Concentrated poverty is when the majority of people in one neighborhood or area are surviving off of a poverty level income, ...

Such news reports indicating worsening poverty and social disintegration in Connecticut may be dismissed as anecdotal or sensationalist. But last week the state's United Way organization published ...

The percentage of Connecticut residents with incomes below the poverty line ticked up above 10 percent last year, the only statistically significant increase in the country, according to the U.S ...

Nearly two out of five Connecticut households lacked the income to cover a realistic survival budget in 2022, the United Way ...

By Keith M. Phaneuf | ctmirror.org Like many single parents, Sarah Desenclos struggles at times to make ends meet. The ...

"It needs to be a patchwork of policies that really address poverty, in Connecticut and across the country." The problem of housing has lingered in Connecticut, beginning long before the pandemic.

Ask someone what they picture when you say “Connecticut,” and you’re likely ... the public school system is great; poverty levels are low; and in general, it consistently ranks high for ...

Poverty, as a topic of national concern ... for Youth and the Ford Foundation's Gray Areas program in New Haven, Connecticut. Both offered remedial education, job training, and help in getting ...

Connecticut parents also reported high confidence ... especially] for children of color and for children who are living in poverty.” When asked why student outcomes, or state data about student ...

The Jennings Creek fire is currently burning across 3,500 acres, officials said, and is expected to grow to over 5,000 acres.

Southbury police say Roxbury Road was closed between North Poverty Road and Bates Rock Road due to a motor vehicle accident.

An estimated 45,000 low-income Connecticut families failed to claim their full federal income tax benefits three years ago.