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HARTFORD, CT -- A CT by the Numbers Perspective by Joanna Meyer, Michael Strambler, Clare Irwin and George Coleman on the importance of funding early childhood education. The perspective cites the Connecticut Voices for Children policy brief made possible by the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative.
HARTFORD, CT -- Richard A. Sussman, director of early childhood investments for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, makes the case for "good investments based on research about what really works and have promise for making a positive and long-term impact." "One of the state’s recent examples of a good investment is the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC). Budget proposals recommend decreasing or eliminating the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood to create short-term savings.
TORRINGTON, CT -- A new report about the impact of opioids was the center of a roundtable discussion in Torrington Wednesday afternoon. The report, “Beneath the Surface: The Opioid Epidemic in Northwest Connecticut” explores the crime rates related to opioid addiction in the area, insurance rates, treatment admission rates, how the crisis started, and what solutions can work specifically in a rural region. The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, the Foundation for Community Health, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and the McCall Center for Behavioral Health partnered to publish the report.
HARTFORD, CT -- On behalf of the staff and board of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, Judith Meyers, board chair, Michael Johnston, board vice chair, and Karla Fortunato, president, have penned the following response to the riots in Charlottesville.