[Excerpt from news feature by Meghan Friedmann, New Haven Register, June 21, 2023]
HAMDEN – Free meals for Hamden kids will help families facing food insecurity get through the summer, but with pandemic-era relief programs ending, uncertainty over who will qualify for free and reduced-price meals surrounds the coming school year.
The summer meals program, which provides free breakfast and lunch on weekdays until Aug. 20, is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, according to a release from Hamden Public Schools.
Jun. 21, 2023
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy, Health
[Excerpt from news piece by Molly Ingram, WSHU Public Radio, April 5, 2023]
According to the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, 34% of Latino residents, 25% of Black residents, and 11% of white residents reported food insecurity in Connecticut. 17% of total respondents said they struggled with food insecurity in 2022.
Apr. 5, 2023
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy, Health
The document linked below is an Excel file created by DataHaven with DataHaven Community Index Score components and overall scores for all Connecticut towns. It corresponds to DataHaven's 2023 Community Wellbeing Index publications.
Mar. 21, 2023
All DataHaven Programs, Economy, Education, Health, Housing
This page has a selection of statewide press coverage about the 2023 Community Wellbeing Index reports.
Data measuring the health of Greater Hartford communities finds increasing economic, racial disparities
By Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, March 14, 2023
Link: https://www.courant.com/2023/03/14/data-measuring-the-health-of-greater-...
Mar. 14, 2023
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety
The Greater New Haven Community Wellbeing Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details (on the main page, you may also download the report by clicking on the blue button near the top of the page).
Final web-optimized version posted 3/13/2023.
2023 document notes, clarifications, and errata
Mar. 13, 2023
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety