• Report: Valley towns are growing more diverse

    Connecticut Post    November 22, 2016

    Excerpt:.... The 2016 Valley Community Index is a deep dive into data collected from federal, state and local agencies, and from residents themselves. DataHaven is the principal author of the 58-page study that was sponsored by the Valley Community Foundation and Griffin Hospital.… Read More

  • Report Raises Tough Questions For The Valley

    Valley Independent Sentinel    November 21, 2016

    Excerpt:What can be done to retain Derby families who are struggling to stay in the city? Why are the asthma rates so high in Ansonia and Derby? By the year 2025, the Valley’s senior citizen population is expected to have grown by 102 percent since 1990. But will those seniors be able to live in their homes? Will there be a support system to help them? What will they need?… Read More

  • The following content is adapted from our semi-annual email newsletter. A test data viewer is also embedded below. Contact us to be added to our distribution list. What did analysis of millions of data points and interviews with tens of thousands of area residents have to say about Connecticut? Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2016 … Read More

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  • More low-income workers commute to jobs, report finds

    Yale Daily News    October 14, 2016

    [Excerpt of Yale Daily News article by Myles Odermann, October 14, 2016]:Low-income workers in the Elm City must commute to work more often than those who earn living wages, according to a recent report by DataHaven, a New Haven-based nonprofit analysis group.… Read More

  • Lack of child care affects low-income families

    Yale Daily News    October 13, 2016

    [Excerpt from Yale Daily News coverage of the Greater New Haven Community Index 2016]By Sara Tabin, October 13, 2016… Read More

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  • Regional health needs, survey results discussed at community forum

    Southington Observer    September 22, 2016

    Excerpt from September 22, 2016 article by Jen Cardines:The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB), the Hospital for Special Care, and the Hospital of Central Connecticut hosted a community health needs forum and exchange on Tuesday, Sept. 13 to discuss the results from a recent community survey. CFGNB program and scholarship associate Kaylah Smith said, “This is a collaborative effort to get information out into the community.”… Read More

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