CT Anti-Poverty Resource Center

Link to reports, data, publications, & websites on poverty-related trends in Connecticut and across the country.

If there are items of interest you feel need to be shared with a broader audience through our web site, please get in touch with David MacDonald, Communications Director, at DavidM@crtct.org or (860)560-5847.  We look forward to hearing from you. 

State Budget Reports 

CAFCA Reports:

• State Spending Cuts

• Closing the Budget Gap

CT Voices for Children Reports:

• Enhancing State Investments Through Smart Budget Choices

• An Overlooked Form of Spending: Tax Expenditures & The Need For Review

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

• Budget Cuts vs. Tax Increases at the State Level

Framing Public Policy Issues: "An Economy that Works for All"

CT Voices for Children Reports:

• Pulling Apart in Connecticut: An Analysis of Trends in Family Income

Welfare-to-Work & TANF Reauthorization

• Jobs First: Final Report on CT's Welfare Reform

• Unfinished Agenda: Child Care for Low-Income Families Since Welfare Reform

State Data Profiles on Town Economic and Development:

• City and Town Data Profiles

Federal Budget Reports 

Federal Policy and Poverty Data

• Federal Poverty Guidelines

• U.S. Census - American Factfinder

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

• Budget Cuts vs. Tax Increases at the State Level

Analysis of Wages and Job Creation

• Click Here for EPI Report on US Income

Welfare-to-Work & TANF Reauthorization

• Click Here for full report on Early Head Start

• Click here for report summary of Early Head Start

211 Infoline: Resources for families and Individuals 

Links to resources for families and individuals on the 211 Infoline database. 
They can be reached via telephone simply by dialing, 211.   

Affordable Housing

• Search 2-1-1 Infoline's Community Resources Database for information on housing agencies, programs, sites and shelters in Connecticut.

• Search 2-1-1 Infoline's Information Library for information on housing issues.

Children

• 2-1-1 Child Care Infoline (Search 2-1-1 Child Care Infoline's database for information about state-licensed child care facilities in Connecticut. Also contains resources for parents and child care professionals.)

• Search 2-1-1 Infoline's Information Library for information on issues concerning children and families.

• CT Parents Plus (Connecticut's Parent Information and Resource Center lists calendars of events, classes and programs relating to child development, education and parenting. Also lists topics of InfoTapes in English and Spanish accessible by telephone.)

Digital Divide

• CT Parent Tech Academy (Statewide network of computer resources provides information on computer classes, computer donation programs, free or low cost computers and public Internet access sites from 2-1-1 Infoline's database.)

Early Childhood Development

• Child Development Infoline (Child Development Infoline is access point for Connecticut Birth to Three System, Help Me Grow Program and Preschool Special Education Services. Includes links to program websites.)

Fatherhood Programs

• 2-1-1 Infoline's statewide listing of fatherhood programs in Connecticut. Also has links to resources for fathers on the Internet.