Editorial: Need for jobless benefits has not ended
New Haven Register June 19, 2020
[Excerpt from Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board masthead, June 19, 2020] [....] Federal estimates show the unemployment rate, which skyrocketed at the start of the pandemic, will remain high at least through the end of the year. Thousands of people in Connecticut will remain in need of serious help to make ends meet, and that is not likely to change in the near term.… Read More
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
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
DataHaven estimates that social distancing to counter the spread of COVID-19 has already saved 10,000 lives in Connecticut
by Mark Abraham April 23, 2020
Local officials throughout Connecticut congratulate residents, but stress importance of continued prevention efforts and attention to community needs April 23, 2020 For Immediate Release New Haven, CT – Residents following strict social distancing measures to counter the spread of COVID-19 have already saved the lives of 10,000 residents in Connecticut—more than the total number of deaths caused by heart disease and stroke combined each year—according to a DataHaven projection. … Read More
