News Coverage
- Northend Agents: Child Care In Connecticut: An Impressive Increase In Availability Of Child Care Programs (April 2025)
- Stamford Advocate: Parents may get a higher child tax credit under U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s new proposal (April 2025)
- Hartford Courant: CT school lunch debt approaching $1M. That threatens kids and district budgets, officials say (April 2025)
- WICC: Melissa In The Morning: Helping Fight Student Hardships (April 2025)
- Westfair Business Journal: United Way/211 Child Care study: 80% of daycare running at capacity (April 2025)
- CT News Junkie: Study: Child Programs Are Available, But Staffing Problems Pose Challenges (April 2025)
- WICC: Melissa in the Morning: Childcare Focus (April 2025)
- NBC CT: Lamont and lawmakers look for ways to boost childcare (April 2025)
- Hartford Business Journal: 2025 Power 50: 37. Lisa Tepper Bates (April 2025)
- CT Mirror: The case for a CT child tax credit (March 2025)
- CT Insider: Trump tariffs and falling stocks are sparking recession fears. Here’s what it would mean for CT (March 2025)
- Hartford Courant: Opinion: Local adult education must be part CT plan for our youth (March 2025)
- CT Insider: A child tax credit is once again being discussed in Connecticut. Here’s what it would do (March 2025)
- News 12: Education hearing to be held in Hartford on bills to address youth disconnection (March 2025)
- CT Mirror: Will federal budget cuts sink CT tax break for families? (March 2025)
- Philanthropy News Digest: CT’s disconnected youth need an action plan (March 2025)
- CT Mirror: CT’s disconnected youth need an action plan (March 2025)
- WSHU: CT lawmakers and advocates push for child tax credit (Feb 2025)
- CT News Junkie: Democratic Leaders Renew Push For Child Tax Credit (Feb 2025)
- CT Mirror: For many families, tax season is a lifeline – but it’s not enough (Feb 2025)
- News 12: Want an extra $1,800 per year? Dozens of CT lawmakers push for new child tax credit (Feb 2025)
- Telemundo: Legisladores defienden crédito tributario por niños en CT (Feb 2025)
- WFSB: Lawmakers push for refundable child tax credit (Feb 2025)
- CT-N: Capitol News Briefing with Senate President Pro Tempore Looney, House Speaker Ritter, Rep. Felipe, Rep. Farrar and United Way of CT on Connecticut’s Child Tax Credit (Feb 2025)
- Inside Investigator: Legislators tout state child tax credit (Feb 2025)
- WTNH: Lawmakers propose bill to establish state child tax credit (Feb 2025)
- NBC 30: State lawmakers consider bill that would provide permanent tax credit for children (Feb 2025)
- CT Insider: Mental health and homeless services at risk in Connecticut as funds run out (Feb 2025)
- CT Mirror: A doctor’s orders: CT needs a child tax credit (Feb 2025)
- Data Haven: DataHaven analysis of Connecticut 211 calls reveals widespread increase in requests for food- and housing-related assistance during the past year (Feb 2025)
- Greenwich Times: CT can get disconnected youth on the right track (Feb 2025)
- Only in Bridgeport: 9-1-1? Don’t Forget 2-1-1: Flat Funding Hurts Connection To Resource Demands (Feb 2025)
- WTNH: Never seen anything like this’: Connecticut homeless shelters face pressure due to high demand (Feb 2025)
- News Times: Mental health and homeless services at risk in Connecticut as funds run out (Feb 2025)
- CT Mirror: CT’s 211 hotline under strain amid housing crisis (Feb 2025)
- CT News Network: Capitol News Briefing with Sen. Lesser and United Way of Connecticut on National 2-1-1 Day (Feb 2025)
- Fox 61: Recognizing 211 Day in Connecticut (Feb 2025)
- NBC News: 211 center received more than 1.7 million requests for help in 2024 (Feb 2025)
- CT Public Radio: CT’s 211 hotline under strain amid housing crisis (Feb 2025)
- WTNH: National 211 day (Feb 2025)
- WICH: Interview with Danial Fitzmaurice about 211 (Feb 2025)
- Yahoo News: National 211 Day: Connecticut residents encouraged to dial 211 for 24/7 support services (Feb 2025)
- Identidad Latina: United Way of Connecticut celebró el “Día Nacional del 211” (Feb 2025)
- News 12: 211 Day raises awareness about local services available to people in need (Feb 2025)
- WTNH: National 211 Day: Connecticut residents encouraged to dial 211 for 24/7 support services (Feb 2025)
- CT News Junkie: United Way of Connecticut Seeks More Funding To Continue Operating 2-1-1 (Feb 2025)
- CT News Junkie: Connecticut Needs A Child Tax Credit (Feb 2025)
- The Day: A doctor’s orders: Connecticut needs a Child Tax Credit (Feb 2025)