report: Families need $126K income to survive in CT (September 2023)
- I-95 Rock: New Report Shows a Connecticut Family of Four Needs to Earn Over $100,000 a Year to Survive (September 2023)
- The Day: A family of four needs $126,000 a year to survive in Connecticut (September 2023)
- Fox 61: New poverty stats The Real Story (September 2023)
- Connecticut Network: Capitol News Briefing with Rep. Bumgardner, United Way of CT and CWCSEO on the 2023 ALICE Report (September 2023)
- Danbury Hamlet Hub: Pandemic Impact: 40% of Danbury Area Households Financially Insecure (September 2023)
- Fairfield Hamlet Hub: CT United Way Releases Latest ALICE Report on Cost of Living in CT (September 2023)
- Hartford Business Journal: United Way: A family of four needs $126,000 a year to survive in CT (September 2023)
- Fox 61: Connecticut counties with high rates of residents struggling to meet basic needs: United Way report (September 2023)
- Republican American: ALICE report offers stark figures for state (September 2023)
- WFSB: Connecticut United Ways show new data from ALICE report on cost of Living in CT (September 2023)
- Fox 61: Over 40% of households in New Haven struggle to meet basic needs: United Way report (September 2023)
- Milford Patch: September Recovery Month Awareness (September 2023)
- Connecticut News Junkie: Child Poverty Doubles Nationwide; Debate Rages Over Tax Credits (September 2023)
- Connecticut Public Radio: Connecticut’s cherished therapy dog, Gizmo, is retiring. He’s leaving big paws to fill (September 2023)
- WSHU: CT sees return to pre-pandemic job levels, but labor shortage lingers (September 2023)
- WTNH: Report: 39% of Connecticut households struggling to afford basics (September 2023)
- NBC CT: Report shows 39% of CT families struggle to afford basic needs (September 2023)
- Hartford Courant: A family of four needs $126,000 a year to survive in CT, report shows (September 2023)
- CT News Junkie: Report: 39% of Connecticut Households Struggling to Pay for Necessities (September 2023)
- CT Insider: United Way report: nearly 40 percent of working families struggling in CT (September 2023)
- CT Mirror: United Way: A family of four needs $126,000 a year to survive in CT (September 2023)
- Norwalk Hamlet Hub: CT United Way Releases Latest ALICE Report on Cost of Living in CT (September 2023)
- Connecticut by the Numbers: Report: 4 in 10 Households in Greater New Haven are Struggling to Afford Basic Needs (September 2023)
- Fox 61: How United Way handles crisis management (September 2023)
- Inside Investigator: Report: 39% of CT households can’t make ends meet (September 2023)
- Middletown Press: CT United Way: 45 percent of Middletown families can’t meet basic needs (September 2023)
- NBC Connecticut: Cooling centers to open as heat wave hits Connecticut (September 2023)
- NBC Connecticut: How the United Way of Connecticut fields crisis calls (August 2023)
- CT Mirror: CT may not be done cutting income taxes yet (August 2023)
- Hartford Business Journal: Is CT’s sales tax holiday real relief — or just a gimmick? (August 2023)
- Public News Service: A Year of 988: CT Mental Health Advocates Cite Benefits (August 2023)
- Fox 61: Connecticut calls double to suicide prevention hotline (July 2023)
- CT Mirror: CT United Way works to expand 988 crisis line as calls surge (July 2023)
- US News: 988 Hotline Sees Progress, Faces Familiar Challenges a Year After Launch (July 2023)
- Increase CT’s employment pipeline by funding youth programs (July 2023)
- After 988 crisis line is launched, calls have spiked. CT is expanding its call center capability (July 2023)
- Increase CT’s Future Talent Pipeline (July 2023)
- CT to take a deeper look at whether state taxes are fair (July 2023)
- Is CT an ‘emerging bright spot’? This national group thinks so (July 2023)
- How kindergarten readiness in Norwalk increased by 6 percent (July 2023)
- Hartford program seeks to connect kids with career opportunities (July 2023)
- Initiative Prepares Children to be Developmentally Ready for School (July 2023)
- Early Childhood Initiative Prepares Norwalk Kids for Kindergarten (June 2023)
- Stonington officials, nonprofits seek strong partnerships to improve community mental health (June 2023)
- Stonington officials, nonprofits seek strong partnerships to improve community mental health (June 2023)
- Gizmo’s Pawesome Campaign for Mental Health Expands to Reach Adults (May 2023)
- Joel School Celebrates Therapy Dog’s Retirement (May 2023)
- State residents eye permanent child tax rebate (May 2023)
- When the homeless need help, she answers the call (May 2023)
- Coalition to back CT officials willing to work around spending cap (May 2023)
- CT lawmakers: Pass the Child Tax Credit – CT Mirror (May 2023)
- CT VITA Coalition supports a permanent refundable Child Tax Credit – CT Mirror (April 2023)
- Make Connecticut a Family-Friendly State – Bridgeport Patch (April 2023)
- Make Connecticut a Family-Friendly State – Stratford Patch (April 2023)
- Make Connecticut a Family-Friendly State – New Canaan Patch (April 2023)
- Make Connecticut a Family-Friendly State – Weston, Redding, Easton Patch (April 2023)
- Opinion: Make CT a family-friendly state with a permanent child tax credit – The Hour (April 2023)
- Opinion: Make CT a family-friendly state with a permanent child tax credit – Trumbull Times (April 2023)
- Opinion: Make CT a family-friendly state with a permanent child tax credit- Darien Times (April 2023)
- Opinion: Make CT a family-friendly state with a permanent child tax credit – CT Insider (April 2023)
- Opinion: Make CT a family-friendly state with a permanent child tax credit – CT Post (April 2023)
- Alice Does Live Here … More And More (Alice 2023)
- Connecticut United Ways Dedicate Week to Act for ALICE – Rocky Hill Patch (April 2023)
- Op-Ed: Make Connecticut a Family-Friendly State – Monroe Patch (April 2023)
- Opinion: Make Connecticut a Family-Friendly State – Darien Patch (April 2023)
- Opinion: Make CT a family-friendly state with a permanent child tax credit – Wilton Bulletin (April 2023)
- OP-ED: United Way Urges A Permanent Child Tax Credit – Fairfield Hamlet Hub (April 2023)
- Connecticut United Ways Dedicate Week to Act for ALICE (April 2023)
- Mental health service dog retires in Clinton (April 2023)
- Brian and Company w Carin Buckman and Jen Adams (April 2023)
- Group pushes for return of CT’s child tax rebate (April 2023)
- Permanent child tax credit pushed by Connecticut comptroller (April 2023)
- Connecticut lawmakers debate how to provide tax relief amid surpluses (April 2023)
- Opinion: Create a permanent child tax credit to make CT family-friendliest state (March 2023)
- New child care facility in New Milford helps fill shortage (March 2023)
- How to find the right mental health therapist (March 2023)
- Lawmakers Debate Child Tax Credit (March 2023)
- Danbury homeless shelter takes ‘Band-Aid approach’ amid fewer resources at CT housing crisis hotline (February 2023)
- State Sen. Jorge Cabrera (opinion): CT families deserve permanent child tax credit (February 2023)
- Danbury homeless shelter takes ‘Band-Aid approach’ amid fewer resources at CT housing crisis hotline (February 2023)
- Opinion: Create a permanent child tax credit to make CT the family-friendliest state (February 2023)
- United Way of Connecticut Celebrates National 211 Day (February 2023)
- 211 takes calls 24/7 to help people evade brutally cold conditions (February 2023)
- Opinion: CT must create a permanent child tax credit The Hour (January 2023)
- Opinion: CT must create a permanent child tax credit CT Insider (January 2023)
- Opinion: CT must create a permanent child tax credit CT Post (January 2023)
- New London food distribution center fights to decrease hunger (January 2023)
- United Way Sees High Demand of Callers During Last Week’s Extreme Cold (January 2023)
- United Way of Connecticut/211 Saves Lives During Cold Weather Activation (December 2022)
- United Way of Connecticut/211 Saves Lives During Cold Weather Activation – Patch (December 2022)
- United Way of CT/211 Saves Lives During Cold Weather Activation -Hamlet Hub (December 2022)
- Hartford community leaders finding a creative way to raise awareness about food insecurity (December 2022)
- State creates network of home daycare providers for parents (December 2022)
- Hartford becomes a new hub in state network of at-home child care providers (December 2022)
- New childcare program expanding in Connecticut (December 2022)
- Hartford To Become Hub Of Home Childcare Services (December 2022)
- Hartford has been named a regional hub for a CT child care network (December 2022)
- New program to support at-home childcare providers (December 2022)
- Gov. Lamont activates severe cold weather protocol for 1st time this winter (December 2022)
- 10 years after Sandy Hook, schools focus on mental health (December 2022)
- Dancing Community Mourns Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss (December 2022)
- A look into the Greater New Haven Coordinated Access Network (December 2022)
- The Connection: How You Can Help Homeless Providers in Your Community (December 2022)
- CT child tax-rebate program brought $84.5 million to families, now there’s a push to provide it again (December 2022)
- Surge in Calls for Help With Homelessness in Connecticut (December 2022)
- New Britain parents learn ways to address children’s social-emotional needs, cope with anxiety (December 2022)
- Reports show ‘extremely concerning’ increase in homelessness across Connecticut (December 2022)
- CT lawmakers to consider income tax credit and other financial relief (December 2022)
- With CT essential worker bonuses done, more post-COVID issues arise (December 2022)
- United Way 211 helps thousands of callers in Connecticut each year find housing, food (November 2022)
- Number of CT families seeking fuel assistance ‘just unbelievable’ (November 2022)
- After Falling for Eight Years, Homelessness is on the Rise in Connecticut (November 2022)
- ‘Constant calls’ but ‘no place to go’: Connecticut’s 211 can’t keep up with increased demand for housing aid (November 2022)
- United Way CT Announces Launch of Staffed Family Childcare Network Hub (November 2022)
- CT United Way Working on Family Child-Care Network Hub (November 2022)
- United Way Launches Child Care Hub (November 2022)
- Suicide, A Closer Look: From 2-1-1 to a mobile crisis team, learn about resources offered by state (November 2022)
- Suicide, A Closer Look: Startling new trends involving youth emerge since pandemic (November 2022)
- Suicide, A Closer Look: Round table discussion at Institute of Living provides open, honest dialogue (November 2022)
- Over 33K CT Veterans Living in Financial Hardship (November 2022)
- 33,472 Connecticut Veterans Living in Financial Hardship (November 2022)
- Veteranos enfrentan dificultades para costear sus necesidades básicas en CT: Informe (November 2022)
- Report Finds That Thousands of CT Veterans Are Struggling Financially (November 2022)
- Local organizations step in to help Connecticut veterans impacted by financial hardships (November 2022)
- New funding keeps CT housing crisis hotline open on weekends, but other hours cut (November 2022)
- United Way reducing 211 Housing Crisis Line Service hours (November 2022)
- Calls Increase to 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline Since Summer Launch (November 2022)
- Hours Changing for CT Emergency Housing Hotline (October 2022)
- CT emergency housing hotline discontinues 24/7 service as more people are entering homelessness (October 2022)
- A Conversation About Suicide Prevention (October 2022)
- CT’s 211 housing hotline may end 24/7 service. Providers helping curb homelessness are concerned. (October 2022)
- CT may cut hours for 211 emergency housing hotline without more funding: ‘Happening at the worst time’ (October 2022)
- Without more money, Connecticut may cut 211 emergency housing hotline (October 2022)
- Connecticut child-care workers getting $70M in bonuses (October2022)
- Governor Announces Bonus Up to $1,000 for Childcare Workers in CT (October 2022)
- Governor Lamont Announces $70 Million in Appreciation Bonus Payments for Connecticut Child Care Workers (October 2022)
- CT Child Care Worker Bonus: 5 Things To Know (October 2022)
- Recovery Network of Programs – Suicide Prevention Awareness – Mikey’s Way Foundation (September 2022)
- United Way of CT to Participate in AFSP Out of Darkness Walk (September 2022)
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Impact of 988 suicide helpline in Conn. (September 2022)
- Calls to 988 crisis hotline statewide surged 50% since July (September 2022)
- Connecticut suicide help calls up 50% since new 988 hotline launched (September 2022)
- CT Suicide Survivor Shares Hope And Support (September 2022)
- Suicide Awareness And Prevention Is Everybody’s Business (September 2022)
- INTERVIEW: National Suicide Prevention Month (September 2022)
- Connecticut Suicide Survivor Shares Hope and Support (September 2022)
- CT sees rise in 211 requests for rental assistance this year (September 2022)
- State leaders discuss allocation of funds to help rising energy costs (August 2022)
- Increase in home heating oil prices could put a strain on low-income families (August 2022)
- Low-income residents in CT face funding cuts as energy costs soar and winter looms (August 2022)
- State Leaders, Homeowners Look Ahead to High Home Heating Costs This Winter (August 2022)
- El 48% de las personas con discapacidades en Connecticut viven en dificultades financieras (August 2022)
- Reembolso de impuestos para niños reclamado por más del 70% de los hogares (August 2022)
- Report highlights struggles of people with disabilities in Conn. (August 2022)
- 32 years after ADA, disabled people face barriers to employment, fair wage (August 2022)
- CT’s extreme hot weather protocol in effect starting Tuesday, Gov. Lamont’s office says (August 2022)
- Portland Parks and Camps Keep Swimmers, Campers Cool During Heat Wave (August 2022)
- Rising Costs, Limited Housing and Fixed Incomes Spark ‘Silver Tsunami’ (August 2022)
- CT child tax rebate claimed by more than 70% of eligible households (July 2022)
- With July 31 deadline near, state ups child tax rebate outreach; response rate at 57% (July 2022)
- Local leaders help families apply for Connecticut’s $250-per-child tax rebate by July 31 deadline (July 2022)
- Connecticut families have until Sunday to apply for the child tax rebate (July 2022)
- State officials, nonprofits look to get the word out about Connecticut’s child tax rebate before application period expires (July 2022)
- New 988 hotline for mental health emergencies launches (July 2022)
- Here And Statewide, Programs Working To Provide Support (July 2022)
- Child tax credit slow to start (July 2022)
- New suicide & crisis hotline number helps those in need (July 2022)
- State Urges More Families to Apply for CT’s Child Tax Rebate Before End of Month (July 2022)
- Governor Activates Hot Weather Protocol Through July 24 (July 2022)
- Time’s running out and half of eligible households haven’t claimed CT’s $250-per-child tax rebate (July 2022)
- Conn. Mental Health Advocates Prepare for 988 Rollout (July 2022)
- Only half of eligible households have claimed CT’s $250-per-child tax rebate (July 2022)
- United Way sees call volume double after launch of new 988 mental health hotline (July 2022)
- United Way of Connecticut’s 211 Fields National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Calls (July 2022)
- Connecticut’s extreme hot weather protocol activated, Hartford opens cooling centers (July 2022)
- Connecticut sees rise in mental health hotline calls with new 988 number (July 2022)
- New crisis hotline to launch in Connecticut. Here’s how it works. (July 2022)
- Homes for the Brave Annex – CT Child Tax Rebate (July 2022)
- Apply for the NEW CT Child Tax Rebate, Reciba $250 por niَño (July 2022)