For immediate release -- June 18, 2020 For media: Download this media advisory and an Executive Summary as a PDF: … Read More
Organizers Push to Cancel Rent
New Haven Independent June 6, 2020
[Excerpt from feature article by Thomas Breen, New Haven Independent, June 5, 2020] Local and statewide tenant organizers are turning to a simple, if profound, solution for staving off a pending eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness crisis. Their rallying cry? “Cancel the rent.” Organizers with the Cancel Rent CT movement appeared Thursday on\ WNHH Radio’s “Pandemic Organizing” to talk about the urgent need they see for not just deferring, but outright forgiving renters’ debts for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis.… Read More
Newsletter: DataHaven Informs CT Path Forward, New Health Equity Report, Meet Our Summer Interns
by Mark Abraham May 31, 2020
Subscribe, view past issues, and view the newsletter in its original format at https://mailchi.mp/762128fd56c9/maycovidresponse.… Read More
DataHaven Analysis: Despite statewide improvements, COVID-19 cases remain high in the five largest cities
by Mark Abraham May 20, 2020
Cities also reporting a greater share of deaths outside of nursing homes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 20, 2020 A new analysis by DataHaven suggests that COVID-19 continues to affect the state in disproportionate ways. Growth in new cases has slowed statewide, but the change of pace has been uneven from town to town. … Read More
Food Safety Nets Are Straining Under Economic Meltdown
Connecticut Health Investigative Team May 17, 2020
[Excerpt from feature article by Peggy McCarthy, C-HIT] Beyond the gleaming office towers overlooking I-95 in Stamford and the pleasure boats that frequent the city’s marinas, thousands of city residents are struggling with hunger, a situation worsened by the pandemic.… Read More
A few examples of coverage from our April 23, 2020 press release, DataHaven estimates that social distancing to counter the spread of COVID-19 has already saved 10,000 lives in Connecticut: WFSB News Channel 3 Evening News, "Study says 10,000 lives saved so far in CT because of social distancing, by Shawnte Passmore and Carolina Cruz… Read More
