Through the American Community Survey, the Census provided five-year average estimates on social and economic indicators for the period of 2007-2011 for all cities and towns in the state.
- Issue Areas:
- Child Welfare, Family Economic Security
PUBLICATIONS
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May 2013
Family Well-Being Indicators for Connecticut Cities and Towns: Summary of 2007-2011 American Community Survey Census Data
February 2013
The Governor's Proposed Fiscal Year 2014-15 Budget: The Impact on Children
This report outlines some of the proposals affecting children contained within Governor Malloy’s proposed budget, as well as their likely impacts – highlighting proposed changes in stat
- Issue Areas:
- Budget and Tax, Child Welfare, Early Care, Education, Family Economic Security, Health, Juvenile Justice
August 2012
Child Well-Being Data by Town: 2012
This sheet summarizes data for each Connecticut town highlighting areas of child and family well-being, including, including children under 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, unemployment rates, 3r
- Issue Areas:
- Child Welfare, Early Care, Education, Family Economic Security, Health
August 2012
Improving Care for Children and Youth in Connecticut's Child Welfare System
Children in the foster care system are among Connecticut’s most vulnerable young citizens.
- Issue Area:
- Child Welfare
February 2012
The Governor's Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Budget: The Impact on Children
As Connecticut families continue struggling to emerge from the Great Recession, policymakers must ensure that state budget changes do not undermine our prospects for recovery, in both the short and
- Issue Areas:
- Budget and Tax, Child Welfare, Early Care, Education, Family Economic Security, Health, Juvenile Justice
September 2011
Promoting Successful Transitions for Adolescents "Aging Out" of Foster Care
Each year, a significant number of young people in Connecticut "age out" of foster care, reaching the age of majority without having found a permanent family.
- Issue Area:
- Child Welfare
May 2011
Increasing Retention of Connecticut's Foster Families
Connecticut's failure to retain more foster parents in the state's child welfare system has set back progress for children removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.
- Issue Area:
- Child Welfare
August 2010
Child Well-Being Data by Town: 2010
This sheet summarizes data for each Connecticut town highlighting areas of child and family well-being, including, including children eligible for free and reduced price meals, unemployment rates,
- Issue Areas:
- Child Welfare, Early Care, Education, Family Economic Security, Health
November 2009
School Stability Promotes Educational Opportunity for Connecticut's Children in Foster Care
When a child is removed from his home due to abuse or neglect, everything in that child's life changes. He is separated from his parents, home, and possibly his siblings.
- Issue Areas:
- Child Welfare, Education
June 2009
Children in DCF Care Should Live in the "Least Restrictive Environment"
Currently about one in four children who are in the care of Connecticut's Department of Children and Families (DCF) due to abuse or neglect live in non-family settings.
- Issue Area:
- Child Welfare