Find links to reports, data, publications, and websites on poverty-related issues in Connecticut and from across the United States
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Community Resources
Fatherhood
Connecticut Commission on Children
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Center for Successful Fathering, Inc.
Fatherhoodproject.org: A Father’s Rights
National Center for Fathering: The Urban Fathering Project
National Center on Fathers and Families
University of Minnesota’s Children, Youth, and Family Consortium
Motherhood
Connecticut Department of Public Health
HUSKY: Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth
Connecticut Department of Public Health
HUSKY: Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Children
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
Center for Children’s Advocacy
Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies
Connecticut Voices for Children
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Administration for Children and Families
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate
Connecticut Commission on Children
Energy
Digital Divide
Education
Healthcare
Connecticut Department of Public Health
HUSKY: Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth
National Institutes of Health: Medical Research Agency
Social Security Administration
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
Nutrition and Hunger
Bread for the World: Have Faith. End Hunger.
Congressional Hunger Center: Fighting Hunger by Developing Leaders
Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy
Foodshare: When hunger stops, so will we.
Hunger Notes: Why are people hungry?
Hunger Project: Empowering women and men to end their own hunger
Heritage Foods: Know the source of your food
Sprout! Connecticut College’s Sustainable Farming Initiative
Jobs
Juvenile Justice
Connecticut Department of Corrections
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice
Corrections Articles: University of Cincinnati
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
Bureau for At-Risk Youth: Promoting Growth through Knowledge
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Community Intervention: Tools to Help Youth
Corrections.com: Where Criminal Justice Never Sleeps
Boys and Girls Club of America
Legal Research Jumpstation: American Bar Association
Juvenile Justice Committee: American Bar Association
Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate
National Institute of Justice: Research. Development. Evaluation.
Tools for Kids and Teachers
Community Action History
Transportation
Head Start
Mental Health
Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Institute of Mental Health
Wheeler Clinic: Fostering Positive Change
Center for Mental Health Services
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Psychiatric Security Review Board
Maternal Health & Early Childhood Health & Safety
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
Economic Security and Accountability
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Connecticut State Department of Education
Department of Economic and Community Development
State of Connecticut Comptroller’s Reports
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Labor Minimum Wage Laws
Social Security Administration
Connecticut State University System
American Institute for Public Policy Research
Connecticut Voices for Children
National Congress for Community Economic Development
National Law Center on Homeless and Poverty
Early Childhood Development
Administration for Children and Families
Connecticut Commission on Children
Department of Children and Families
National Childcare Information Center
National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
Center for Children and Families
Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Black Child Development Institute
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
National Network for Childcare
CAA Resources
State Partner Organizations and Resources
The Official State of Connecticut Website
Connecting Connecticut's Nonprofits
Information and Referral Service
National Partner Organizations and Resources
Public Radio Feature on Poverty
The Legal System and the Community Action Network